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BANC vs. MTG, RDN, TFSL, SMPL, WSFS, WD, WAFD, PFS, AGM, and NWBI

Should you be buying Banc of California stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banc of California include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.

Banc of California vs.

Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

MGIC Investment received 159 more outperform votes than Banc of California when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Banc of California an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Banc of CaliforniaOutperform Votes
325
58.04%
Underperform Votes
235
41.96%
MGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes
484
66.30%
Underperform Votes
246
33.70%

Banc of California pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Banc of California pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGIC Investment pays out 17.3% 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. MGIC Investment has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to Banc of California's net margin of 7.06%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat Banc of California's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Banc of California7.06% 6.20% 0.53%
MGIC Investment 63.18%14.86%11.69%

Banc of California has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Banc of California presently has a consensus target price of $17.17, indicating a potential upside of 22.41%. MGIC Investment has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.47%. Given Banc of California's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Banc of California is more favorable than MGIC Investment.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Banc of California
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
MGIC Investment
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

In the previous week, Banc of California and Banc of California both had 9 articles in the media. Banc of California's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.32 indicating that Banc of California is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Banc of California
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MGIC Investment
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

86.9% of Banc of California shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Banc of California shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Banc of California. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banc of California, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Banc of California$991.45M2.25$126.89M$0.6521.58
MGIC Investment$1.22B5.08$762.99M$3.018.68

Summary

MGIC Investment beats Banc of California on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BANC vs. The Competition

MetricBanc of CaliforniaNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.23B$23.30B$11.60B$19.61B
Dividend Yield2.74%3.42%5.46%3.84%
P/E Ratio25.0413.0122.7034.79
Price / Sales2.252.9327.4235.55
Price / Cash10.0211.1617.6217.51
Price / Book0.741.212.834.75
Net Income$126.89M$2.17B$1.04B$1.02B
7 Day Performance-4.01%-0.59%0.34%0.00%
1 Month Performance8.80%9.95%8.57%11.34%
1 Year Performance-3.62%19.49%538.69%4.68%

Banc of California Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BANC
Banc of California
4.9197 of 5 stars
$13.83
-3.4%
$17.17
+24.2%
-1.8%$2.20B$991.45M24.69680Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
MTG
MGIC Investment
3.1899 of 5 stars
$26.69
-0.8%
$26.50
-0.7%
+28.8%$6.34B$1.22B9.20680Positive News
Analyst Revision
RDN
Radian Group
3.1533 of 5 stars
$34.38
-1.3%
$36.80
+7.0%
+11.7%$4.62B$1.29B8.751,400News Coverage
Positive News
TFSL
TFS Financial
2.6189 of 5 stars
$13.45
+0.1%
$15.00
+11.5%
+1.1%$3.78B$304.60M48.041,000Positive News
SMPL
Simply Good Foods
2.5011 of 5 stars
$36.10
-1.3%
$41.00
+13.6%
-4.0%$3.65B$1.41B25.60260News Coverage
Positive News
WSFS
WSFS Financial
4.2178 of 5 stars
$55.11
+0.2%
$62.75
+13.9%
+20.1%$3.13B$1.05B12.472,160Positive News
Gap Up
WD
Walker & Dunlop
4.2213 of 5 stars
$72.56
-1.7%
$102.50
+41.3%
-29.2%$2.47B$1.14B22.751,450Positive News
WAFD
WaFd
4.3396 of 5 stars
$29.70
-0.7%
$30.50
+2.7%
+3.7%$2.38B$734.08M13.692,130Positive News
PFS
Provident Financial Services
4.5229 of 5 stars
$17.36
-0.8%
$24.25
+39.7%
+10.6%$2.27B$789.01M16.531,150Positive News
Gap Up
AGM
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
4.1561 of 5 stars
$192.18
-0.8%
$215.00
+11.9%
+6.4%$2.10B$375.78M11.68160Dividend Announcement
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
3.4081 of 5 stars
$12.70
+0.6%
$15.00
+18.1%
+13.0%$1.62B$545.45M16.082,160

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This page (NYSE:BANC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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