BancFirst (BANF) Competitors $109.54 +2.03 (+1.89%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$109.54 -0.01 (0.00%) As of 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BANF vs. EWBC, FHN, SSB, CBSH, WBS, PNFP, CFR, WAL, WTFC, and UMBFShould you be buying BancFirst stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BancFirst include East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Webster Financial (WBS), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and UMB Financial (UMBF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. BancFirst vs. East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState Commerce Bancshares Webster Financial Pinnacle Financial Partners Cullen/Frost Bankers Western Alliance Bancorporation Wintrust Financial UMB Financial East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has higher earnings and valuation, EWBC or BANF? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than BancFirst. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BancFirst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$2.57B4.20$1.17B$8.339.35BancFirst$631.45M5.75$216.35M$6.4416.97 Is EWBC or BANF more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to BancFirst's net margin of 23.52%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.71% beat BancFirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp25.73% 15.71% 1.58% BancFirst 23.52%14.21%1.68% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EWBC or BANF? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of BancFirst shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.9% of BancFirst shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is EWBC or BANF a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BancFirst pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BancFirst pays out 28.6% 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. BancFirst has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Do analysts rate EWBC or BANF? East West Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $106.46, indicating a potential upside of 36.75%. BancFirst has a consensus target price of $113.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than BancFirst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69BancFirst 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Which has more volatility & risk, EWBC or BANF? East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BancFirst has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EWBC or BANF? East West Bancorp received 343 more outperform votes than BancFirst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.64% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.76% of users gave BancFirst an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEast West BancorpOutperform Votes56364.64% Underperform Votes30835.36% BancFirstOutperform Votes22052.76% Underperform Votes19747.24% Does the media refer more to EWBC or BANF? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 16 more articles in the media than BancFirst. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for East West Bancorp and 6 mentions for BancFirst. BancFirst's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat East West Bancorp's score of 0.69 indicating that BancFirst is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BancFirst 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEast West Bancorp beats BancFirst on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BancFirst News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BANF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BANF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBancFirstNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.64B$20.67B$10.86B$7.37BDividend Yield1.78%3.90%6.01%4.31%P/E Ratio16.9811.8221.7117.76Price / Sales5.752.6325.4294.24Price / Cash16.1611.1617.6134.64Price / Book2.511.092.513.98Net Income$216.35M$2.17B$1.03B$247.41M7 Day Performance5.91%3.82%2.77%4.22%1 Month Performance-1.66%-4.91%-3.76%-7.89%1 Year Performance34.48%16.43%534.68%1.25% BancFirst Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANFBancFirst1.8583 of 5 stars$109.54+1.9%$113.33+3.5%+31.4%$3.64B$631.45M17.012,050Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageEWBCEast West Bancorp4.5354 of 5 stars$74.40+3.1%$106.46+43.1%+6.4%$10.30B$2.57B8.933,160Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownFHNFirst Horizon4.9778 of 5 stars$17.29+2.1%$22.30+29.0%+24.1%$8.89B$3.10B12.717,540Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSSBSouthState4.5317 of 5 stars$82.95+1.8%$117.90+42.1%+10.1%$8.41B$1.67B11.925,030Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCBSHCommerce Bancshares3.9808 of 5 stars$58.40+2.7%$65.17+11.6%+15.4%$7.83B$1.66B14.564,590Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.9971 of 5 stars$43.41+2.5%$61.92+42.6%-2.2%$7.44B$2.58B9.933,240Upcoming EarningsGap DownPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.8534 of 5 stars$92.20+2.4%$124.70+35.2%+20.0%$7.13B$1.52B15.423,240Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.5961 of 5 stars$110.01+2.1%$132.57+20.5%+3.6%$7.07B$2.06B12.404,980News CoveragePositive NewsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9943 of 5 stars$63.83+1.0%$96.40+51.0%+18.1%$7.05B$3.16B8.993,360Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓WTFCWintrust Financial4.8305 of 5 stars$101.00+2.4%$132.38+31.1%+7.6%$6.76B$2.45B9.805,280Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsUMBFUMB Financial4.9492 of 5 stars$88.74+2.7%$124.57+40.4%+14.6%$6.45B$1.47B9.873,770Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Competitors First Horizon Competitors SouthState Competitors Commerce Bancshares Competitors Webster Financial Competitors Pinnacle Financial Partners Competitors Cullen/Frost Bankers Competitors Western Alliance Bancorporation Competitors Wintrust Financial Competitors UMB Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BANF) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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