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. Its Competitors
MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Banc of California had 4 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Banc of California and 7 mentions for MGIC Investment. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Banc of California's score of 0.28 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banc of California has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
MGIC Investment received 159 more outperform votes than Banc of California when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.21% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Banc of California an outperform vote.
MGIC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $26.63, indicating a potential upside of 0.41%. Banc of California has a consensus price target of $17.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.53%. Given Banc of California's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Banc of California is more favorable than MGIC Investment.
95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Banc of California shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Banc of California shares are held 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.
MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Banc of California pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. MGIC Investment pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banc of California pays out 61.5% 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. MGIC Investment has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.
Summary
MGIC Investment beats Banc of California on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BANC) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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