First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend BANR or FIBK?

Banner presently has a consensus target price of $70.17, indicating a potential upside of 7.19%. First Interstate BancSystem has a consensus target price of $34.86, indicating a potential upside of 7.45%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
First Interstate BancSystem	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, BANR or FIBK?

Banner has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BANR or FIBK 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
Banner	21.15%	10.06%	1.13%
First Interstate BancSystem	16.04%	6.82%	0.80%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BANR or FIBK?

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
Banner	$832.99M	2.72	$168.90M	$5.25	12.47
First Interstate BancSystem	$1.01B	3.37	$226M	$2.22	14.61

Does the media prefer BANR or FIBK?

In the previous week, Banner had 1 more articles in the media than First Interstate BancSystem. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Banner and 6 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem. First Interstate BancSystem's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Banner's score of 0.87 indicating that First Interstate BancSystem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banner	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Interstate BancSystem	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BANR or FIBK?

87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Banner shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BANR or FIBK a better dividend stock?

Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Banner pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

First Interstate BancSystem beats Banner on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.