CADE vs. FBP, INDB, HTH, AUB, FHB, PPBI, ABCB, CATY, SBCF, and ASB
Should you be buying Cadence Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cadence Bank include First BanCorp. (FBP), Independent Bank (INDB), Hilltop (HTH), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), First Hawaiian (FHB), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Cadence Bank vs.
First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) and Cadence Bank (NYSE:CADE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.
Cadence Bank has higher revenue and earnings than First BanCorp.. First BanCorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First BanCorp. has a net margin of 29.26% compared to Cadence Bank's net margin of 19.37%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 21.11% beat Cadence Bank's return on equity.
First BanCorp. has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Bank has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Cadence Bank received 13 more outperform votes than First BanCorp. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.44% of users gave First BanCorp. an outperform vote while only 61.25% of users gave Cadence Bank an outperform vote.
First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Cadence Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. First BanCorp. pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cadence Bank pays out 41.6% 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. First BanCorp. has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Cadence Bank has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Cadence Bank had 2 more articles in the media than First BanCorp.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cadence Bank and 3 mentions for First BanCorp.. Cadence Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat First BanCorp.'s score of 0.47 indicating that Cadence Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First BanCorp. currently has a consensus price target of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.21%. Cadence Bank has a consensus price target of $26.90, indicating a potential upside of 40.54%. Given Cadence Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cadence Bank is more favorable than First BanCorp..
94.4% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Cadence Bank beats First BanCorp. on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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