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First Carolina Financial Services (FCBM) Competitors

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FCBM vs. LKFN, PFBC, AMAL, PEBO, and BHRB

Should you buy First Carolina Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? First Carolina Financial Services's main competitors and comparable companies include Lakeland Financial (LKFN), Preferred Bank (PFBC), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), and Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

How does First Carolina Financial Services compare to Lakeland Financial?

Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) and First Carolina Financial Services (NYSE:FCBM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

81.2% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lakeland Financial shares are owned by 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.

Lakeland Financial currently has a consensus price target of $66.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.43%. First Carolina Financial Services has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.35%. Given First Carolina Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Carolina Financial Services is more favorable than Lakeland Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lakeland Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
First Carolina Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Lakeland Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Carolina Financial Services.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lakeland Financial$421.71M3.55$103.36M$4.3613.81
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Lakeland Financial has a net margin of 26.04% compared to First Carolina Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Lakeland Financial's return on equity of 14.67% beat First Carolina Financial Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lakeland Financial26.04% 14.67% 1.58%
First Carolina Financial Services N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Lakeland Financial had 3 more articles in the media than First Carolina Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lakeland Financial and 0 mentions for First Carolina Financial Services. Lakeland Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat First Carolina Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Lakeland Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lakeland Financial Very Positive
First Carolina Financial Services Neutral

Summary

Lakeland Financial beats First Carolina Financial Services on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Carolina Financial Services compare to Preferred Bank?

First Carolina Financial Services (NYSE:FCBM) and Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

72.8% of Preferred Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 Carolina Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.35%. Preferred Bank has a consensus price target of $106.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.10%. Given First Carolina Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe First Carolina Financial Services is more favorable than Preferred Bank.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Carolina Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Preferred Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Preferred Bank has higher revenue and earnings than First Carolina Financial Services.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Preferred Bank$505.97M2.97$133.63M$10.949.51

Preferred Bank has a net margin of 26.54% compared to First Carolina Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Preferred Bank's return on equity of 17.27% beat First Carolina Financial Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/A N/A N/A
Preferred Bank 26.54%17.27%1.77%

In the previous week, Preferred Bank had 6 more articles in the media than First Carolina Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Preferred Bank and 0 mentions for First Carolina Financial Services. Preferred Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat First Carolina Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Preferred Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Carolina Financial Services Neutral
Preferred Bank Positive

Summary

Preferred Bank beats First Carolina Financial Services on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Carolina Financial Services compare to Amalgamated Financial?

First Carolina Financial Services (NYSE:FCBM) and Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

First Carolina Financial Services presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.35%. Amalgamated Financial has a consensus target price of $53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.65%. Given First Carolina Financial Services' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Carolina Financial Services is more favorable than Amalgamated Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Carolina Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Amalgamated Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Amalgamated Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Amalgamated Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Carolina Financial Services.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Amalgamated Financial$361.04M4.04$104.45M$3.7513.01

Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.34% compared to First Carolina Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 14.30% beat First Carolina Financial Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/A N/A N/A
Amalgamated Financial 23.34%14.30%1.27%

In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 2 more articles in the media than First Carolina Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 0 mentions for First Carolina Financial Services. Amalgamated Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat First Carolina Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Amalgamated Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Carolina Financial Services Neutral
Amalgamated Financial Very Positive

Summary

Amalgamated Financial beats First Carolina Financial Services on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Carolina Financial Services compare to Peoples Bancorp?

First Carolina Financial Services (NYSE:FCBM) and Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than First Carolina Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 0 mentions for First Carolina Financial Services. Peoples Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat First Carolina Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Peoples Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Carolina Financial Services Neutral
Peoples Bancorp Positive

60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Peoples Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Carolina Financial Services.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Peoples Bancorp$458.86M3.12$106.78M$3.3112.04

First Carolina Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.35%. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.40%. Given First Carolina Financial Services' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Carolina Financial Services is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Carolina Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Peoples Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 19.17% compared to First Carolina Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Peoples Bancorp's return on equity of 10.71% beat First Carolina Financial Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/A N/A N/A
Peoples Bancorp 19.17%10.71%1.35%

Summary

Peoples Bancorp beats First Carolina Financial Services on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Carolina Financial Services compare to Burke & Herbert Financial Services?

Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) and First Carolina Financial Services (NYSE:FCBM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a net margin of 18.86% compared to First Carolina Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' return on equity of 13.66% beat First Carolina Financial Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Burke & Herbert Financial Services18.86% 13.66% 1.46%
First Carolina Financial Services N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Burke & Herbert Financial Services had 2 more articles in the media than First Carolina Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Burke & Herbert Financial Services and 0 mentions for First Carolina Financial Services. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat First Carolina Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Burke & Herbert Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Burke & Herbert Financial Services Positive
First Carolina Financial Services Neutral

Burke & Herbert Financial Services presently has a consensus price target of $75.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. First Carolina Financial Services has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.35%. Given First Carolina Financial Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Carolina Financial Services is more favorable than Burke & Herbert Financial Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Burke & Herbert Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
First Carolina Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than First Carolina Financial Services.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Burke & Herbert Financial Services$358.66M4.09$117.31M$6.2411.65
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Burke & Herbert Financial Services beats First Carolina Financial Services on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FCBM vs. The Competition

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MetricFirst Carolina Financial ServicesBanks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$393.97M$23.45B$13.97B$24.22B
Dividend YieldN/A3.19%5.90%3.71%
P/E RatioN/A27.5429.6230.22
Price / SalesN/A9.60516.0895.84
Price / CashN/A16.0930.7119.80
Price / BookN/A1.382.874.90
Net IncomeN/A$2.58B$1.31B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.08%-0.89%0.65%-0.20%
1 Month Performance0.16%1.56%2.70%2.85%
1 Year PerformanceN/A22.97%10.47%14.47%

First Carolina Financial Services Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FCBM
First Carolina Financial Services
3.1263 of 5 stars		$12.68
flat		$14.50
+14.4%		N/A$393.97MN/AN/AN/A
LKFN
Lakeland Financial
3.3049 of 5 stars		$60.44
+0.6%		$66.50
+10.0%		-10.8%$1.49B$421.71M13.86650
PFBC
Preferred Bank
2.0258 of 5 stars		$103.58
+0.4%		$106.25
+2.6%		+10.3%$1.49B$505.97M9.47280
AMAL
Amalgamated Financial
4.1738 of 5 stars		$48.88
-0.3%		$53.50
+9.5%		+62.3%$1.47B$453.17M13.03380
PEBO
Peoples Bancorp
3.917 of 5 stars		$39.97
+0.4%		$42.00
+5.1%		+29.5%$1.43B$618.38M12.081,454

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