First of Long Island (FLIC) Competitors

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

Is FNLC or FLIC more profitable?

First Bancorp has a net margin of 18.41% compared to First Bancorp's net margin of 14.14%. First of Long Island's return on equity of 11.68% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Bancorp	18.41%	11.68%	0.94%
First of Long Island	14.14%	6.54%	0.57%

Do analysts rate FNLC or FLIC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
First of Long Island	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is FNLC or FLIC a better dividend stock?

First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. First Bancorp pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First of Long Island pays out 77.8% 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 Bancorp has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

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

40.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of First 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, FNLC or FLIC?

First Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First of Long Island has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FNLC or FLIC?

In the previous week, First Bancorp and First Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. First of Long Island's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat First Bancorp's score of -0.54 indicating that First Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, FNLC or FLIC?

First Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First of Long Island. First 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 Bancorp	$143.61M	1.89	$29.52M	$2.48	9.81
First of Long Island	$161.82M	1.49	$26.24M	$1.08	9.92

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FNLC or FLIC?

First of Long Island received 15 more outperform votes than First Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.30% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.03% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 190 62.30%	Underperform Votes 115 37.70%
First of Long Island	Outperform Votes 205 52.03%	Underperform Votes 189 47.97%

Summary

First Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.