Banner (BANR) Competitors

Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SBCF or BANR?

Banner received 33 more outperform votes than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.80% of users gave Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida an outperform vote while only 57.74% of users gave Banner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida	Outperform Votes 299 59.80%	Underperform Votes 201 40.20%
Banner	Outperform Votes 332 57.74%	Underperform Votes 243 42.26%

Is SBCF or BANR more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 20.28% compared to Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's net margin of 14.55%. Banner's return on equity of 10.22% beat Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida	14.55%	5.44%	0.78%
Banner	20.28%	10.22%	1.10%

Is SBCF or BANR a better dividend stock?

Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banner pays out 40.2% 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. Banner is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate SBCF or BANR?

Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida currently has a consensus price target of $28.70, suggesting a potential downside of 1.91%. Banner has a consensus price target of $61.60, suggesting a potential downside of 14.73%. Given Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor SBCF or BANR?

In the previous week, Banner had 1 more articles in the media than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Banner and 5 mentions for Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida. Banner's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's score of 0.87 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banner	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, SBCF or BANR?

Banner has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida, 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
Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida	$768.13M	3.25	$104.03M	$1.38	21.20
Banner	$745.98M	3.34	$183.62M	$4.78	15.11

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SBCF or BANR?

81.8% of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Banner shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SBCF or BANR?

Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Banner beats Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.