Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) Vs. EWBC, WAL, CBSH, FCNCA, BPOP, PB, FFIN, OZK, SSB, and GBCI
Should you be buying Associated Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated Banc include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Bank OZK (OZK), South State (SSB), and Glacier Bancorp (GBCI). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Associated Banc vs.
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) and Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.
Western Alliance Bancorporation has a net margin of 46.41% compared to Associated Banc's net margin of 29.80%. Western Alliance Bancorporation's return on equity of 22.40% beat Associated Banc's return on equity.
Western Alliance Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Associated Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Western Alliance Bancorporation pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Associated Banc 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. Western Alliance Bancorporation has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Associated Banc has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Western Alliance Bancorporation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Associated Banc. Associated Banc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Alliance Bancorporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Western Alliance Bancorporation has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Banc has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
86.4% of Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Associated Banc shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Associated Banc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Western Alliance Bancorporation received 239 more outperform votes than Associated Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.70% of users gave Western Alliance Bancorporation an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Associated Banc an outperform vote.
Western Alliance Bancorporation currently has a consensus target price of $123.44, indicating a potential upside of 29.67%. Associated Banc has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.96%. Given Western Alliance Bancorporation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Western Alliance Bancorporation is more favorable than Associated Banc.
In the previous week, Associated Banc had 4 more articles in the media than Western Alliance Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Associated Banc and 10 mentions for Western Alliance Bancorporation. Associated Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Western Alliance Bancorporation's score of 0.23 indicating that Associated Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Western Alliance Bancorporation beats Associated Banc on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ASB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) vs. Its Competitors
Associated Banc Competitors List
