First Financial (THFF) Competitors

Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBBK) and First Financial (NASDAQ:THFF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TBBK or THFF?

Bancorp received 6 more outperform votes than First Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.65% of users gave First Financial an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bancorp	Outperform Votes 350 60.66%	Underperform Votes 227 39.34%
First Financial	Outperform Votes 344 61.65%	Underperform Votes 214 38.35%

Is TBBK or THFF 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
Bancorp	30.97%	27.33%	2.66%
First Financial	15.37%	8.77%	0.93%

Which has more risk and volatility, TBBK or THFF?

Bancorp has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TBBK or THFF?

In the previous week, Bancorp had 56 more articles in the media than First Financial. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Bancorp and 7 mentions for First Financial. First Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Bancorp's score of 0.41 indicating that First Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bancorp	18 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	30 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TBBK or THFF?

96.2% of Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of First Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer TBBK or THFF?

Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.69%. First Financial has a consensus price target of $55.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.69%. Given Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bancorp is more favorable than First Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TBBK or THFF?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bancorp	$575.31M	4.03	$217.54M	$4.43	10.91
First Financial	$231.89M	2.53	$47.28M	$4.62	10.69

Summary

Bancorp beats First Financial on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.