1st Source (SRCE) Competitors

1st Source (NASDAQ:SRCE) and Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NYSE:HOMB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Does the media refer more to SRCE or HOMB?

In the previous week, 1st Source and 1st Source both had 5 articles in the media. 1st Source's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s score of 1.62 indicating that 1st Source is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
1st Source	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SRCE or HOMB?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) received 246 more outperform votes than 1st Source when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.93% of users gave Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) an outperform vote while only 55.84% of users gave 1st Source an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
1st Source	Outperform Votes 258 55.84%	Underperform Votes 204 44.16%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	Outperform Votes 504 59.93%	Underperform Votes 337 40.07%

Is SRCE or HOMB a better dividend stock?

1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 1st Source pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays out 38.1% 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. 1st Source has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SRCE or HOMB?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has higher revenue and earnings than 1st Source. 1st Source is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR), 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
1st Source	$397.09M	3.82	$132.62M	$5.69	10.86
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	$1.01B	5.52	$402.24M	$2.10	13.51

Is SRCE or HOMB more profitable?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a net margin of 27.39% compared to 1st Source's net margin of 23.10%. 1st Source's return on equity of 11.92% beat Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1st Source	23.10%	11.92%	1.54%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	27.39%	10.31%	1.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, SRCE or HOMB?

1st Source has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SRCE or HOMB?

74.4% of 1st Source shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of 1st Source shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) 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.

Do analysts recommend SRCE or HOMB?

1st Source presently has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.49%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a consensus price target of $32.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.18%. Given 1st Source's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 1st Source is more favorable than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1st Source	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) beats 1st Source on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.