1st Source (SRCE) Competitors

Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) and 1st Source (NASDAQ:SRCE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Is HOMB or SRCE more profitable?

Home BancShares has a net margin of 28.44% compared to 1st Source's net margin of 24.17%. 1st Source's return on equity of 12.26% beat Home BancShares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Home BancShares	28.44%	10.49%	1.82%
1st Source	24.17%	12.26%	1.62%

Do analysts prefer HOMB or SRCE?

Home BancShares currently has a consensus target price of $32.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.69%. 1st Source has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.52%. Given 1st Source's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 1st Source is more favorable than Home BancShares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Home BancShares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
1st Source	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HOMB or SRCE?

Home BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than 1st Source. 1st Source is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home BancShares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Home BancShares	$1.47B	4.01	$402.24M	$2.10	14.20
1st Source	$574.21M	2.81	$132.62M	$5.69	11.55

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HOMB or SRCE?

67.3% of Home BancShares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of 1st Source shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Home BancShares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of 1st Source shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, HOMB or SRCE?

Home BancShares has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1st Source has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HOMB or SRCE?

In the previous week, 1st Source had 7 more articles in the media than Home BancShares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for 1st Source and 2 mentions for Home BancShares. 1st Source's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Home BancShares' score of 0.42 indicating that 1st Source is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Home BancShares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
1st Source	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HOMB or SRCE a better dividend stock?

Home BancShares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Home BancShares pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 1st Source pays out 26.7% 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. Home BancShares has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and 1st Source has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years.

Summary

Home BancShares beats 1st Source on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.