LNKB vs. FBMS, PFC, ML, DEFT, FSUN, AMAL, SUPV, TRIN, FMBH, and BHRB
Should you be buying LINKBANCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LINKBANCORP include First Bancshares (FBMS), Premier Financial (PFC), MoneyLion (ML), DeFi Technologies (DEFT), FirstSun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Trinity Capital (TRIN), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), and Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
LINKBANCORP vs. Its Competitors
First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) and LINKBANCORP (NASDAQ:LNKB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
First Bancshares has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LINKBANCORP has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, LINKBANCORP had 1 more articles in the media than First Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for LINKBANCORP and 0 mentions for First Bancshares. First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat LINKBANCORP's score of -0.03 indicating that First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $38.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.81%. LINKBANCORP has a consensus price target of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.40%. Given LINKBANCORP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LINKBANCORP is more favorable than First Bancshares.
First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. LINKBANCORP pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Bancshares pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LINKBANCORP pays out 31.3% 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 Bancshares has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. LINKBANCORP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than LINKBANCORP. LINKBANCORP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LINKBANCORP has a net margin of 19.85% compared to First Bancshares' net margin of 18.40%. LINKBANCORP's return on equity of 10.17% beat First Bancshares' return on equity.
69.9% of First Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of First Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
First Bancshares beats LINKBANCORP on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:LNKB) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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