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First Bancorp, Inc (ME) (FNLC) Competitors

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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

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

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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 8 more articles in the media than First Bancorp, Inc (ME). MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 1 mentions for First Bancorp, Inc (ME). First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 0.87 indicating that First Bancorp, Inc (ME) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Bancorp, Inc (ME) Very Positive
Peoples Bancorp Positive

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
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)$165.19M1.75$27.05M$2.5110.29
Peoples Bancorp$620.14M1.81$117.21M$3.159.97

Peoples Bancorp has a consensus price target of $35.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.23%. Given Peoples Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
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) has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp pays out 52.1% 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.

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
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)16.60% 11.09% 0.89%
Peoples Bancorp 18.10%10.36%1.25%

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FNLC vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Bancorp, Inc (ME)BANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$291.15M$879.80M$12.07B$9.11B
Dividend Yield5.69%3.12%5.53%4.02%
P/E Ratio10.2919.3220.0420.25
Price / Sales1.752.0025.5199.65
Price / Cash9.3849.2721.6458.16
Price / Book1.141.122.285.49
Net Income$27.05M$54.19M$992.82M$250.27M
7 Day Performance-4.30%-1.11%-0.23%4.80%
1 Month Performance5.22%5.33%2.76%7.68%
1 Year Performance4.45%20.72%536.06%16.36%

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FNLC
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)
3.276 of 5 stars
$25.82
-0.7%
N/A+2.8%$291.15M$165.19M10.29270Positive News
Ex-Dividend
PEBO
Peoples Bancorp
3.7962 of 5 stars
$30.54
-0.1%
$36.00
+17.9%
+0.6%$1.09B$620.14M9.701,479News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
3.3991 of 5 stars
$52.92
-0.3%
$57.00
+7.7%
+21.9%$961.51M$376.01M11.05980Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
3.7213 of 5 stars
$29.44
+0.2%
$37.00
+25.7%
+8.1%$889.50M$258.81M10.12810
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.1331 of 5 stars
$30.04
-1.9%
$29.00
-3.5%
+31.3%$884.31M$500.41M11.25970Positive News
HFWA
Heritage Financial
2.6278 of 5 stars
$23.84
flat
$27.67
+16.1%
+32.4%$813.08M$317.18M16.11830News Coverage
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
3.1942 of 5 stars
$46.41
+0.2%
$52.83
+13.8%
+14.1%$752.34M$361.89M9.63670
CPF
CPB
4.2099 of 5 stars
$27.96
+0.6%
N/A+28.0%$749.93M$344.82M13.07780News Coverage
HAFC
Hanmi Financial
4.2421 of 5 stars
$24.68
-0.5%
$25.75
+4.3%
+48.6%$749.56M$430.37M11.59630
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
3.2923 of 5 stars
$39.17
-1.2%
N/A+4.1%$724.40M$185.53M14.14630Positive News
CAC
Camden National
4.1633 of 5 stars
$40.58
-0.3%
$47.33
+16.6%
+20.8%$687.58M$294.10M12.92620

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This page (NASDAQ:FNLC) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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