FIBK vs. BANR, CATY, GBCI, HWC, OBK, ONB, PPBI, UBSI, ASB, and FNB
Should you be buying First Interstate BancSystem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Interstate BancSystem include Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
First Interstate BancSystem vs. Its Competitors
First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
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.
First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. 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.
First Interstate BancSystem presently has a consensus target price of $35.43, indicating a potential upside of 24.70%. Banner has a consensus target price of $70.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.88%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than Banner.
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 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Banner has a net margin of 21.15% compared to First Interstate BancSystem's net margin of 14.93%. Banner's return on equity of 10.06% beat First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity.
In the previous week, First Interstate BancSystem had 11 more articles in the media than Banner. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem and 5 mentions for Banner. Banner's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat First Interstate BancSystem's score of 0.56 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
First Interstate BancSystem beats Banner on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FIBK) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff