First Bank (FRBA) Competitors

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) and First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) are both banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is ATLCP or FRBA more profitable?

First Bank has a net margin of 16.88% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 0.00%. First Bank's return on equity of 9.99% beat Atlanticus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlanticus	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Bank	16.88%	9.99%	1.08%

Is ATLCP or FRBA a better dividend stock?

Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. First Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. First Bank pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to ATLCP or FRBA?

In the previous week, First Bank had 2 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Bank and 1 mentions for Atlanticus. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat First Bank's score of 0.96 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atlanticus	Very Positive
First Bank	Positive

Do analysts prefer ATLCP or FRBA?

First Bank has a consensus target price of $17.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.94%. Given First Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Bank is more favorable than Atlanticus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlanticus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ATLCP or FRBA?

64.9% of First Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ATLCP or FRBA?

First Bank has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Atlanticus.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlanticus	$316.89M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Bank	$229.43M	N/A	$42.24M	$1.54	10.01

Summary

First Bank beats Atlanticus on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.