Bank First (BFC) Competitors $101.55 +1.12 (+1.12%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:15 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BFC vs. EBC, BBAR, ASB, CLSK, AUB, FHB, IFS, BFH, WULF, and PRKShould you be buying Bank First stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank First include Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), Associated Banc (ASB), CleanSpark (CLSK), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), First Hawaiian (FHB), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Bread Financial (BFH), TeraWulf (WULF), and Park National (PRK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank First vs. Eastern Bankshares Banco BBVA Argentina Associated Banc CleanSpark Atlantic Union Bankshares First Hawaiian Intercorp Financial Services Bread Financial TeraWulf Park National Bank First (NASDAQ:BFC) and Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BFC or EBC? Eastern Bankshares received 10 more outperform votes than Bank First when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.00% of users gave Eastern Bankshares an outperform vote while only 45.16% of users gave Bank First an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank FirstOutperform Votes1445.16% Underperform Votes1754.84% Eastern BanksharesOutperform Votes2450.00% Underperform Votes2450.00% Do institutionals and insiders believe in BFC or EBC? 30.0% of Bank First shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Bank First shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, BFC or EBC? Eastern Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Bank First. Eastern Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank First, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank First$141.58M7.18$74.51M$8.1412.48Eastern Bankshares$670.55M5.53$232.18M$2.327.44 Is BFC or EBC more profitable? Eastern Bankshares has a net margin of 38.00% compared to Bank First's net margin of 32.02%. Bank First's return on equity of 10.10% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank First32.02% 10.10% 1.49% Eastern Bankshares 38.00%4.49%0.64% Which has more volatility & risk, BFC or EBC? Bank First has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BFC or EBC? Bank First currently has a consensus target price of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.41%. Eastern Bankshares has a consensus target price of $19.75, indicating a potential upside of 14.43%. Given Eastern Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eastern Bankshares is more favorable than Bank First.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank First 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Eastern Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor BFC or EBC? In the previous week, Eastern Bankshares had 2 more articles in the media than Bank First. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Eastern Bankshares and 5 mentions for Bank First. Eastern Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Bank First's score of 0.74 indicating that Eastern Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank First 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eastern Bankshares 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is BFC or EBC a better dividend stock? Bank First pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bank First pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastern Bankshares pays out 20.7% 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. Eastern Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryEastern Bankshares beats Bank First on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchCould This Tiny Device Help You Make an Extra $30k a Year?I believe it’s going to power Elon Musk’s next AI revolution… A revolution he believes will be worth more than $9 trillion. That’s nearly 10 times more money than the market caps of Tesla… SpaceX… PayPal… Neuralink… and X… COMBINED.Click here to see the details because I believe a lot of people will get rich. Get Bank First News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFC 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. 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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 BFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank FirstNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.02B$21.60B$11.06B$9.08BDividend Yield1.58%3.20%9.80%4.22%P/E Ratio12.4826.4928.2017.18Price / Sales7.182.9543.87116.83Price / Cash16.7411.0130.5237.86Price / Book1.701.262.744.78Net Income$74.51M$2.24B$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance-4.91%-4.24%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-3.42%-3.70%-2.88%3.36%1 Year Performance14.82%15.55%11.36%16.59% Bank First Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFCBank First1.429 of 5 stars$101.55+1.1%$104.00+2.4%+15.5%$1.02B$141.58M12.48361News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEBCEastern Bankshares4.7151 of 5 stars$18.48+3.0%$19.75+6.9%+19.0%$3.97B$670.55M7.741,744Positive NewsBBARBanco BBVA Argentina4.3164 of 5 stars$19.11+11.0%$27.00+41.3%+242.1%$3.90B$1.93T10.066,009High Trading VolumeASBAssociated Banc4.7609 of 5 stars$25.64+0.4%$25.89+1.0%+13.8%$3.88B$1.09B21.204,100Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCLSKCleanSpark2.5225 of 5 stars$12.52+4.2%$23.17+85.0%+6.2%$3.66B$378.97M-22.19130Options VolumeGap UpAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares3.3383 of 5 stars$40.72-0.6%$42.00+3.1%+5.7%$3.66B$1.05B16.991,804Positive NewsFHBFirst Hawaiian2.3415 of 5 stars$27.18+0.4%$26.14-3.8%+13.9%$3.48B$1.12B15.462,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsIFSIntercorp Financial Services4.1856 of 5 stars$29.13-0.3%$30.00+3.0%+37.0%$3.36B$6.22B11.468,333Positive NewsBFHBread Financial3.3282 of 5 stars$66.50+1.9%$53.54-19.5%+92.9%$3.31B$3.93B10.397,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsWULFTeraWulf3.5638 of 5 stars$8.06+14.5%$8.07+0.1%+239.0%$3.11B$126.47M0.006Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePRKPark National0.8466 of 5 stars$187.27+0.2%$130.00-30.6%+32.2%$3.03B$564.30M22.111,799News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Eastern Bankshares Competitors Banco BBVA Argentina Competitors Associated Banc Competitors CleanSpark Competitors Atlantic Union Bankshares Competitors First Hawaiian Competitors Intercorp Financial Services Competitors Bread Financial Competitors TeraWulf Competitors Park National Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BFC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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