FBMS vs. BBAR, AX, EBC, UCB, RIOT, ASB, IFS, CORZ, FHB, and AUB
Should you be buying First Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancshares include Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), Axos Financial (AX), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), United Community Banks (UCB), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Associated Banc (ASB), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Core Scientific (CORZ), First Hawaiian (FHB), and Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
First Bancshares vs.
First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) and Banco BBVA Argentina (NYSE:BBAR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Banco BBVA Argentina pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. First Bancshares pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco BBVA Argentina pays out 74.5% 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.
First Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $38.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.47%. Banco BBVA Argentina has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.88%. Given Banco BBVA Argentina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Banco BBVA Argentina is more favorable than First Bancshares.
First Bancshares has a net margin of 18.40% compared to Banco BBVA Argentina's net margin of 6.09%. Banco BBVA Argentina's return on equity of 12.21% beat First Bancshares' return on equity.
Banco BBVA Argentina received 131 more outperform votes than First Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.97% of users gave Banco BBVA Argentina an outperform vote while only 52.95% of users gave First Bancshares an outperform vote.
70.0% of First Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of First Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Banco BBVA Argentina has higher revenue and earnings than First Bancshares. Banco BBVA Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, First Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Banco BBVA Argentina. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Bancshares and 2 mentions for Banco BBVA Argentina. First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Banco BBVA Argentina's score of 0.58 indicating that First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Bancshares has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco BBVA Argentina has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Banco BBVA Argentina beats First Bancshares on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FBMS) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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