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

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), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), and OFG Bancorp (OFG). 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 valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

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

First BanCorp. currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.87%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.44%. Given First BanCorp.'s higher possible upside, 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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than First BanCorp.. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 5 mentions for First BanCorp.. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat First BanCorp.'s score of 1.37 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.
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ameris Bancorp
9 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 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.$1.23B2.89$298.72M$1.8811.73
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.50$358.68M$5.6813.02

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%

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats First BanCorp. 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

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$3.54B$2.03B$12.55B$21.37B
Dividend Yield3.26%2.57%5.41%3.48%
P/E Ratio11.7311.98232.5129.64
Price / Sales2.892.4130.8750.24
Price / Cash10.9413.0219.0918.12
Price / Book2.161.252.294.58
Net Income$298.72M$156.23M$1.01B$999.86M
7 Day Performance-0.83%-0.31%0.45%0.58%
1 Month Performance8.20%6.90%4.00%5.67%
1 Year Performance8.28%20.90%544.50%18.25%

First BanCorp. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FBP
First BanCorp.
3.5873 of 5 stars
$22.05
-1.3%
$24.00
+8.9%
+8.3%$3.54B$1.23B11.733,113News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↑
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.2116 of 5 stars
$73.36
-0.3%
$72.14
-1.7%
+24.6%$5.03B$1.13B14.082,850Positive News
BPOP
Popular
4.9731 of 5 stars
$125.64
+0.7%
$128.88
+2.6%
+29.5%$8.49B$4.33B12.179,406News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.426 of 5 stars
$26.48
-0.2%
$29.40
+11.0%
+4.5%$2.54B$1.62B10.592,090News Coverage
Positive News
Ex-Dividend
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5928 of 5 stars
$62.92
-0.3%
$67.63
+7.5%
+25.5%$5.33B$2.06B11.593,476News Coverage
Positive News
IBOC
International Bancshares
2.2118 of 5 stars
$71.54
-0.3%
N/A+19.6%$4.45B$1.04B10.812,336
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.8194 of 5 stars
$24.49
+0.3%
$27.50
+12.3%
N/A$2.38B$905.41M17.251,325Positive News
High Trading Volume
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.9338 of 5 stars
$137.29
-0.6%
$145.77
+6.2%
+35.0%$9.19B$3.97B12.995,903News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
ASB
Associated Banc
4.7798 of 5 stars
$26.97
-0.2%
$27.78
+3.0%
+25.2%$4.47B$2.39B35.024,000News Coverage
Positive News
Ex-Dividend
Insider Trade
FNB
F.N.B.
4.6083 of 5 stars
$16.71
0.0%
$18.64
+11.6%
+17.6%$5.99B$2.57B13.054,280Ex-Dividend
Analyst Revision
OFG
OFG Bancorp
3.281 of 5 stars
$44.76
0.0%
$47.50
+6.1%
+2.1%$1.99B$873.53M10.562,246News Coverage
Positive News

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