First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) Competitors

BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF) and First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BOKF or FCF?

BOK Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Commonwealth Financial. BOK Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Commonwealth Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BOK Financial	$1.98B	3.09	$523.57M	$8.70	10.97
First Commonwealth Financial	$479.86M	3.46	$142.57M	$1.34	11.79

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BOKF or FCF?

34.4% of BOK Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 60.1% of BOK Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BOKF or FCF?

In the previous week, BOK Financial and BOK Financial both had 5 articles in the media. BOK Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat First Commonwealth Financial's score of 0.98 indicating that BOK Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BOK Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Commonwealth Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BOKF or FCF?

BOK Financial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BOKF or FCF more profitable?

First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 20.38% compared to BOK Financial's net margin of 15.32%. First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity of 10.36% beat BOK Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOK Financial	15.32%	9.86%	1.06%
First Commonwealth Financial	20.38%	10.36%	1.22%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BOKF or FCF?

BOK Financial received 112 more outperform votes than First Commonwealth Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.95% of users gave First Commonwealth Financial an outperform vote while only 46.45% of users gave BOK Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BOK Financial	Outperform Votes 399 46.45%	Underperform Votes 460 53.55%
First Commonwealth Financial	Outperform Votes 287 52.95%	Underperform Votes 255 47.05%

Do analysts recommend BOKF or FCF?

BOK Financial currently has a consensus price target of $111.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.35%. First Commonwealth Financial has a consensus price target of $18.92, suggesting a potential upside of 19.73%. Given First Commonwealth Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Commonwealth Financial is more favorable than BOK Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BOK Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
First Commonwealth Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is BOKF or FCF a better dividend stock?

BOK Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. BOK Financial pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 40.3% 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. BOK Financial has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and First Commonwealth Financial has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

Summary

BOK Financial beats First Commonwealth Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.