First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) Competitors

Investors Bancorp (NASDAQ:ISBC) and First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Is ISBC or FIBK more profitable?

Investors Bancorp has a net margin of 31.87% compared to First Interstate BancSystem's net margin of 15.94%. Investors Bancorp's return on equity of 11.68% beat First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Investors Bancorp	31.87%	11.68%	1.23%
First Interstate BancSystem	15.94%	7.48%	0.81%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ISBC or FIBK?

77.8% of Investors Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Investors Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ISBC or FIBK?

Investors Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ISBC or FIBK?

Investors Bancorp received 41 more outperform votes than First Interstate BancSystem when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.18% of users gave First Interstate BancSystem an outperform vote while only 48.98% of users gave Investors Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Investors Bancorp	Outperform Votes 313 48.98%	Underperform Votes 326 51.02%
First Interstate BancSystem	Outperform Votes 272 50.18%	Underperform Votes 270 49.82%

Do analysts rate ISBC or FIBK?

First Interstate BancSystem has a consensus price target of $32.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.67%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than Investors Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Investors Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Interstate BancSystem	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ISBC or FIBK a better dividend stock?

Investors Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Investors Bancorp pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Interstate BancSystem pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Interstate BancSystem has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. First Interstate BancSystem is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ISBC or FIBK?

Investors Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Interstate BancSystem. Investors Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Interstate BancSystem, 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
Investors Bancorp	$983.10M	3.50	$313.33M	$1.33	10.43
First Interstate BancSystem	$1.43B	2.45	$257.50M	$2.28	14.64

Does the media refer more to ISBC or FIBK?

In the previous week, First Interstate BancSystem had 5 more articles in the media than Investors Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem and 0 mentions for Investors Bancorp. First Interstate BancSystem's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Investors Bancorp's score of 0.30 indicating that First Interstate BancSystem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Investors Bancorp	Neutral
First Interstate BancSystem	Positive

Summary

First Interstate BancSystem beats Investors Bancorp on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.