Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN) Competitors

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) and Firstsun Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSUN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AX or FSUN?

Axos Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Firstsun Capital Bancorp. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Firstsun Capital 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
Axos Financial	$1.21B	3.36	$450.01M	$7.34	9.83
Firstsun Capital Bancorp	$380.04M	2.55	$75.63M	$3.08	11.32

Does the media favor AX or FSUN?

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Firstsun Capital Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Axos Financial and 2 mentions for Firstsun Capital Bancorp. Axos Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Firstsun Capital Bancorp's score of 0.62 indicating that Axos Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axos Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Firstsun Capital Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AX or FSUN more profitable?

Axos Financial has a net margin of 22.10% compared to Firstsun Capital Bancorp's net margin of 13.77%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 18.67% beat Firstsun Capital Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axos Financial	22.10%	18.67%	1.89%
Firstsun Capital Bancorp	13.77%	8.56%	1.07%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AX or FSUN?

Axos Financial received 102 more outperform votes than Firstsun Capital Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.33% of users gave Firstsun Capital Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.59% of users gave Axos Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Axos Financial	Outperform Votes 107 54.59%	Underperform Votes 89 45.41%
Firstsun Capital Bancorp	Outperform Votes 5 83.33%	Underperform Votes 1 16.67%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AX or FSUN?

83.8% of Axos Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Axos Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Firstsun Capital Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AX or FSUN?

Axos Financial presently has a consensus price target of $82.71, suggesting a potential upside of 14.64%. Firstsun Capital Bancorp has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.96%. Given Firstsun Capital Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Firstsun Capital Bancorp is more favorable than Axos Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Firstsun Capital Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Axos Financial beats Firstsun Capital Bancorp on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.