Does the media refer more to FRST or ABCB?

In the previous week, Primis Financial and Primis Financial both had 5 articles in the media. Primis Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.56 indicating that Primis Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Primis Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer AUB or FRST?

In the previous week, Atlantic Union Bankshares had 3 more articles in the media than Primis Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Atlantic Union Bankshares and 5 mentions for Primis Financial. Atlantic Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.89 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atlantic Union Bankshares 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Primis Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer BUSE or FRST?

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 1 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Primis Financial and 4 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.89 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Busey 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Primis Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer CNOB or FRST?

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 1 more articles in the media than ConnectOne Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Primis Financial and 4 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp. Primis Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 0.79 indicating that Primis Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ConnectOne Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Primis Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer FRST or EFSC?

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Enterprise Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Primis Financial and 4 mentions for Enterprise Financial Services. Enterprise Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.89 indicating that Enterprise Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Primis Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Enterprise Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Primis Financial (FRST) Competitors

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FRST vs. ABCB, AUB, BUSE, CNOB, and EFSC

Should you buy Primis Financial stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Primis Financial with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Primis Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), First Busey (BUSE), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), and Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Primis Financial compare to Ameris Bancorp?

Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Primis Financial. Primis Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, 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
Primis Financial	$277M	1.48	$61.44M	$2.12	7.77
Ameris Bancorp	$1.20B	5.14	$358.68M	$6.36	14.45

Primis Financial currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.30%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $92.17, suggesting a potential upside of 0.27%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primis Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

In the previous week, Primis Financial and Primis Financial both had 5 articles in the media. Primis Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.56 indicating that Primis Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Primis Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameris Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Primis Financial's net margin of 19.71%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primis Financial	19.71%	4.98%	0.50%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

75.0% of Primis Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Primis Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Primis Financial pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% 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.

Primis Financial has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Primis Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Primis Financial compare to Atlantic Union Bankshares?

Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Primis Financial has a net margin of 19.71% compared to Atlantic Union Bankshares' net margin of 15.53%. Atlantic Union Bankshares' return on equity of 8.50% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic Union Bankshares	15.53%	8.50%	1.06%
Primis Financial	19.71%	4.98%	0.50%

78.6% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Atlantic Union Bankshares 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Atlantic Union Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $43.63, suggesting a potential upside of 0.77%. Primis Financial has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.30%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than Atlantic Union Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic Union Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Primis Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Atlantic Union Bankshares had 3 more articles in the media than Primis Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Atlantic Union Bankshares and 5 mentions for Primis Financial. Atlantic Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.89 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atlantic Union Bankshares	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Primis Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Atlantic Union Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Primis Financial. Primis Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic Union Bankshares, 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
Atlantic Union Bankshares	$1.53B	4.06	$209.13M	$2.36	18.34
Primis Financial	$277M	1.48	$61.44M	$2.12	7.77

Atlantic Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primis Financial pays out 18.9% 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. Atlantic Union Bankshares has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Atlantic Union Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Atlantic Union Bankshares beats Primis Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Primis Financial compare to First Busey?

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 1 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Primis Financial and 4 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.89 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Primis Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Primis Financial. Primis Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, 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
First Busey	$1.04B	2.44	$135.26M	$2.25	13.37
Primis Financial	$277M	1.48	$61.44M	$2.12	7.77

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $29.60, indicating a potential downside of 1.63%. Primis Financial has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.30%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Primis Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. First Busey pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primis Financial pays out 18.9% 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. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Busey has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Primis Financial has a net margin of 19.71% compared to First Busey's net margin of 19.16%. First Busey's return on equity of 10.19% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	19.16%	10.19%	1.36%
Primis Financial	19.71%	4.98%	0.50%

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Primis Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Busey beats Primis Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Primis Financial compare to ConnectOne Bancorp?

ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 1 more articles in the media than ConnectOne Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Primis Financial and 4 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp. Primis Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 0.79 indicating that Primis Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Primis Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Primis Financial has a net margin of 19.71% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 13.21%. ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity of 10.17% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConnectOne Bancorp	13.21%	10.17%	1.04%
Primis Financial	19.71%	4.98%	0.50%

ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primis Financial pays out 18.9% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Primis Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

ConnectOne Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.14%. Primis Financial has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.30%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than ConnectOne Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Primis Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ConnectOne Bancorp	$423.60M	3.99	$80.44M	$1.73	19.43
Primis Financial	$277M	1.48	$61.44M	$2.12	7.77

Summary

Primis Financial beats ConnectOne Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Primis Financial compare to Enterprise Financial Services?

Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) and Enterprise Financial Services (NASDAQ:EFSC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Enterprise Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Primis Financial pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Financial Services pays out 25.7% 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. Enterprise Financial Services has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Primis Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Primis Financial presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.30%. Enterprise Financial Services has a consensus price target of $68.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.34%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than Enterprise Financial Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primis Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Enterprise Financial Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Primis Financial has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Enterprise Financial Services has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Enterprise Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Primis Financial and 4 mentions for Enterprise Financial Services. Enterprise Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.89 indicating that Enterprise Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Primis Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enterprise Financial Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Enterprise Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Primis Financial. Primis Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enterprise Financial Services, 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
Primis Financial	$277M	1.48	$61.44M	$2.12	7.77
Enterprise Financial Services	$1.00B	2.45	$201.37M	$5.30	12.63

75.0% of Primis Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Primis Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Enterprise Financial Services has a net margin of 19.81% compared to Primis Financial's net margin of 19.71%. Enterprise Financial Services' return on equity of 10.35% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primis Financial	19.71%	4.98%	0.50%
Enterprise Financial Services	19.81%	10.35%	1.19%

Summary

Enterprise Financial Services beats Primis Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Primis Financial	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$409.25M	$7.14B	$13.99B	$12.59B
Dividend Yield	2.42%	5.01%	5.69%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	7.76	18.37	20.63	25.41
Price / Sales	1.48	10.91	129.30	119.35
Price / Cash	21.27	55.21	19.75	58.59
Price / Book	0.96	3.34	2.27	6.64
Net Income	$61.44M	$303.39M	$1.14B	$336.83M
7 Day Performance	5.03%	0.67%	1.51%	2.93%
1 Month Performance	13.81%	-4.18%	2.40%	0.54%
1 Year Performance	49.17%	4.90%	13.96%	30.13%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FRST Primis Financial	4.9479 of 5 stars	$16.40 +0.2%	$18.00 +9.8%	+50.9%	$408.41M	$277M	7.74	420	News Coverage
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	3.4513 of 5 stars	$88.02 +0.8%	$90.17 +2.4%	+39.4%	$5.93B	$1.20B	16.90	2,850	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	4.6303 of 5 stars	$40.02 +1.0%	$43.88 +9.6%	+35.0%	$5.73B	$1.53B	17.49	1,880	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast
BUSE First Busey	4.5689 of 5 stars	$28.71 +0.6%	$27.50 -4.2%	+28.9%	$2.43B	$1.04B	12.77	1,948	Analyst Forecast
CNOB ConnectOne Bancorp	4.3011 of 5 stars	$32.91 +0.6%	$33.25 +1.0%	+44.4%	$1.66B	$679.93M	19.04	520	Analyst Forecast

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Primis Financial (FRST) Competitors

FRST vs. ABCB, AUB, BUSE, CNOB, and EFSC

How does Primis Financial compare to Ameris Bancorp?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FRST or ABCB?

Do analysts prefer FRST or ABCB?

Does the media refer more to FRST or ABCB?

Is FRST or ABCB more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FRST or ABCB?

Is FRST or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, FRST or ABCB?

Summary

How does Primis Financial compare to Atlantic Union Bankshares?

Is AUB or FRST more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AUB or FRST?

Do analysts rate AUB or FRST?

Does the media prefer AUB or FRST?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AUB or FRST?

Is AUB or FRST a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, AUB or FRST?

Summary

How does Primis Financial compare to First Busey?

Does the media prefer BUSE or FRST?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BUSE or FRST?

Do analysts rate BUSE or FRST?

Is BUSE or FRST a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, BUSE or FRST?

Is BUSE or FRST more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BUSE or FRST?

Summary

How does Primis Financial compare to ConnectOne Bancorp?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNOB or FRST?

Does the media prefer CNOB or FRST?

Is CNOB or FRST more profitable?

Is CNOB or FRST a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate CNOB or FRST?

Which has more risk & volatility, CNOB or FRST?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CNOB or FRST?

Summary

How does Primis Financial compare to Enterprise Financial Services?

Is FRST or EFSC a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer FRST or EFSC?

Which has more volatility and risk, FRST or EFSC?

Does the media prefer FRST or EFSC?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FRST or EFSC?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FRST or EFSC?

Is FRST or EFSC more profitable?

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