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FBP vs. ABCB, BPOP, FFBC, HWC, IBOC, WTFC, ASB, FNB, OFG, and WBS

Should you be buying First BanCorp. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First BanCorp. include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Popular (BPOP), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), International Bancshares (IBOC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), OFG Bancorp (OFG), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

First BanCorp. vs. Its Competitors

First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

First BanCorp. has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First BanCorp. has a net margin of 24.71% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 17.54% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First BanCorp.24.71% 17.54% 1.61%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

97.9% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First BanCorp. currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.45%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 4.96%. Given First BanCorp.'s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First BanCorp. is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First BanCorp.
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than First BanCorp.. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 5 mentions for First BanCorp.. First BanCorp.'s average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.32 indicating that First BanCorp. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First BanCorp.
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Ameris Bancorp
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First BanCorp.. First BanCorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First BanCorp.$1.23B2.90$298.72M$1.8811.77
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.62$358.68M$5.6813.36

First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. First BanCorp. pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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 increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. First BanCorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

First BanCorp. and Ameris Bancorp tied by winning 9 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FBP vs. The Competition

MetricFirst BanCorp.BANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.55B$2.00B$12.80B$21.54B
Dividend Yield3.32%2.62%5.43%3.50%
P/E Ratio11.7612.10245.1630.17
Price / Sales2.902.8131.1275.23
Price / Cash10.7612.8622.2024.62
Price / Book2.171.262.354.58
Net Income$298.72M$156.23M$1.01B$1.00B
7 Day Performance1.86%1.53%0.56%1.52%
1 Month Performance3.87%5.00%4.05%5.96%
1 Year Performance5.33%16.67%541.32%14.24%

First BanCorp. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FBP
First BanCorp.
3.7209 of 5 stars
$22.13
-0.5%
$24.00
+8.5%
+7.7%$3.55B$1.23B11.763,113Positive News
Dividend Increase
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.6554 of 5 stars
$74.02
-0.5%
$72.14
-2.5%
+22.1%$5.08B$1.13B14.212,850Positive News
Dividend Announcement
BPOP
Popular
4.9357 of 5 stars
$123.91
+0.4%
$128.88
+4.0%
+28.2%$8.34B$4.33B12.019,406Positive News
Short Interest ↑
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5025 of 5 stars
$25.51
-1.7%
$29.40
+15.2%
+3.8%$2.49B$1.62B10.202,090Short Interest ↑
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5368 of 5 stars
$63.07
-0.2%
$68.25
+8.2%
+26.6%$5.36B$2.06B11.623,476Positive News
IBOC
International Bancshares
3.5869 of 5 stars
$69.64
-1.4%
N/A+14.2%$4.39B$1.04B10.522,336Positive News
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.831 of 5 stars
$133.66
-1.4%
$147.31
+10.2%
+26.8%$9.08B$3.97B12.655,903Positive News
Short Interest ↑
ASB
Associated Banc
4.8143 of 5 stars
$25.90
-1.4%
$27.78
+7.3%
+23.4%$4.35B$2.39B33.634,000Trending News
Analyst Revision
FNB
F.N.B.
4.5193 of 5 stars
$16.25
-1.0%
$18.64
+14.8%
+16.4%$5.89B$2.57B12.694,280
OFG
OFG Bancorp
3.5362 of 5 stars
$43.55
-0.5%
$47.50
+9.1%
+0.6%$1.95B$873.53M10.272,246Positive News
WBS
Webster Financial
4.8665 of 5 stars
$60.54
-1.6%
$67.00
+10.7%
+33.2%$10.22B$4.18B12.284,407Short Interest ↑

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This page (NYSE:FBP) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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