Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, FDBC or FLIC?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First of Long Island has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FDBC or FLIC more profitable?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a net margin of 13.30% compared to First of Long Island's net margin of 11.15%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's return on equity of 10.48% beat First of Long Island's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	13.30%	10.48%	0.81%
First of Long Island	11.15%	5.49%	0.49%

Does the media prefer FDBC or FLIC?

In the previous week, First of Long Island had 3 more articles in the media than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First of Long Island and 0 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First of Long Island's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Fidelity D & D Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First of Long Island is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Neutral
First of Long Island	Neutral

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

20.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FDBC or FLIC a better dividend stock?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First of Long Island pays out 95.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FDBC or FLIC?

First of Long Island received 49 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 50.00% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Outperform Votes 156 68.12%	Underperform Votes 73 31.88%
First of Long Island	Outperform Votes 205 50.00%	Underperform Votes 205 50.00%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FDBC or FLIC?

First of Long Island has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First of Long Island 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
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	$71.59M	4.35	$18.21M	$2.68	20.24
First of Long Island	$161.82M	2.01	$26.24M	$0.88	16.39

Do analysts rate FDBC or FLIC?

First of Long Island has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.85%. Given First of Long Island's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First of Long Island is more favorable than Fidelity D & D Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First of Long Island	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

First of Long Island beats Fidelity D & D Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.