First of Long Island (FLIC) Competitors

First of Long Island (NASDAQ:FLIC) and Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FLIC or PEBO?

48.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, FLIC or PEBO?

First of Long Island has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FLIC or PEBO?

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than First of Long Island. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 2 mentions for First of Long Island. First of Long Island's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 0.94 indicating that First of Long Island is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First of Long Island	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peoples Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FLIC or PEBO?

Peoples Bancorp received 68 more outperform votes than First of Long Island when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.92% of users gave Peoples Bancorp an outperform vote while only 47.69% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First of Long Island	Outperform Votes 206 47.69%	Underperform Votes 226 52.31%
Peoples Bancorp	Outperform Votes 274 55.92%	Underperform Votes 216 44.08%

Do analysts rate FLIC or PEBO?

First of Long Island currently has a consensus target price of $16.56, indicating a potential upside of 39.39%. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.41%. Given First of Long Island's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe First of Long Island is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First of Long Island	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Peoples Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FLIC or PEBO more profitable?

Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 18.90% compared to First of Long Island's net margin of 9.52%. Peoples Bancorp's return on equity of 11.07% beat First of Long Island's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First of Long Island	9.52%	4.74%	0.43%
Peoples Bancorp	18.90%	11.07%	1.31%

Which has better valuation & earnings, FLIC or PEBO?

Peoples Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First of Long Island. Peoples Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First of Long Island, 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 of Long Island	$85.87M	3.14	$17.08M	$0.72	16.50
Peoples Bancorp	$443.50M	2.34	$117.21M	$3.15	9.26

Is FLIC or PEBO a better dividend stock?

First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. First of Long Island pays out 116.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Peoples Bancorp pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Summary

Peoples Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.