Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) Competitors

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to AGM or FFBC?

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 2 more articles in the media than Federal Agricultural Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 1 mentions for Federal Agricultural Mortgage. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Federal Agricultural Mortgage's score of 0.00 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Financial Bancorp.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AGM or FFBC?

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AGM or FFBC?

First Financial Bancorp. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Federal Agricultural Mortgage. Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	$1.62B	1.16	$207.19M	$16.98	10.16
First Financial Bancorp.	$1.62B	1.53	$228.83M	$2.50	10.33

Is AGM or FFBC a better dividend stock?

Federal Agricultural Mortgage pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 40.0% 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. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Is AGM or FFBC more profitable?

First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 19.41% compared to Federal Agricultural Mortgage's net margin of 13.14%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's return on equity of 18.86% beat First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	13.14%	18.86%	0.65%
First Financial Bancorp.	19.41%	10.57%	1.42%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AGM or FFBC?

68.0% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer AGM or FFBC?

Federal Agricultural Mortgage presently has a consensus price target of $217.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.84%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.87%. Given Federal Agricultural Mortgage's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Federal Agricultural Mortgage is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Financial Bancorp.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

First Financial Bancorp. beats Federal Agricultural Mortgage on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.