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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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than First BanCorp.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 1 mentions for First BanCorp.. First BanCorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.47 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.
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ameris Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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$1.8411.92
Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.15$358.68M$5.4012.54

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

First BanCorp. presently has a consensus price target of $22.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.97%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.45%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than First BanCorp..

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First BanCorp.
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

First BanCorp. has a net margin of 24.46% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 18.22% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First BanCorp.24.46% 18.22% 1.59%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

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

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 1.2%. First BanCorp. pays out 39.1% 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 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

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$2.00B$12.09B$20.68B
Dividend Yield3.28%2.62%5.53%3.71%
P/E Ratio11.9212.4820.0528.10
Price / Sales2.892.3625.6038.21
Price / Cash10.8712.5021.6822.53
Price / Book2.151.222.284.58
Net Income$298.72M$154.64M$1.00B$986.06M
7 Day Performance4.79%4.04%2.25%2.79%
1 Month Performance10.56%8.02%4.63%5.46%
1 Year Performance22.58%30.70%538.61%15.06%

First BanCorp. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FBP
First BanCorp.
3.2474 of 5 stars
$21.93
+1.2%
$22.80
+4.0%
+20.0%$3.54B$1.23B11.923,113
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
2.5929 of 5 stars
$64.77
-0.2%
$71.43
+10.3%
+36.0%$4.46B$1.12B12.432,850
BPOP
Popular
4.958 of 5 stars
$110.21
-0.3%
$116.14
+5.4%
+30.8%$7.57B$4.33B11.379,406Trending News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5227 of 5 stars
$24.26
-0.4%
$28.75
+18.5%
+18.4%$2.33B$1.62B10.072,090
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5635 of 5 stars
$57.40
-0.4%
$61.25
+6.7%
+30.9%$4.94B$2.06B10.593,476Positive News
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.847 of 5 stars
$21.09
+0.1%
$27.25
+29.2%
+3.0%$2.04B$905.41M13.881,325Positive News
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.4558 of 5 stars
$123.98
+0.5%
$135.77
+9.5%
+34.5%$8.25B$3.97B12.265,903
ASB
Associated Banc
4.6686 of 5 stars
$24.40
-0.2%
$26.00
+6.6%
+25.8%$4.05B$2.39B28.374,000News Coverage
Positive News
FNB
F.N.B.
4.1452 of 5 stars
$14.59
+0.3%
$17.57
+20.4%
+14.8%$5.24B$2.57B11.584,280Analyst Downgrade
OFG
OFG Bancorp
2.8679 of 5 stars
$42.83
-0.6%
$45.50
+6.2%
+21.0%$1.94B$873.53M10.272,246
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.7199 of 5 stars
$51.80
+0.2%
$56.56
+9.2%
+36.6%$7.19B$3.43B14.514,775Positive News
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