First Community Bankshares (FCBC) Competitors

First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) and First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FBP or FCBC?

First BanCorp. received 48 more outperform votes than First Community Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.68% of users gave First BanCorp. an outperform vote while only 58.29% of users gave First Community Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First BanCorp.	Outperform Votes 287 60.68%	Underperform Votes 186 39.32%
First Community Bankshares	Outperform Votes 239 58.29%	Underperform Votes 171 41.71%

Which has more volatility & risk, FBP or FCBC?

First BanCorp. has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Community Bankshares has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FBP or FCBC?

First BanCorp. has higher revenue and earnings than First Community Bankshares. First BanCorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Community Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First BanCorp.	$889.54M	3.53	$302.86M	$1.81	10.60
First Community Bankshares	$157.12M	5.21	$48.02M	$2.79	16.05

Do analysts rate FBP or FCBC?

First BanCorp. currently has a consensus target price of $22.60, indicating a potential upside of 17.83%. First Community Bankshares has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.16%. Given First BanCorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First BanCorp. is more favorable than First Community Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First BanCorp.	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
First Community Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FBP or FCBC a better dividend stock?

First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Community Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First BanCorp. pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Community Bankshares pays out 44.4% 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 Community Bankshares has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First BanCorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FBP or FCBC?

97.9% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of First Community Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Community Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FBP or FCBC more profitable?

First Community Bankshares has a net margin of 27.18% compared to First BanCorp.'s net margin of 24.94%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 19.91% beat First Community Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First BanCorp.	24.94%	19.91%	1.63%
First Community Bankshares	27.18%	10.70%	1.68%

Does the media prefer FBP or FCBC?

In the previous week, First BanCorp. had 5 more articles in the media than First Community Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First BanCorp. and 0 mentions for First Community Bankshares. First BanCorp.'s average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat First Community Bankshares' score of 0.93 indicating that First BanCorp. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First BanCorp.	Positive
First Community Bankshares	Positive

Summary

First BanCorp. beats First Community Bankshares on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.