Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) Competitors

Glacier Bancorp (NASDAQ:GBCI) and First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GBCI or FFIN?

Glacier Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial Bankshares. Glacier Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial 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
Glacier Bancorp	$1.14B	3.65	$222.93M	$2.01	18.17
First Financial Bankshares	$636.07M	6.62	$198.98M	$1.40	21.07

Does the media refer more to GBCI or FFIN?

In the previous week, Glacier Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than First Financial Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Glacier Bancorp and 10 mentions for First Financial Bankshares. First Financial Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Glacier Bancorp's score of 0.56 indicating that First Financial Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Glacier Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Financial Bankshares	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GBCI or FFIN?

80.2% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GBCI or FFIN?

First Financial Bankshares received 53 more outperform votes than Glacier Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.29% of users gave Glacier Bancorp an outperform vote while only 49.60% of users gave First Financial Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Glacier Bancorp	Outperform Votes 259 50.29%	Underperform Votes 256 49.71%
First Financial Bankshares	Outperform Votes 312 49.60%	Underperform Votes 317 50.40%

Is GBCI or FFIN more profitable?

First Financial Bankshares has a net margin of 31.28% compared to Glacier Bancorp's net margin of 19.63%. First Financial Bankshares' return on equity of 14.53% beat Glacier Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Glacier Bancorp	19.63%	7.59%	0.80%
First Financial Bankshares	31.28%	14.53%	1.54%

Do analysts recommend GBCI or FFIN?

Glacier Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $40.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.66%. First Financial Bankshares has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Glacier Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Glacier Bancorp is more favorable than First Financial Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glacier Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First Financial Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GBCI or FFIN a better dividend stock?

Glacier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Financial Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Glacier Bancorp pays out 65.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bankshares pays out 51.4% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, GBCI or FFIN?

Glacier Bancorp has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bankshares has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Glacier Bancorp and First Financial Bankshares tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.