Preferred Bank (PFBC) Competitors

Preferred Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Preferred Bank pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 29.7% 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. Preferred Bank has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Preferred Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

72.8% of Preferred Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Preferred Bank has a net margin of 26.54% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 24.66%. Preferred Bank's return on equity of 17.27% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity.

Preferred Bank has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Preferred Bank had 5 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Preferred Bank and 2 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Preferred Bank's score of 0.58 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Preferred Bank presently has a consensus target price of $106.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus target price of $62.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Preferred Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Preferred Bank is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Preferred Bank. Preferred Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathay General Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Preferred Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Preferred Bank pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVB Financial pays out 55.2% 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. Preferred Bank has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Preferred Bank presently has a consensus price target of $106.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. CVB Financial has a consensus price target of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.64%. Given CVB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than Preferred Bank.

Preferred Bank has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CVB Financial has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

CVB Financial has a net margin of 29.02% compared to Preferred Bank's net margin of 26.54%. Preferred Bank's return on equity of 17.27% beat CVB Financial's return on equity.

In the previous week, Preferred Bank had 2 more articles in the media than CVB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Preferred Bank and 5 mentions for CVB Financial. CVB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Preferred Bank's score of 0.58 indicating that CVB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

CVB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Preferred Bank. Preferred Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

72.8% of Preferred Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of CVB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of CVB Financial shares are owned by company 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.

Preferred Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Preferred Bank pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 36.7% 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. Preferred Bank has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Preferred Bank has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Preferred Bank currently has a consensus target price of $106.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.79%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $33.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than Preferred Bank.

First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than Preferred Bank. Preferred Bank 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.

72.8% of Preferred Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Preferred Bank had 3 more articles in the media than First Financial Bancorp.. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Preferred Bank and 4 mentions for First Financial Bancorp.. Preferred Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.13 indicating that Preferred Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Preferred Bank has a net margin of 26.54% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.77%. Preferred Bank's return on equity of 17.27% beat First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Preferred Bank. Preferred Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Preferred Bank has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Preferred Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Preferred Bank pays out 29.3% 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 Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Preferred Bank has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

73.9% of First Merchants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Preferred Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Merchants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Preferred Bank had 5 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Preferred Bank and 2 mentions for First Merchants. Preferred Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat First Merchants' score of 0.34 indicating that Preferred Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

First Merchants currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.89%. Preferred Bank has a consensus price target of $106.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. Given First Merchants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Preferred Bank.

Preferred Bank has a net margin of 26.54% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Preferred Bank's return on equity of 17.27% beat First Merchants' return on equity.