First Mid Bancshares (FMBH) Competitors

First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) and Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Is FMBH or AVAL a better dividend stock?

First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Mid Bancshares pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media prefer FMBH or AVAL?

In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 3 more articles in the media than Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 0 mentions for Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores' score of 1.54 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Mid Bancshares	Very Positive
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FMBH or AVAL?

First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FMBH or AVAL?

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has higher revenue and earnings than First Mid Bancshares. First Mid Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores, 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 Mid Bancshares	$318.63M	2.64	$78.90M	$3.29	10.66
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores	$16.02T	0.00	$203.02M	$0.20	13.20

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FMBH or AVAL?

47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FMBH or AVAL more profitable?

First Mid Bancshares has a net margin of 17.39% compared to Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores' net margin of 2.24%. First Mid Bancshares' return on equity of 10.10% beat Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Mid Bancshares	17.39%	10.10%	1.09%
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores	2.24%	2.48%	0.25%

Do analysts prefer FMBH or AVAL?

First Mid Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.35%. Given First Mid Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Mid Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FMBH or AVAL?

First Mid Bancshares received 13 more outperform votes than Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.04% of users gave First Mid Bancshares an outperform vote while only 51.59% of users gave Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Mid Bancshares	Outperform Votes 191 52.04%	Underperform Votes 176 47.96%
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores	Outperform Votes 178 51.59%	Underperform Votes 167 48.41%

Summary

First Mid Bancshares beats Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.