FLIC vs. FNLC, FISI, ATLO, NKSH, BDGE, CAC, HAFC, SASR, SFST, and CARE
Should you be buying First of Long Island stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First of Long Island include First Bancorp (FNLC), Financial Institutions (FISI), Ames National (ATLO), National Bankshares (NKSH), Bridge Bancorp (BDGE), Camden National (CAC), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR), Southern First Bancshares (SFST), and Carter Bankshares (CARE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
First of Long Island (NASDAQ:FLIC) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
In the previous week, First Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than First of Long Island. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Bancorp and 2 mentions for First of Long Island. First Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat First of Long Island's score of 0.14 indicating that First Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Bancorp has a net margin of 18.41% compared to First of Long Island's net margin of 16.22%. First Bancorp's return on equity of 11.79% beat First of Long Island's return on equity.
First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. First of Long Island pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
First of Long Island received 15 more outperform votes than First Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.30% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.16% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.
First Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First of Long Island. First of Long Island is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First of Long Island has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
48.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of First of Long Island shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
First Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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