Franklin Financial Services (FRAF) Competitors

Community Trust Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Financial Services. Franklin Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Trust Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Franklin Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Financial Services pays out 22.0% 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. Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years and Franklin Financial Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Community Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 25.48% compared to Franklin Financial Services' net margin of 20.43%. Franklin Financial Services' return on equity of 15.52% beat Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity.

60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Franklin Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Franklin Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Community Trust Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $78.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.01%. Franklin Financial Services has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.69%. Given Community Trust Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Community Trust Bancorp is more favorable than Franklin Financial Services.

Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franklin Financial Services has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its share price is 104% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Community Trust Bancorp and Community Trust Bancorp both had 2 articles in the media. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Franklin Financial Services' score of 0.60 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Metropolitan Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Financial Services. Metropolitan Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Metropolitan Bank currently has a consensus target price of $105.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Franklin Financial Services has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.69%. Given Metropolitan Bank's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Metropolitan Bank is more favorable than Franklin Financial Services.

In the previous week, Franklin Financial Services had 1 more articles in the media than Metropolitan Bank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Franklin Financial Services and 1 mentions for Metropolitan Bank. Franklin Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Metropolitan Bank's score of -1.05 indicating that Franklin Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

79.8% of Metropolitan Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Franklin Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Metropolitan Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Franklin Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Franklin Financial Services has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Metropolitan Bank's net margin of 18.03%. Franklin Financial Services' return on equity of 15.52% beat Metropolitan Bank's return on equity.

Metropolitan Bank has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franklin Financial Services has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the broader market.

Metropolitan Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Franklin Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Metropolitan Bank pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Financial Services pays out 22.0% 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. Franklin Financial Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Franklin Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Franklin Financial Services presently has a consensus target price of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.69%. Heritage Financial has a consensus target price of $32.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.88%. Given Heritage Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Heritage Financial is more favorable than Franklin Financial Services.

Heritage Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Financial Services. Franklin Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heritage Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Franklin Financial Services and Franklin Financial Services both had 2 articles in the media. Heritage Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Franklin Financial Services' score of 0.60 indicating that Heritage Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

24.8% of Franklin Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Heritage Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Franklin Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Heritage Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Franklin Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Heritage Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Franklin Financial Services pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heritage Financial pays out 49.8% 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. Franklin Financial Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Heritage Financial has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Heritage Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Franklin Financial Services has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Heritage Financial has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

Franklin Financial Services has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Heritage Financial's net margin of 19.24%. Franklin Financial Services' return on equity of 15.52% beat Heritage Financial's return on equity.

Franklin Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.69%. Amerant Bancorp has a consensus price target of $30.25, indicating a potential downside of 0.33%. Given Amerant Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amerant Bancorp is more favorable than Franklin Financial Services.

24.8% of Franklin Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Franklin Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Franklin Financial Services has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of 10.63%. Franklin Financial Services' return on equity of 15.52% beat Amerant Bancorp's return on equity.

Franklin Financial Services has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Amerant Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Financial Services. Franklin Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amerant Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Amerant Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Amerant Bancorp and 2 mentions for Franklin Financial Services. Franklin Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Amerant Bancorp's score of 0.15 indicating that Franklin Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Franklin Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franklin Financial Services pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amerant Bancorp pays out 21.3% 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. Franklin Financial Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Franklin Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.