First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) Competitors

First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FIBK or BANR?

First Interstate BancSystem has higher revenue and earnings than Banner. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Interstate BancSystem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Interstate BancSystem	$1.48B	2.18	$226M	$2.22	13.86
Banner	$832.99M	2.59	$168.90M	$5.25	11.87

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FIBK or BANR?

88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Banner shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FIBK or BANR?

First Interstate BancSystem currently has a consensus price target of $35.43, suggesting a potential upside of 15.10%. Banner has a consensus price target of $70.17, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Interstate BancSystem	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, FIBK or BANR?

First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FIBK or BANR a better dividend stock?

First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Interstate BancSystem pays out 84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Banner pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor FIBK or BANR?

In the previous week, Banner had 1 more articles in the media than First Interstate BancSystem. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Banner and 14 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem. Banner's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat First Interstate BancSystem's score of 0.63 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Interstate BancSystem	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banner	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FIBK or BANR more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 21.15% compared to First Interstate BancSystem's net margin of 16.04%. Banner's return on equity of 10.06% beat First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Interstate BancSystem	16.04%	6.82%	0.80%
Banner	21.15%	10.06%	1.13%

Summary

Banner beats First Interstate BancSystem on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.