Cannae (CNNE) Competitors

Cannae (NYSE:CNNE) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CNNE or FBNC?

88.1% of Cannae shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Cannae shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CNNE or FBNC?

In the previous week, First Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Cannae. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Bancorp and 0 mentions for Cannae. Cannae's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat First Bancorp's score of 1.12 indicating that Cannae is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cannae	Very Positive
First Bancorp	Positive

Is CNNE or FBNC more profitable?

First Bancorp has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Cannae's net margin of -74.62%. First Bancorp's return on equity of 8.62% beat Cannae's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cannae	-74.62%	-16.50%	-14.21%
First Bancorp	20.58%	8.62%	0.95%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CNNE or FBNC?

First Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cannae. Cannae is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First 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
Cannae	$570M	2.26	-$313.40M	-$5.44	-3.77
First Bancorp	$546.25M	2.46	$104.13M	$2.77	11.79

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNNE or FBNC?

First Bancorp received 273 more outperform votes than Cannae when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.13% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 61.50% of users gave Cannae an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cannae	Outperform Votes 131 61.50%	Underperform Votes 82 38.50%
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 404 63.13%	Underperform Votes 236 36.88%

Which has more volatility and risk, CNNE or FBNC?

Cannae has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CNNE or FBNC?

Cannae presently has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 33.91%. First Bancorp has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.66%. Given Cannae's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cannae is more favorable than First Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cannae	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

First Bancorp beats Cannae on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.