First Bancorp (FNLC) Competitors $27.71 +1.22 (+4.61%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FNLC vs. PEBO, SBSI, CTBI, UVSP, HFWA, EGBN, FCBC, CPF, HAFC, and MBWMShould you be buying First Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bancorp include Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), Univest Financial (UVSP), Heritage Financial (HFWA), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), Central Pacific Financial (CPF), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), and Mercantile Bank (MBWM). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. First Bancorp vs. Peoples Bancorp Southside Bancshares Community Trust Bancorp Univest Financial Heritage Financial Eagle Bancorp First Community Bankshares Central Pacific Financial Hanmi Financial Mercantile Bank Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) and First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking. Is PEBO or FNLC a better dividend stock? Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. First Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Peoples Bancorp pays out 45.6% 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. Is PEBO or FNLC more profitable? Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 20.16% compared to First Bancorp's net margin of 16.46%. Peoples Bancorp's return on equity of 11.84% beat First Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Bancorp20.16% 11.84% 1.39% First Bancorp 16.46%10.72%0.87% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PEBO or FNLC? 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PEBO or FNLC? Peoples Bancorp received 81 more outperform votes than First Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.30% of users gave First Bancorp an outperform vote while only 55.99% of users gave Peoples Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeoples BancorpOutperform Votes27155.99% Underperform Votes21344.01% First BancorpOutperform Votes19062.30% Underperform Votes11537.70% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PEBO or FNLC? Peoples Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Bancorp. Peoples Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeoples Bancorp$442.41M2.59$113.36M$3.519.19First Bancorp$78.24M3.95$29.52M$2.3711.69 Does the media refer more to PEBO or FNLC? In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than First Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 2 mentions for First Bancorp. Peoples Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat First Bancorp's score of 0.80 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PEBO or FNLC? Peoples Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $34.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.23%. Given Peoples Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Peoples Bancorp is more favorable than First Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peoples Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25First Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, PEBO or FNLC? Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPeoples Bancorp beats First Bancorp on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPress70%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? Grab Your Free Cheatsheets Today!Would you like to know the historic win rate of every trade you take before you place it? Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.>> You can grab your FREE, laminated copies right here << Get First Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FNLC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FNLC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst BancorpNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$309.02M$21.43B$11.37B$9.08BDividend Yield5.44%3.27%5.64%4.24%P/E Ratio11.6926.4324.7617.17Price / Sales3.952.9326.61117.15Price / Cash9.9111.0018.5037.85Price / Book1.261.262.624.78Net Income$29.52M$2.24B$1.04B$225.60M7 Day Performance-2.29%-4.44%-2.83%-1.36%1 Month Performance-5.43%-4.79%-3.52%0.20%1 Year Performance-2.26%14.75%11.10%15.30% First Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FNLCFirst Bancorp2.7642 of 5 stars$27.71+4.6%N/A-2.3%$309.02M$78.24M11.69270Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumePEBOPeoples Bancorp2.6707 of 5 stars$34.90+0.8%$34.25-1.9%-5.8%$1.24B$526.82M9.861,478Analyst RevisionSBSISouthside Bancshares3.2821 of 5 stars$35.61+1.3%$37.00+3.9%+0.4%$1.08B$395.58M12.69815News CoverageCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.6448 of 5 stars$57.93+0.2%$57.67-0.5%+22.3%$1.05B$326.31M13.13930Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Financial1.4123 of 5 stars$32.04+0.7%$28.00-12.6%+35.2%$930.54M$293.80M12.82920HFWAHeritage Financial3.457 of 5 stars$26.41+0.9%$25.00-5.3%+13.3%$902.01M$210.51M24.23748News CoverageEGBNEagle Bancorp1.8324 of 5 stars$29.29+0.8%$29.50+0.7%-12.9%$884.62M$309.65M-20.90500News CoveragePositive NewsFCBCFirst Community Bankshares3.0588 of 5 stars$45.77+0.2%$38.00-17.0%+11.4%$837.13M$174.62M16.38591News CoverageCPFCentral Pacific Financial4.0925 of 5 stars$30.82-0.3%$24.00-22.1%+42.3%$834.14M$248.92M14.72696HAFCHanmi Financial4.7781 of 5 stars$26.29+1.1%$24.38-7.3%+20.1%$793.85M$232.51M12.50615Analyst RevisionPositive NewsMBWMMercantile Bank3.4142 of 5 stars$48.82-0.7%$54.50+11.6%+11.5%$788.05M$229.89M9.87670News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Peoples Bancorp Alternatives Southside Bancshares Alternatives Community Trust Bancorp Alternatives Univest Financial Alternatives Heritage Financial Alternatives Eagle Bancorp Alternatives First Community Bankshares Alternatives Central Pacific Financial Alternatives Hanmi Financial Alternatives Mercantile Bank Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FNLC) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. 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