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FBP vs. ABCB, BPOP, FFBC, HWC, PPBI, WTFC, ASB, FNB, OFG, and SNV

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), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), OFG Bancorp (OFG), and Synovus Financial (SNV). 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

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%

First BanCorp. has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

In the previous week, First BanCorp. had 9 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First BanCorp. and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat First BanCorp.'s score of 0.63 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

First BanCorp. presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.56%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 7.75%. Given First BanCorp.'s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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

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.$1.23B2.79$298.72M$1.8811.24
Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.07$358.68M$5.4012.28

First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. First BanCorp. pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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 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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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$3.39B$2.00B$12.29B$21.12B
Dividend Yield3.43%2.60%5.55%3.60%
P/E Ratio11.2411.9919.0328.44
Price / Sales2.792.3526.0160.38
Price / Cash10.4012.5921.6322.92
Price / Book1.851.202.204.69
Net Income$298.72M$154.64M$997.25M$995.51M
7 Day Performance-4.24%-0.46%0.89%1.64%
1 Month Performance2.85%6.07%4.37%5.92%
1 Year Performance-2.96%13.34%540.78%11.50%

First BanCorp. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FBP
First BanCorp.
4.1788 of 5 stars
$21.14
+0.8%
$24.00
+13.6%
-1.7%$3.39B$1.23B11.243,113Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.2246 of 5 stars
$68.18
+1.1%
$71.43
+4.8%
+10.2%$4.70B$1.12B13.092,850Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
BPOP
Popular
4.9962 of 5 stars
$115.50
+1.8%
$123.29
+6.7%
+15.1%$7.91B$4.33B11.929,406Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4693 of 5 stars
$25.78
+1.3%
$28.75
+11.5%
-9.4%$2.47B$1.62B10.702,090Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5536 of 5 stars
$60.23
+1.1%
$63.43
+5.3%
+9.7%$5.16B$2.06B11.113,476Dividend Announcement
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7193 of 5 stars
$22.56
+0.9%
$27.25
+20.8%
-20.3%$2.19B$541.46M14.841,325News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.8668 of 5 stars
$132.84
+0.7%
$138.00
+3.9%
+24.0%$8.89B$3.97B13.145,903Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ASB
Associated Banc
4.9624 of 5 stars
$25.89
+1.4%
$27.22
+5.1%
+9.2%$4.29B$2.39B30.114,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FNB
F.N.B.
4.3454 of 5 stars
$15.96
+1.0%
$18.00
+12.8%
+4.7%$5.74B$2.57B12.664,280Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
OFG
OFG Bancorp
2.6885 of 5 stars
$45.22
+1.2%
$47.00
+3.9%
-5.4%$2.03B$873.53M10.842,246
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.878 of 5 stars
$54.70
+0.3%
$59.35
+8.5%
+23.7%$7.60B$3.43B15.324,775Trending News
Analyst Forecast
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