First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) Competitors

First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, FIBK or BANR?

First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FIBK or BANR a better dividend stock?

First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Interstate BancSystem pays out 89.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Banner pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to FIBK or BANR?

In the previous week, Banner had 6 more articles in the media than First Interstate BancSystem. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Banner and 9 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem. First Interstate BancSystem's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Banner's score of 0.55 indicating that First Interstate BancSystem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Interstate BancSystem	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banner	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FIBK or BANR?

First Interstate BancSystem has higher revenue and earnings than Banner. Banner 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
First Interstate BancSystem	$1.48B	2.14	$226M	$2.11	14.28
Banner	$832.99M	2.77	$168.90M	$5.09	13.13

Is FIBK or BANR more profitable?

Banner has a net margin of 20.77% compared to First Interstate BancSystem's net margin of 14.93%. Banner's return on equity of 9.95% beat First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Interstate BancSystem	14.93%	6.57%	0.74%
Banner	20.77%	9.95%	1.10%

Do analysts rate FIBK or BANR?

First Interstate BancSystem currently has a consensus target price of $35.43, indicating a potential upside of 17.55%. Banner has a consensus target price of $70.83, indicating a potential upside of 5.99%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than Banner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Interstate BancSystem	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Banner	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FIBK or BANR?

88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Banner shares are held 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.

Summary

Banner beats First Interstate BancSystem on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.