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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.

Does the media prefer SRCE or HOMB?

In the previous week, 1st Source and 1st Source both had 13 articles in the media. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat 1st Source's score of 0.86 indicating that Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
1st Source	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better 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	3.80	$132.62M	$5.69	10.80
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	$1.01B	5.57	$402.24M	$2.10	13.57

Which has more volatility & risk, SRCE or HOMB?

1st Source has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 14 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 56.21% of users gave 1st Source an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
1st Source	Outperform Votes 258 56.21%	Underperform Votes 201 43.79%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	Outperform Votes 504 59.93%	Underperform Votes 337 40.07%

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%

Do analysts prefer SRCE or HOMB?

1st Source currently has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.13%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a consensus target price of $32.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.72%. Given 1st Source's higher possible upside, equities research 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 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.