FBNC vs. SNV, PB, ONB, BOKF, BPOP, GBCI, COLB, HOMB, UMBF, and FNB
Should you be buying First Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancorp include Synovus Financial (SNV), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Old National Bancorp (ONB), BOK Financial (BOKF), Popular (BPOP), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Columbia Banking System (COLB), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB), UMB Financial (UMBF), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First Bancorp vs.
Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and community ranking.
First Bancorp has a net margin of 17.98% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 10.82%. Synovus Financial's return on equity of 13.43% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.
In the previous week, First Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Synovus Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Bancorp and 1 mentions for Synovus Financial. Synovus Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.17 indicating that Synovus Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Synovus Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Bancorp. First Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synovus Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
83.8% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Synovus Financial presently has a consensus price target of $57.78, indicating a potential upside of 11.24%. First Bancorp has a consensus price target of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.09%. Given First Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Bancorp is more favorable than Synovus Financial.
Synovus Financial received 53 more outperform votes than First Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.65% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.02% of users gave Synovus Financial an outperform vote.
Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Synovus Financial pays out 68.8% 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.
Summary
Synovus Financial beats First Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FBNC) was last updated on 1/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff