First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBIP) Competitors

First Guaranty Bancshares (NASDAQ:FGBIP) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media refer more to FGBIP or ATLCP?

In the previous week, First Guaranty Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Atlanticus' score of -0.10 indicating that First Guaranty Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Guaranty Bancshares	Neutral
Atlanticus	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FGBIP or ATLCP?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Guaranty Bancshares	$99.45M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atlanticus	$342.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is FGBIP or ATLCP a better dividend stock?

First Guaranty Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%.

Is FGBIP or ATLCP more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Guaranty Bancshares	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atlanticus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

First Guaranty Bancshares beats Atlanticus on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.