First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) Vs. PNC, TFC, SIVB, FITB, FRC, HBAN, KEY, RF, MTB, and SBNY
Should you be buying First BanCorp. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First BanCorp. include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), First Republic Bank (FRC), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), M&T Bank (MTB), and Signature Bank (SBNY). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First BanCorp. vs.
First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) and Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.
Truist Financial received 448 more outperform votes than First BanCorp. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.62% of users gave First BanCorp. an outperform vote while only 58.64% of users gave Truist Financial an outperform vote.
First BanCorp. currently has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 211.17%. Truist Financial has a consensus target price of $65.73, indicating a potential downside of 2.49%. Given First BanCorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First BanCorp. is more favorable than Truist Financial.
First BanCorp. has a net margin of 27.97% compared to Truist Financial's net margin of 25.94%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 12.89% beat Truist Financial's return on equity.
91.7% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of Truist Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Truist Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Truist Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First BanCorp.. First BanCorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Truist Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First BanCorp. has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Truist Financial has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Truist Financial had 12 more articles in the media than First BanCorp.. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Truist Financial and 2 mentions for First BanCorp.. Truist Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat First BanCorp.'s score of -0.72 indicating that Truist Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First BanCorp. pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Truist Financial pays out 45.3% 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.
Summary
First BanCorp. and Truist Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FBP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) vs. Its Competitors
First BanCorp. Competitors List
