Cadence Bank (CADE) Competitors

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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FBP or CADE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First BanCorp.	$918.39 million	2.28	$305.07 million	$1.57	7.43
Cadence Bank	$2.05 billion	1.01	$463.24 million	$2.26	8.47

Is FBP or CADE more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First BanCorp.	29.26%	21.11%	1.55%
Cadence Bank	19.37%	13.24%	1.13%

Which has more volatility and risk, FBP or CADE?

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FBP or CADE?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First BanCorp.	Outperform Votes 281 62.44%	Underperform Votes 169 37.56%
Cadence Bank	Outperform Votes 294 61.25%	Underperform Votes 186 38.75%

Is FBP or CADE a better dividend stock?

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.

Does the media refer more to FBP or CADE?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First BanCorp.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cadence Bank	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FBP or CADE?

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..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First BanCorp.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cadence Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FBP or CADE?

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.