First of Long Island (FLIC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, PEBO or FLIC?

Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First of Long Island has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PEBO or FLIC 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
Peoples Bancorp	18.90%	11.07%	1.31%
First of Long Island	9.52%	4.74%	0.43%

Is PEBO or FLIC a better dividend stock?

Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Peoples Bancorp pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts prefer PEBO or FLIC?

Peoples Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $38.38, suggesting a potential upside of 37.79%. First of Long Island has a consensus target price of $16.56, suggesting a potential upside of 51.23%. Given First of Long Island's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First of Long Island is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Peoples Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First of Long Island	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PEBO or FLIC?

60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of First of Long Island shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PEBO or FLIC?

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp and Peoples Bancorp both had 5 articles in the media. Peoples Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat First of Long Island's score of 0.40 indicating that Peoples Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Peoples Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First of Long Island	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PEBO or FLIC?

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
Peoples Bancorp	$443.83M	2.24	$117.21M	$3.31	8.41
First of Long Island	$85.27M	2.91	$17.08M	$0.75	14.60

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEBO or FLIC?

Peoples Bancorp received 67 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 48.02% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Peoples Bancorp	Outperform Votes 273 56.06%	Underperform Votes 214 43.94%
First of Long Island	Outperform Votes 206 48.02%	Underperform Votes 223 51.98%

Summary

Peoples Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.