FCF vs. PNFP, BPOP, SSB, PB, SNV, BOKF, WTFC, ONB, HOMB, and COLB
Should you be buying First Commonwealth Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Commonwealth Financial include Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Popular (BPOP), SouthState (SSB), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Synovus Financial (SNV), BOK Financial (BOKF), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB), and Columbia Banking System (COLB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) and First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.
Pinnacle Financial Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Pinnacle Financial Partners pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 32.3% 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.
Pinnacle Financial Partners received 160 more outperform votes than First Commonwealth Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.77% of users gave Pinnacle Financial Partners an outperform vote while only 54.21% of users gave First Commonwealth Financial an outperform vote.
In the previous week, First Commonwealth Financial had 12 more articles in the media than Pinnacle Financial Partners. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial and 7 mentions for Pinnacle Financial Partners. Pinnacle Financial Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat First Commonwealth Financial's score of 0.42 indicating that First Commonwealth Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Pinnacle Financial Partners has higher revenue and earnings than First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinnacle Financial Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pinnacle Financial Partners presently has a consensus price target of $99.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.20%. First Commonwealth Financial has a consensus price target of $17.13, indicating a potential downside of 7.83%. Given First Commonwealth Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Pinnacle Financial Partners is more favorable than First Commonwealth Financial.
87.4% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 23.39% compared to First Commonwealth Financial's net margin of 13.93%. Pinnacle Financial Partners' return on equity of 12.14% beat First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity.
Pinnacle Financial Partners has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Pinnacle Financial Partners beats First Commonwealth Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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