S&T Bancorp (STBA) Competitors

S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by company 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.

S&T Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $44.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.36%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than S&T Bancorp.

S&T Bancorp has a net margin of 23.71% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.92%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.09% beat S&T Bancorp's return on equity.

First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than S&T Bancorp. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&T Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. S&T Bancorp pays out 40.3% 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. S&T Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Financial Bancorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 10 more articles in the media than S&T Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 5 mentions for S&T Bancorp. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat S&T Bancorp's score of 0.44 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. S&T Bancorp pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 42.4% 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. S&T Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

S&T Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $44.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. First Merchants has a consensus price target of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.24%. Given First Merchants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than S&T Bancorp.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than S&T Bancorp. First Merchants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&T Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

S&T Bancorp has a net margin of 23.71% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 18.87%. First Merchants' return on equity of 9.85% beat S&T Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, S&T Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for S&T Bancorp and 2 mentions for First Merchants. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat S&T Bancorp's score of 0.44 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of S&T Bancorp 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

S&T Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $44.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.95%. Given Hope Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than S&T Bancorp.

S&T Bancorp has a net margin of 23.71% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 6.56%. S&T Bancorp's return on equity of 9.35% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, Hope Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than S&T Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Hope Bancorp and 5 mentions for S&T Bancorp. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat S&T Bancorp's score of 0.44 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. S&T Bancorp pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. S&T Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

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

83.4% of Independent Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Independent Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Independent Bank presently has a consensus target price of $87.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.22%. S&T Bancorp has a consensus target price of $44.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than S&T Bancorp.

S&T Bancorp has a net margin of 23.71% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 19.14%. S&T Bancorp's return on equity of 9.35% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

In the previous week, S&T Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for S&T Bancorp and 1 mentions for Independent Bank. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat S&T Bancorp's score of 0.44 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Independent Bank pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&T Bancorp pays out 40.3% 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. Independent Bank has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and S&T Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than S&T Bancorp. S&T Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.