First Financial (THFF) Competitors $50.70 -0.34 (-0.66%) As of 12:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock THFF vs. TBBK, SFNC, FFBC, FRME, RNST, SYBT, BANR, SBCF, TRMK, and WSBCShould you be buying First Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Financial include Bancorp (TBBK), Simmons First National (SFNC), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Renasant (RNST), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), Banner (BANR), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), Trustmark (TRMK), and WesBanco (WSBC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. First Financial vs. Bancorp Simmons First National First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants Renasant Stock Yards Bancorp Banner Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida Trustmark WesBanco First Financial (NASDAQ:THFF) and Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBBK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and community ranking. Does the media prefer THFF or TBBK? In the previous week, Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than First Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bancorp and 4 mentions for First Financial. First Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Bancorp's score of 0.47 indicating that First Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate THFF or TBBK? First Financial presently has a consensus target price of $55.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.79%. Bancorp has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.53%. Given Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bancorp is more favorable than First Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is THFF or TBBK more profitable? Bancorp has a net margin of 30.97% compared to First Financial's net margin of 15.37%. Bancorp's return on equity of 27.33% beat First Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Financial15.37% 8.77% 0.93% Bancorp 30.97%27.33%2.66% Which has more volatility and risk, THFF or TBBK? First Financial has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancorp has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of THFF or TBBK? 72.7% of First Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of First Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, THFF or TBBK? Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial. First Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Financial$231.89M2.59$47.28M$4.6210.97Bancorp$575.31M4.17$217.54M$4.4311.59 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer THFF or TBBK? Bancorp received 5 more outperform votes than First Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.61% of users gave First Financial an outperform vote while only 60.45% of users gave Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirst FinancialOutperform Votes34561.61% Underperform Votes21538.39% BancorpOutperform Votes35060.45% Underperform Votes22939.55% SummaryBancorp beats First Financial on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for THFF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart THFF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$604.88M$3.24B$11.47B$8.39BDividend Yield3.85%3.70%5.45%4.11%P/E Ratio12.7623.7222.4219.71Price / Sales2.613.0627.62120.53Price / Cash8.4410.6317.6234.62Price / Book1.141.192.774.50Net Income$47.28M$372.21M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance-4.38%-2.97%-0.23%0.56%1 Month Performance10.36%4.41%6.11%13.17%1 Year Performance32.54%15.59%536.61%7.30% First Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)THFFFirst Financial3.3095 of 5 stars$50.70-0.7%$55.67+9.8%+32.5%$601.91M$231.89M12.70880Positive NewsGap DownTBBKBancorp3.1221 of 5 stars$53.78-0.3%$67.00+24.6%+54.4%$2.51B$575.31M12.51720Analyst DowngradeSFNCSimmons First National4.5279 of 5 stars$19.90-0.2%$22.33+12.2%+4.9%$2.51B$777.54M16.453,200News CoveragePositive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.2508 of 5 stars$25.05-0.2%$29.25+16.8%+4.5%$2.40B$840.71M10.442,110FRMEFirst Merchants4.8774 of 5 stars$39.37+0.5%$46.40+17.9%+9.7%$2.30B$633.33M11.512,120Positive NewsDividend IncreaseRNSTRenasant3.853 of 5 stars$35.87+0.0%$41.00+14.3%+13.2%$2.28B$668.50M10.972,330Positive NewsSYBTStock Yards Bancorp3.0978 of 5 stars$76.50+0.3%$77.25+1.0%+54.4%$2.25B$355.24M19.671,040Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeBANRBanner2.8801 of 5 stars$64.760.0%$70.83+9.4%+35.2%$2.24B$618.20M13.271,930Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSBCFSeacoast Banking Co. of Florida3.7913 of 5 stars$25.72-0.5%$29.40+14.3%+3.2%$2.21B$530.52M17.991,490Dividend AnnouncementTRMKTrustmark2.6512 of 5 stars$35.97-0.1%$39.80+10.6%+14.8%$2.18B$476.55M9.882,740Positive NewsWSBCWesBanco4.8882 of 5 stars$32.07-0.2%$38.71+20.7%+7.3%$2.15B$649.20M14.322,430Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bancorp Competitors Simmons First National Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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