MOFG vs. FFBC, FRME, SYBT, BANR, RNST, SBCF, TRMK, WSBC, NBTB, and EFSC
Should you be buying MidWestOne Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MidWestOne Financial Group include First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), Banner (BANR), Renasant (RNST), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), Trustmark (TRMK), WesBanco (WSBC), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), and Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
MidWestOne Financial Group vs.
MidWestOne Financial Group (NASDAQ:MOFG) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, MidWestOne Financial Group and MidWestOne Financial Group both had 1 articles in the media. MidWestOne Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 1.05 indicating that MidWestOne Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MidWestOne Financial Group has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 18.67% compared to MidWestOne Financial Group's net margin of 9.79%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 10.52% beat MidWestOne Financial Group's return on equity.
MidWestOne Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. MidWestOne Financial Group pays out -27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 39.8% 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 Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Financial Bancorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
MidWestOne Financial Group presently has a consensus target price of $34.83, suggesting a potential upside of 22.31%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $29.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.32%. Given MidWestOne Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MidWestOne Financial Group is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..
65.4% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than MidWestOne Financial Group. MidWestOne Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Bancorp., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Financial Bancorp. received 60 more outperform votes than MidWestOne Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.31% of users gave MidWestOne Financial Group an outperform vote while only 46.14% of users gave First Financial Bancorp. an outperform vote.
Summary
First Financial Bancorp. beats MidWestOne Financial Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MOFG) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff