Towne Bank (TOWN) Competitors

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

Towne Bank has a net margin of 25.64% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.77%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.13% beat Towne Bank's return on equity.

56.0% of Towne Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Towne Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by 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.

Towne Bank has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 4 more articles in the media than Towne Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 1 mentions for Towne Bank. Towne Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 1.09 indicating that Towne Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Towne Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Towne Bank pays out 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 36.7% 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. Towne Bank has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Towne Bank currently has a consensus price target of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $33.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.08%. Given Towne Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Towne Bank is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

Towne Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Towne Bank pays out 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 47.4% 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. Towne Bank has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Merchants has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

In the previous week, First Merchants had 4 more articles in the media than Towne Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Merchants and 1 mentions for Towne Bank. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Towne Bank's score of 1.13 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

56.0% of Towne Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Towne Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

First Merchants has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Towne Bank. Towne Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Towne Bank has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Towne Bank currently has a consensus price target of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.05%. First Merchants has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Towne Bank.

Towne Bank has a net margin of 25.64% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Towne Bank's return on equity of 9.60% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

International Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.20%. Towne Bank has a consensus target price of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. Given International Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe International Bancshares is more favorable than Towne Bank.

International Bancshares has a net margin of 38.83% compared to Towne Bank's net margin of 25.64%. International Bancshares' return on equity of 12.67% beat Towne Bank's return on equity.

In the previous week, International Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than Towne Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for International Bancshares and 1 mentions for Towne Bank. International Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Towne Bank's score of 1.13 indicating that International Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

International Bancshares has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Towne Bank has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

International Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Towne Bank. Towne Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

65.9% of International Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of Towne Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of International Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Towne Bank 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.

International Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Towne Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. International Bancshares pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Towne Bank pays out 31.5% 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. International Bancshares has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Towne Bank has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

56.0% of Towne Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Towne Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Towne Bank has higher revenue and earnings than S&T Bancorp. Towne Bank 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.

In the previous week, S&T Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Towne Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for S&T Bancorp and 1 mentions for Towne Bank. S&T Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Towne Bank's score of 1.13 indicating that S&T Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Towne Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Towne Bank pays out 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&T Bancorp pays out 39.4% 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. Towne Bank has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and S&T Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Towne Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Towne Bank has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Towne Bank presently has a consensus price target of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. S&T Bancorp has a consensus price target of $51.60, suggesting a potential upside of 1.90%. Given Towne Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Towne Bank is more favorable than S&T Bancorp.

Towne Bank has a net margin of 25.64% compared to S&T Bancorp's net margin of 24.51%. S&T Bancorp's return on equity of 9.74% beat Towne Bank's return on equity.