FRST vs. CNOB, FMBH, BHRB, CNCK, GHLD, CFB, ESQ, HBT, OSBC, and ATLC
Should you be buying Primis Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Primis Financial include ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Coincheck Group (CNCK), Guild (GHLD), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Esquire Financial (ESQ), HBT Financial (HBT), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), and Atlanticus (ATLC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Primis Financial vs.
ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primis Financial pays out -137.9% 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. ConnectOne Bancorp has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Primis Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Primis Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 2 mentions for Primis Financial. ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.68 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Primis Financial. Primis Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConnectOne Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ConnectOne Bancorp has a net margin of 13.80% compared to Primis Financial's net margin of -2.97%. ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity of 6.77% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.
67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Primis Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
ConnectOne Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.88%. Primis Financial has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.35%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Primis Financial.
ConnectOne Bancorp received 256 more outperform votes than Primis Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.28% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave Primis Financial an outperform vote.
Summary
ConnectOne Bancorp beats Primis Financial on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FRST) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff