Simmons First National (SFNC) Competitors

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Simmons First National. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 6 mentions for Simmons First National. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 1.36 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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 -34.0% 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. Simmons First National has raised 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.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 24.66% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -24.64%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.71% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

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.

Simmons First National presently has a consensus target price of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.86%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus target price of $62.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.49%. Given Simmons First National's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

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

27.6% of Simmons First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Simmons First National shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 1 more articles in the media than Simmons First National. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 6 mentions for Simmons First National. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.47 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -24.64%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.13% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

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

27.6% of Simmons First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Simmons First National shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% 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.

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Simmons First National pays out -34.0% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has raised 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.

Simmons First National currently has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $33.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.48%. Given Simmons First National's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

First Merchants has a net margin of 17.05% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -24.64%. First Merchants' return on equity of 9.02% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

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.

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Simmons First National pays out -34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 47.4% 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.

In the previous week, Simmons First National and Simmons First National both had 6 articles in the media. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat First Merchants' score of 0.78 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Simmons First National presently has a consensus target price of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

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

Simmons First National presently has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.07%. Given Hope Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Simmons First National.

Hope Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Simmons First National pays out -34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 56.0% 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.

Hope Bancorp has a net margin of 12.53% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -24.64%. Simmons First National's return on equity of 8.32% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, Hope Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than Simmons First National. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Hope Bancorp and 6 mentions for Simmons First National. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Hope Bancorp's score of 1.21 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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