CPF vs. INDB, FFBC, BKU, TOWN, SBCF, FRME, HTLF, TRMK, NBTB, and OFG
Should you be buying Central Pacific Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Pacific Financial include Independent Bank (INDB), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), BankUnited (BKU), TowneBank (TOWN), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), First Merchants (FRME), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), Trustmark (TRMK), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), and OFG Bancorp (OFG). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Central Pacific Financial (NYSE:CPF) and Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Independent Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Central Pacific Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Independent Bank and 2 mentions for Central Pacific Financial. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Central Pacific Financial's score of 0.50 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
88.4% of Central Pacific Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Independent Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Central Pacific Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Independent Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Central Pacific Financial has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independent Bank has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Central Pacific Financial. Independent Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Pacific Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Independent Bank received 131 more outperform votes than Central Pacific Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.80% of users gave Central Pacific Financial an outperform vote while only 55.08% of users gave Independent Bank an outperform vote.
Central Pacific Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Central Pacific Financial pays out 50.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independent Bank pays out 44.0% 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.
Central Pacific Financial currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.34%. Independent Bank has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.13%. Given Central Pacific Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Central Pacific Financial is more favorable than Independent Bank.
Independent Bank has a net margin of 23.97% compared to Central Pacific Financial's net margin of 16.44%. Central Pacific Financial's return on equity of 11.34% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.
Summary
Central Pacific Financial and Independent Bank tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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