Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC) Competitors $58.83 -0.25 (-0.42%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EFSC vs. FBNC, LKFN, VBTX, SRCE, TCBK, ZION, WTFC, SSB, SNV, and PBShould you be buying Enterprise Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enterprise Financial Services include First Bancorp (FBNC), Lakeland Financial (LKFN), Veritex (VBTX), 1st Source (SRCE), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), SouthState (SSB), Synovus Financial (SNV), and Prosperity Bancshares (PB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Enterprise Financial Services vs. First Bancorp Lakeland Financial Veritex 1st Source TriCo Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, National Association Wintrust Financial SouthState Synovus Financial Prosperity Bancshares Enterprise Financial Services (NASDAQ:EFSC) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer EFSC or FBNC? In the previous week, Enterprise Financial Services had 2 more articles in the media than First Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Enterprise Financial Services and 2 mentions for First Bancorp. Enterprise Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat First Bancorp's score of 1.43 indicating that Enterprise Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Enterprise Financial Services Very Positive First Bancorp Positive Do analysts rate EFSC or FBNC? Enterprise Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $52.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.61%. First Bancorp has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.64%. Given First Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Bancorp is more favorable than Enterprise Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Enterprise Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00First Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EFSC or FBNC? Enterprise Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than First Bancorp. Enterprise Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEnterprise Financial Services$833.64M2.62$194.06M$4.7212.46First Bancorp$546.25M3.46$104.13M$2.4818.45 Is EFSC or FBNC more profitable? Enterprise Financial Services has a net margin of 19.73% compared to First Bancorp's net margin of 17.98%. Enterprise Financial Services' return on equity of 10.81% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Enterprise Financial Services19.73% 10.81% 1.24% First Bancorp 17.98%8.00%0.93% Do insiders & institutionals believe in EFSC or FBNC? 72.2% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of First Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are held 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. Is EFSC or FBNC a better dividend stock? Enterprise Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Enterprise Financial Services pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 35.5% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EFSC or FBNC? First Bancorp received 122 more outperform votes than Enterprise Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.60% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.06% of users gave Enterprise Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEnterprise Financial ServicesOutperform Votes28357.06% Underperform Votes21342.94% First BancorpOutperform Votes40562.60% Underperform Votes24237.40% Which has more volatility and risk, EFSC or FBNC? Enterprise Financial Services has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEnterprise Financial Services beats First Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Golden CrestBuffett’s Selling Out: Is Your 401(k) About to Get Wiped Out?Let me share something important with you. Just a few weeks ago, Warren Buffett unloaded $932 million worth of bank stocks. He didn't do it on a whim—he knows something big is coming. The question is: Why aren't you taking action, too?Click Here For Your Free Guide Get Enterprise Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EFSC 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 EFSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEnterprise Financial ServicesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.18B$3.03B$11.08B$8.74BDividend Yield1.84%3.50%5.95%4.07%P/E Ratio12.4617.0426.0713.27Price / Sales2.622.5244.1781.14Price / Cash10.4111.1618.5935.77Price / Book1.241.263.725.92Net Income$194.06M$405.86M$998.34M$225.73M7 Day Performance0.94%0.77%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance9.25%5.89%1.87%1.15%1 Year Performance49.73%34.90%24.82%24.02% Enterprise Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EFSCEnterprise Financial Services4.002 of 5 stars$58.83-0.4%$52.00-11.6%+50.8%$2.18B$833.64M12.461,221Positive NewsFBNCFirst Bancorp3.3885 of 5 stars$46.75+0.3%N/A+43.1%$1.93B$546.25M18.851,445Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLKFNLakeland Financial2.5027 of 5 stars$74.50+0.3%N/A+30.1%$1.90B$393.12M19.35650Positive NewsVBTXVeritex4.2332 of 5 stars$29.85-0.1%N/A+51.4%$1.63B$426.61M19.13820Insider SellingSRCE1st Source3.4324 of 5 stars$66.07+0.1%N/A+31.4%$1.62B$507.53M12.581,170TCBKTriCo Bancshares1.9006 of 5 stars$48.12+0.6%N/A+27.9%$1.59B$499.75M14.321,231Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageZIONZions Bancorporation, National Association4.5664 of 5 stars$59.78-0.7%N/A+66.6%$8.83B$4.62B13.629,679Analyst ForecastInsider SellingAnalyst RevisionWTFCWintrust Financial4.5385 of 5 stars$132.65+0.0%N/A+56.2%$8.82B$3.33B13.895,521Positive NewsSSBSouthState3.7594 of 5 stars$107.34+0.5%N/A+41.5%$8.19B$2.23B16.565,070Analyst DowngradeSNVSynovus Financial4.6891 of 5 stars$56.64-0.2%N/A+85.1%$8.02B$3.45B25.634,879Short Interest ↓Gap UpPBProsperity Bancshares4.7839 of 5 stars$82.53-0.5%N/A+39.8%$7.86B$1.60B17.523,850Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Bancorp Alternatives Lakeland Financial Alternatives Veritex Alternatives 1st Source Alternatives TriCo Bancshares Alternatives Zions Bancorporation, National Association Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives SouthState Alternatives Synovus Financial Alternatives Prosperity Bancshares Alternatives 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:EFSC) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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