First Bank (FRBA) Competitors

Bank First (NASDAQ:BFC) and First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BFC or FRBA?

30.0% of Bank First shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of First Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Bank First shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of First Bank 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.

Does the media prefer BFC or FRBA?

In the previous week, Bank First had 1 more articles in the media than First Bank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bank First and 1 mentions for First Bank. Bank First's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat First Bank's score of -0.14 indicating that Bank First is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank First	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BFC or FRBA?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bank First	$159.80M	7.16	$65.56M	$6.81	16.94
First Bank	$131.64M	2.20	$42.24M	$1.54	9.59

Which has more risk and volatility, BFC or FRBA?

Bank First has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bank has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BFC or FRBA a better dividend stock?

Bank First pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. First Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Bank First pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bank pays out 15.6% 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. Bank First has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BFC or FRBA more profitable?

Bank First has a net margin of 29.00% compared to First Bank's net margin of 18.41%. First Bank's return on equity of 11.06% beat Bank First's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank First	29.00%	10.53%	1.56%
First Bank	18.41%	11.06%	1.19%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BFC or FRBA?

First Bank received 236 more outperform votes than Bank First when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.38% of users gave First Bank an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Bank First an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank First	Outperform Votes 15 45.45%	Underperform Votes 18 54.55%
First Bank	Outperform Votes 251 63.38%	Underperform Votes 145 36.62%

Do analysts prefer BFC or FRBA?

Bank First currently has a consensus price target of $120.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.46%. First Bank has a consensus price target of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.75%. Given First Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Bank is more favorable than Bank First.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank First	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

First Bank beats Bank First on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.