Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC) Competitors

First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) and Fidelity D & D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FBMS or FDBC?

First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity D & D Bancorp, 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 Bancshares	$267.28M	4.04	$75.46M	$2.21	15.64
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	$71.59M	4.06	$18.21M	$2.68	18.91

Does the media refer more to FBMS or FDBC?

In the previous week, First Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Bancshares and 0 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Fidelity D & D Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Bancshares	Positive
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FBMS or FDBC?

69.9% of First Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of First Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FBMS or FDBC?

First Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $37.17, indicating a potential upside of 7.51%. Given First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Bancshares is more favorable than Fidelity D & D Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FBMS or FDBC?

First Bancshares received 77 more outperform votes than Fidelity D & D Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave Fidelity D & D Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.81% of users gave First Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Bancshares	Outperform Votes 233 53.81%	Underperform Votes 200 46.19%
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Outperform Votes 156 68.12%	Underperform Votes 73 31.88%

Is FBMS or FDBC a better dividend stock?

First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First Bancshares pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 59.7% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, FBMS or FDBC?

First Bancshares has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FBMS or FDBC more profitable?

First Bancshares has a net margin of 17.25% compared to Fidelity D & D Bancorp's net margin of 13.30%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's return on equity of 10.48% beat First Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Bancshares	17.25%	8.19%	1.00%
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	13.30%	10.48%	0.81%

Summary

First Bancshares beats Fidelity D & D Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.