FBK vs. GGAL, QFIN, UWMC, OMF, CADE, UPST, OZK, PFSI, VLY, and HWC
Should you be buying FB Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FB Financial include Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Qifu Technology (QFIN), UWM (UWMC), OneMain (OMF), Cadence Bank (CADE), Upstart (UPST), Bank OZK (OZK), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), and Hancock Whitney (HWC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
FB Financial vs. Its Competitors
FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) and Grupo Financiero Galicia (NASDAQ:GGAL) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
FB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Grupo Financiero Galicia pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. FB Financial pays out 27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Financiero Galicia pays out 4.0% 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. FB Financial has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. FB Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
FB Financial has a net margin of 16.27% compared to Grupo Financiero Galicia's net margin of 12.28%. Grupo Financiero Galicia's return on equity of 29.98% beat FB Financial's return on equity.
FB Financial currently has a consensus price target of $56.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.03%. Grupo Financiero Galicia has a consensus price target of $61.20, suggesting a potential upside of 21.45%. Given FB Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FB Financial is more favorable than Grupo Financiero Galicia.
65.4% of FB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of FB Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, FB Financial and FB Financial both had 5 articles in the media. Grupo Financiero Galicia's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat FB Financial's score of 0.52 indicating that Grupo Financiero Galicia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Grupo Financiero Galicia has higher revenue and earnings than FB Financial. Grupo Financiero Galicia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
FB Financial has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Financiero Galicia has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Grupo Financiero Galicia beats FB Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:FBK) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
