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First Bancorp, Inc (ME) (FNLC) Competitors

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$26.44 -0.51 (-1.89%)
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FNLC vs. PEBO, CTBI, SBSI, UVSP, HFWA, MBWM, CPF, HAFC, FCBC, and CAC

Should you be buying First Bancorp, Inc (ME) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancorp, Inc (ME) include Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), Heritage Financial (HFWA), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), CPB (CPF), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), First Community Bancshares (FCBC), and Camden National (CAC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) vs. Its Competitors

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

Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 18.10% compared to First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s net margin of 16.60%. First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s return on equity of 11.09% beat Peoples Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Peoples Bancorp18.10% 10.36% 1.25%
First Bancorp, Inc (ME) 16.60%11.09%0.89%

60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp, Inc (ME) shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of First Bancorp, Inc (ME) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp, Inc (ME) has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Peoples Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.75%. Given Peoples Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Peoples Bancorp is more favorable than First Bancorp, Inc (ME).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Peoples Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Peoples Bancorp pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) pays out 57.4% 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. Peoples Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Bancorp, Inc (ME) has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Peoples Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Bancorp, Inc (ME). Peoples Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancorp, Inc (ME), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Peoples Bancorp$620.14M1.84$117.21M$3.1510.14
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)$165.19M1.79$27.05M$2.5110.53

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than First Bancorp, Inc (ME). MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 1 mentions for First Bancorp, Inc (ME). First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of -0.27 indicating that First Bancorp, Inc (ME) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Peoples Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Peoples Bancorp beats First Bancorp, Inc (ME) on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FNLC vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Bancorp, Inc (ME)BANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$296.13M$879.78M$11.88B$8.92B
Dividend Yield5.33%3.11%5.53%4.04%
P/E Ratio10.5319.6020.0120.14
Price / Sales1.792.2725.7293.83
Price / Cash9.7616.0818.7228.59
Price / Book1.171.132.265.58
Net Income$27.05M$54.19M$990.08M$248.40M
7 Day Performance1.38%2.33%1.00%6.13%
1 Month Performance8.14%6.93%3.83%7.78%
1 Year Performance10.21%29.12%541.02%20.95%

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FNLC
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)
2.6842 of 5 stars
$26.44
-1.9%
N/A+16.8%$296.13M$165.19M10.53270
PEBO
Peoples Bancorp
3.3809 of 5 stars
$30.54
-0.1%
$36.00
+17.9%
+10.0%$1.09B$620.14M9.701,479
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
3.4277 of 5 stars
$52.92
-0.3%
$57.00
+7.7%
+32.5%$961.51M$376.01M11.05980Positive News
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
3.6395 of 5 stars
$29.44
+0.2%
$37.00
+25.7%
+16.2%$889.50M$258.81M10.12810
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.4152 of 5 stars
$30.04
-1.9%
$29.00
-3.5%
+44.1%$884.31M$500.41M11.25970Positive News
HFWA
Heritage Financial
2.8488 of 5 stars
$23.84
flat
$27.67
+16.1%
+47.8%$813.08M$317.18M16.11830News Coverage
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
2.698 of 5 stars
$46.41
+0.2%
$52.83
+13.8%
+27.9%$752.34M$361.89M9.63670News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CPF
CPB
3.6992 of 5 stars
$27.96
+0.6%
N/A+41.2%$749.93M$344.82M13.07780
HAFC
Hanmi Financial
4.1421 of 5 stars
$24.68
-0.5%
$25.75
+4.3%
+65.2%$749.56M$430.37M11.59630News Coverage
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
2.8392 of 5 stars
$39.17
-1.2%
N/A+13.7%$724.40M$185.53M14.14630News Coverage
Positive News
CAC
Camden National
2.9776 of 5 stars
$40.58
-0.3%
$47.33
+16.6%
+34.4%$687.58M$294.10M12.92620

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This page (NASDAQ:FNLC) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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