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Associated Banc (ASB) Competitors

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$25.82 +0.28 (+1.10%)
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ASB vs. CATY, FFBC, FULT, HWC, ONB, WTFC, FNB, SNV, WBS, and BCH

Should you be buying Associated Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated Banc include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Fulton Financial (FULT), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), F.N.B. (FNB), Synovus Financial (SNV), Webster Financial (WBS), and Banco De Chile (BCH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Associated Banc vs. Its Competitors

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) and Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Cathay General Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Associated Banc. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.41$285.98M$3.9612.07
Associated Banc$2.39B1.79$123.14M$0.8630.02

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Banc has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Associated Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Associated Banc pays out 107.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Associated Banc has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Associated Banc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Associated Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Associated Banc 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.

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Associated Banc. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 2 mentions for Associated Banc. Associated Banc's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.96 indicating that Associated Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cathay General Bancorp
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Associated Banc
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $50.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.00%. Associated Banc has a consensus target price of $26.44, suggesting a potential upside of 2.42%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cathay General Bancorp is more favorable than Associated Banc.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cathay General Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Associated Banc
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 20.55% compared to Associated Banc's net margin of 6.02%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.23% beat Associated Banc's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cathay General Bancorp20.55% 10.23% 1.25%
Associated Banc 6.02%8.47%0.85%

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats Associated Banc on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.
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ASB vs. The Competition

MetricAssociated BancBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.28B$2.51B$11.86B$20.46B
Dividend Yield3.56%3.47%5.53%3.72%
P/E Ratio30.0211.6620.0027.82
Price / Sales1.792.6725.7648.92
Price / Cash7.8310.9518.7218.22
Price / Book0.891.252.264.58
Net Income$123.14M$174.52M$990.08M$982.91M
7 Day Performance2.83%2.20%0.99%1.34%
1 Month Performance9.57%6.65%3.82%4.92%
1 Year Performance27.13%27.01%540.75%14.14%

Associated Banc Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASB
Associated Banc
4.5855 of 5 stars
$25.82
+1.1%
$26.44
+2.4%
+25.5%$4.28B$2.39B30.024,000Positive News
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.8804 of 5 stars
$45.53
-0.3%
$50.17
+10.2%
+30.4%$3.19B$742.38M11.501,266News Coverage
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5173 of 5 stars
$24.26
-0.4%
$28.75
+18.5%
+17.5%$2.32B$840.71M10.072,090
FULT
Fulton Financial
3.6505 of 5 stars
$18.04
-0.3%
$20.30
+12.5%
+15.8%$3.28B$1.86B10.613,400Upcoming Earnings
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5485 of 5 stars
$57.40
-0.4%
$61.25
+6.7%
+30.8%$4.92B$2.06B10.593,476News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
ONB
Old National Bancorp
4.9093 of 5 stars
$21.34
-0.1%
$25.90
+21.4%
+34.3%$6.82B$2.96B12.414,066
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.4689 of 5 stars
$123.98
+0.5%
$135.77
+9.5%
+35.4%$8.30B$3.97B12.265,903Analyst Forecast
FNB
F.N.B.
4.2712 of 5 stars
$14.59
+0.3%
$17.57
+20.4%
+15.7%$5.25B$1.60B11.584,280Analyst Downgrade
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.7051 of 5 stars
$51.80
+0.2%
$56.56
+9.2%
+38.1%$7.20B$3.43B14.514,775Positive News
WBS
Webster Financial
4.8748 of 5 stars
$54.70
-0.1%
$63.75
+16.5%
+35.1%$9.20B$4.18B12.324,407Analyst Forecast
BCH
Banco De Chile
2.3387 of 5 stars
$30.40
+2.5%
$23.00
-24.3%
+27.3%$15.35B$4.21B10.6311,614

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