TriCo Bancshares (TCBK) Competitors

TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) and F.N.B. (NYSE:FNB) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is TCBK or FNB more profitable?

TriCo Bancshares has a net margin of 21.41% compared to F.N.B.'s net margin of 17.78%. TriCo Bancshares' return on equity of 9.28% beat F.N.B.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriCo Bancshares	21.41%	9.28%	1.16%
F.N.B.	17.78%	7.97%	1.03%

Does the media prefer TCBK or FNB?

In the previous week, TriCo Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than F.N.B.. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TriCo Bancshares and 4 mentions for F.N.B.. F.N.B.'s average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat TriCo Bancshares' score of -0.40 indicating that F.N.B. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TriCo Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
F.N.B.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TCBK or FNB?

TriCo Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 11.27%. F.N.B. has a consensus price target of $17.57, suggesting a potential upside of 12.78%. Given F.N.B.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe F.N.B. is more favorable than TriCo Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriCo Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
F.N.B.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TCBK or FNB?

F.N.B. has higher revenue and earnings than TriCo Bancshares. F.N.B. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriCo 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
TriCo Bancshares	$531.04M	2.66	$114.87M	$3.43	12.52
F.N.B.	$1.60B	3.50	$465M	$1.26	12.37

Is TCBK or FNB a better dividend stock?

TriCo Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. F.N.B. pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. TriCo Bancshares pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F.N.B. 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. TriCo Bancshares has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. F.N.B. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TCBK or FNB?

59.1% of TriCo Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of F.N.B. shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of TriCo Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of F.N.B. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, TCBK or FNB?

TriCo Bancshares has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F.N.B. has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

F.N.B. beats TriCo Bancshares on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.