Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Competitors $47.56 +0.54 (+1.15%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CTBI vs. BANF, TCBI, HTLF, FBP, FULT, CBU, CATY, FIBK, BOH, and CVBFShould you be buying Community Trust Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Community Trust Bancorp include BancFirst (BANF), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), First BanCorp. (FBP), Fulton Financial (FULT), Community Bank System (CBU), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), and CVB Financial (CVBF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Community Trust Bancorp vs. BancFirst Texas Capital Bancshares Heartland Financial USA First BanCorp. Fulton Financial Community Bank System Cathay General Bancorp First Interstate BancSystem Bank of Hawaii CVB Financial Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) 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, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CTBI or BANF? Community Trust Bancorp received 7 more outperform votes than BancFirst when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.76% of users gave BancFirst an outperform vote while only 52.67% of users gave Community Trust Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCommunity Trust BancorpOutperform Votes22752.67% Underperform Votes20447.33% BancFirstOutperform Votes22052.76% Underperform Votes19747.24% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTBI or BANF? 60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of BancFirst shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.9% of BancFirst shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CTBI or BANF more profitable? BancFirst has a net margin of 23.52% compared to Community Trust Bancorp's net margin of 22.02%. BancFirst's return on equity of 14.21% beat Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Community Trust Bancorp22.02% 11.36% 1.41% BancFirst 23.52%14.21%1.68% Which has better earnings & valuation, CTBI or BANF? BancFirst has higher revenue and earnings than Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust 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 RatioCommunity Trust Bancorp$248.56M3.46$82.81M$4.6110.30BancFirst$631.45M5.66$216.35M$6.4416.68 Is CTBI or BANF a better dividend stock? Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. BancFirst pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 40.8% 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. Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years and BancFirst has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Community Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, CTBI or BANF? Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BancFirst has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CTBI or BANF? In the previous week, Community Trust Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than BancFirst. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp and 6 mentions for BancFirst. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat BancFirst's score of 0.90 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Community Trust Bancorp 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BancFirst 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CTBI or BANF? Community Trust Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $61.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.50%. BancFirst has a consensus price target of $113.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.50%. Given Community Trust Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Community Trust Bancorp is more favorable than BancFirst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Community Trust Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00BancFirst 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 SummaryBancFirst beats Community Trust Bancorp on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Community Trust Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTBI 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 CTBI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCommunity Trust BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$859.30M$2.83B$10.72B$7.29BDividend Yield4.12%4.11%5.83%4.32%P/E Ratio10.3021.3821.5117.60Price / Sales3.462.8725.4491.75Price / Cash11.5610.6317.6234.64Price / Book1.221.092.543.91Net Income$82.81M$372.21M$1.03B$247.45M7 Day Performance-1.33%-2.32%-0.28%0.02%1 Month Performance-7.47%-6.74%-3.94%-7.53%1 Year Performance20.21%14.80%533.91%-0.82% Community Trust Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTBICommunity Trust Bancorp4.2784 of 5 stars$47.56+1.1%$61.00+28.3%+17.8%$860.93M$248.56M10.32980Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsBANFBancFirst1.8716 of 5 stars$97.99-4.1%$113.33+15.7%+28.1%$3.26B$631.45M15.232,109Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑TCBITexas Capital Bancshares3.878 of 5 stars$62.45-6.3%$80.43+28.8%+13.8%$2.89B$932.35M48.932,200Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHTLFHeartland Financial USA0.9702 of 5 stars$64.67-2.2%$49.50-23.5%+88.5%$2.77B$932.87M36.132,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeFBPFirst BanCorp.4.1445 of 5 stars$16.76-6.2%$22.40+33.7%+8.4%$2.75B$905.08M9.283,168Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFULTFulton Financial4.356 of 5 stars$14.77-9.0%$20.64+39.7%+8.3%$2.70B$1.18B9.423,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCBUCommunity Bank System4.8931 of 5 stars$50.73-4.8%$71.00+40.0%+24.4%$2.68B$746.30M14.783,030Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCATYCathay General Bancorp4.5092 of 5 stars$36.12-6.5%$50.80+40.6%+9.3%$2.56B$729.72M9.191,246Gap DownFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem4.792 of 5 stars$24.10-6.0%$36.14+50.0%+3.7%$2.54B$999.70M11.113,585BOHBank of Hawaii4.2926 of 5 stars$60.85-6.3%$73.00+20.0%+8.6%$2.42B$632.34M17.592,080News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCVBFCVB Financial3.6627 of 5 stars$16.46-3.5%$22.20+34.9%+7.3%$2.31B$475.92M11.491,107Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BancFirst Alternatives Texas Capital Bancshares Alternatives Heartland Financial USA Alternatives First BanCorp. 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