First Bancorp (FNLC) Competitors

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) and Fidelity D & D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FNLC or FDBC?

First Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity D & D Bancorp, 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
First Bancorp	$143.61M	1.87	$29.52M	$2.48	9.74
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	$105.24M	2.52	$18.21M	$2.83	16.34

Does the media favor FNLC or FDBC?

In the previous week, Fidelity D & D Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than First Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp and 3 mentions for First Bancorp. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.13 indicating that Fidelity D & D Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FNLC or FDBC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FNLC or FDBC?

First Bancorp received 34 more outperform votes than Fidelity D & D Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave Fidelity D & D Bancorp an outperform vote while only 62.30% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 190 62.30%	Underperform Votes 115 37.70%
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Outperform Votes 156 68.12%	Underperform Votes 73 31.88%

Is FNLC or FDBC a better dividend stock?

First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Bancorp pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 53.7% 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.

Is FNLC or FDBC more profitable?

First Bancorp has a net margin of 18.41% compared to Fidelity D & D Bancorp's net margin of 14.94%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's return on equity of 11.78% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Bancorp	18.41%	11.68%	0.94%
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	14.94%	11.78%	0.86%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FNLC or FDBC?

40.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of First Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, FNLC or FDBC?

First Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fidelity D & D Bancorp beats First Bancorp on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.