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FNLC vs. PEBO, CTBI, UVSP, SBSI, HFWA, CPF, MBWM, HAFC, CCNE, and CCBG

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), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Heritage Financial (HFWA), CPB (CPF), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), CNB Financial (CCNE), and Capital City Bank Group (CCBG). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) vs. Its Competitors

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) (NASDAQ:FNLC) 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 profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) has a net margin of 17.94% compared to Peoples Bancorp's net margin of 16.57%. First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s return on equity of 12.15% beat Peoples Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)17.94% 12.15% 0.99%
Peoples Bancorp 16.57%9.45%1.15%

40.4% of First Bancorp, Inc (ME) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of First Bancorp, Inc (ME) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by company 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.

Peoples Bancorp has a consensus price target of $33.13, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. Given Peoples Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Peoples Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 28 more articles in the media than First Bancorp, Inc (ME). MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 2 mentions for First Bancorp, Inc (ME). First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that First Bancorp, Inc (ME) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)$165.19M1.71$27.05M$2.689.43
Peoples Bancorp$620.14M1.67$117.21M$2.8610.16

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp pays out 57.3% 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 Bancorp, Inc (ME) has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Peoples Bancorp has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Peoples Bancorp beats First Bancorp, Inc (ME) on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FNLC vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Bancorp, Inc (ME)BANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$287.44M$898.10M$12.56B$10.57B
Dividend Yield5.77%3.13%5.57%4.86%
P/E Ratio8.9916.0621.2628.46
Price / Sales1.712.2230.10188.37
Price / Cash9.2551.9822.2960.64
Price / Book1.121.102.246.53
Net Income$27.05M$54.82M$1.02B$276.75M
7 Day Performance2.56%2.04%0.88%0.93%
1 Month Performance-4.61%-2.95%-0.85%1.41%
1 Year Performance-5.53%7.68%536.18%31.59%

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FNLC
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)
2.789 of 5 stars
$25.27
-1.4%
N/A-2.7%$287.44M$165.19M8.99270News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
PEBO
Peoples Bancorp
4.357 of 5 stars
$29.73
+2.0%
$35.25
+18.6%
-6.1%$1.06B$620.14M10.181,479Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.383 of 5 stars
$56.14
+3.3%
$64.50
+14.9%
-0.1%$1.02B$376.01M11.05980Positive News
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.6001 of 5 stars
$30.09
+3.5%
$29.00
-3.6%
+9.0%$866.89M$500.41M10.98970News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
4.0851 of 5 stars
$28.44
+3.6%
$34.50
+21.3%
-17.8%$855.48M$260.02M9.77810News Coverage
HFWA
Heritage Financial
4.643 of 5 stars
$23.79
+3.3%
$28.50
+19.8%
+5.4%$807.67M$317.18M16.64830Trending News
Dividend Announcement
CPF
CPB
4.8094 of 5 stars
$29.57
+2.6%
$34.50
+16.7%
-0.5%$797.80M$344.82M13.26780Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
4.2431 of 5 stars
$46.26
+2.6%
$55.25
+19.4%
+2.5%$751.73M$361.89M9.18670Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
HAFC
Hanmi Financial
4.4809 of 5 stars
$24.84
+3.1%
$26.00
+4.7%
+20.7%$748.43M$430.37M11.55630News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CCNE
CNB Financial
4.4354 of 5 stars
$24.65
+3.3%
$27.75
+12.6%
-4.6%$726.68M$364.58M10.36760Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
CCBG
Capital City Bank Group
4.5483 of 5 stars
$42.55
+3.5%
$45.00
+5.8%
+15.1%$726.33M$270.63M12.44800Earnings Report

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This page (NASDAQ:FNLC) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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