Simmons First National (SFNC) Competitors

Simmons First National presently has a consensus price target of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.67%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $51.75, suggesting a potential downside of 17.48%. Given Simmons First National's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

In the previous week, Simmons First National had 14 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Simmons First National and 6 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Simmons First National's score of 0.19 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Simmons First National pays out -33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp 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. Simmons First National has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Simmons First National has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

27.6% of Simmons First National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Simmons First National shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cathay General Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Simmons First National. Simmons First National 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.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 23.79% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -25.44%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.37% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

First Financial Bancorp. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Simmons First National. Simmons First National 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.

Simmons First National has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Simmons First National presently has a consensus price target of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.67%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.75%. Given Simmons First National's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

In the previous week, Simmons First National had 16 more articles in the media than First Financial Bancorp.. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Simmons First National and 4 mentions for First Financial Bancorp.. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Simmons First National's score of 0.19 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Simmons First National pays out -33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% 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. Simmons First National has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

27.6% of Simmons First National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Simmons First National shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held 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 a net margin of 20.92% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -25.44%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.09% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

Simmons First National presently has a consensus price target of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.67%. First Merchants has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Simmons First National.

27.6% of Simmons First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Simmons First National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Simmons First National pays out -33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 43.5% 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. Simmons First National has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Merchants has a net margin of 18.87% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -25.44%. First Merchants' return on equity of 9.58% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

Simmons First National has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Simmons First National had 13 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Simmons First National and 7 mentions for First Merchants. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Simmons First National's score of 0.19 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Hope Bancorp pays out 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Simmons First National pays out -33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simmons First National has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Simmons First National has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Hope Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.53%. Simmons First National has a consensus target price of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.67%. Given Hope Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Simmons First National.

84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Simmons First National shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hope Bancorp has a net margin of 6.56% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -25.44%. Simmons First National's return on equity of 7.81% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, Simmons First National had 15 more articles in the media than Hope Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Simmons First National and 5 mentions for Hope Bancorp. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Simmons First National's score of 0.19 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Hope Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Simmons First National. Simmons First National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hope Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.