First Bancorp (FNLC) Competitors

Fidelity D & D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is FDBC or FNLC a better dividend stock?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 60.8% 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. Fidelity D & D Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Bancorp has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FDBC or FNLC?

20.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FDBC or FNLC more profitable?

First Bancorp has a net margin of 16.46% compared to Fidelity D & D Bancorp's net margin of 13.30%. First Bancorp's return on equity of 10.86% beat Fidelity D & D Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	13.30%	10.68%	0.82%
First Bancorp	16.46%	10.86%	0.88%

Does the media favor FDBC or FNLC?

In the previous week, First Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Bancorp and 3 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.07 indicating that Fidelity D & D Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FDBC or FNLC?

First Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity D & D Bancorp, 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
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	$72.34M	4.14	$18.21M	$2.68	19.47
First Bancorp	$143.61M	2.02	$29.52M	$2.37	11.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FDBC or FNLC?

First Bancorp received 34 more outperform votes than Fidelity D & D Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave Fidelity D & D Bancorp an outperform vote while only 62.30% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Outperform Votes 156 68.12%	Underperform Votes 73 31.88%
First Bancorp	Outperform Votes 190 62.30%	Underperform Votes 115 37.70%

Do analysts recommend FDBC or FNLC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
First Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, FDBC or FNLC?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fidelity D & D Bancorp and First Bancorp tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.