First of Long Island (FLIC) Competitors

First of Long Island (NASDAQ:FLIC) and Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) are both small-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, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FLIC or PEBO?

Peoples Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First of Long Island. Peoples Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First of Long Island, 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 of Long Island	$85.27M	3.26	$17.08M	$0.75	16.39
Peoples Bancorp	$443.83M	2.39	$117.21M	$3.31	8.99

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FLIC or PEBO?

Peoples Bancorp received 68 more outperform votes than First of Long Island when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.06% of users gave Peoples Bancorp an outperform vote while only 48.12% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First of Long Island	Outperform Votes 205 48.12%	Underperform Votes 221 51.88%
Peoples Bancorp	Outperform Votes 273 56.06%	Underperform Votes 214 43.94%

Is FLIC or PEBO a better dividend stock?

First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. First of Long Island pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Peoples Bancorp pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor FLIC or PEBO?

In the previous week, First of Long Island had 1 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First of Long Island and 3 mentions for Peoples Bancorp. Peoples Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat First of Long Island's score of 0.52 indicating that Peoples Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First of Long Island	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peoples Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLIC or PEBO?

48.3% of First of Long Island shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of First of Long Island shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FLIC or PEBO more profitable?

Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 18.90% compared to First of Long Island's net margin of 9.52%. Peoples Bancorp's return on equity of 11.07% beat First of Long Island's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First of Long Island	9.52%	4.74%	0.43%
Peoples Bancorp	18.90%	11.07%	1.31%

Do analysts recommend FLIC or PEBO?

First of Long Island presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.78%. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus price target of $36.90, suggesting a potential upside of 23.95%. Given Peoples Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Peoples Bancorp is more favorable than First of Long Island.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First of Long Island	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Peoples Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk and volatility, FLIC or PEBO?

First of Long Island has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Peoples Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.