SBCF vs. WBS, PNFP, WAL, CFR, UMBF, WTFC, ZION, PB, ONB, and BPOP
Should you be buying Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida include Webster Financial (WBS), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), UMB Financial (UMBF), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Old National Bancorp (ONB), and Popular (BPOP). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida vs.
Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.
Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Webster Financial pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida pays out 48.3% 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. Webster Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Webster Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Webster Financial and 19 mentions for Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's score of 0.43 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Webster Financial has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Webster Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida. Webster Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
85.6% of Webster Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Webster Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Webster Financial has a net margin of 18.39% compared to Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's net margin of 14.95%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 10.82% beat Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's return on equity.
Webster Financial currently has a consensus target price of $62.73, indicating a potential upside of 32.76%. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has a consensus target price of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 24.00%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida.
Webster Financial received 238 more outperform votes than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.14% of users gave Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida an outperform vote while only 58.78% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote.
Summary
Webster Financial beats Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SBCF) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
