Primis Financial (FRST) Competitors $12.51 +0.30 (+2.46%) (As of 02:08 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FRST vs. CZNC, FNLC, INBK, CIVB, SMMF, FBMS, SII, AMAL, BFC, and AMTBShould you be buying Primis Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Primis Financial include Citizens & Northern (CZNC), First Bancorp (FNLC), First Internet Bancorp (INBK), Civista Bancshares (CIVB), Summit Financial Group (SMMF), First Bancshares (FBMS), Sprott (SII), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Bank First (BFC), and Amerant Bancorp (AMTB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Primis Financial vs. Citizens & Northern First Bancorp First Internet Bancorp Civista Bancshares Summit Financial Group First Bancshares Sprott Amalgamated Financial Bank First Amerant Bancorp Citizens & Northern (NASDAQ:CZNC) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do analysts rate CZNC or FRST? Primis Financial has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.91%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than Citizens & Northern.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Citizens & Northern 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Primis Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CZNC or FRST? Citizens & Northern has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Primis Financial. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCitizens & Northern$137.92M2.26$24.15M$1.4414.03Primis Financial$244.23M1.27-$7.83MN/AN/A Does the media refer more to CZNC or FRST? In the previous week, Citizens & Northern and Citizens & Northern both had 2 articles in the media. Citizens & Northern's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.47 indicating that Citizens & Northern is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Citizens & Northern 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Primis Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CZNC or FRST a better dividend stock? Citizens & Northern pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Citizens & Northern 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CZNC or FRST? 30.8% of Citizens & Northern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Citizens & Northern shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Primis Financial shares are owned by company insiders. 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CZNC or FRST? Citizens & Northern received 152 more outperform votes than Primis Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.30% of users gave Citizens & Northern an outperform vote while only 41.18% of users gave Primis Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCitizens & NorthernOutperform Votes15952.30% Underperform Votes14547.70% Primis FinancialOutperform Votes741.18% Underperform Votes1058.82% Which has more volatility and risk, CZNC or FRST? Citizens & Northern has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CZNC or FRST more profitable? Citizens & Northern has a net margin of 14.47% compared to Primis Financial's net margin of 7.31%. Citizens & Northern's return on equity of 8.28% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Citizens & Northern14.47% 8.28% 0.86% Primis Financial 7.31%4.65%0.47% SummaryCitizens & Northern beats Primis Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 FRST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrimis FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$309.25M$3.07B$10.59B$8.84BDividend Yield3.27%3.51%10.14%4.07%P/E Ratio13.0117.1746.7014.22Price / Sales1.272.513,473.6488.42Price / Cash7.0911.0830.6236.27Price / Book0.781.264.126.37Net Income-$7.83M$405.80M$1.02B$225.56M7 Day Performance3.13%0.63%0.59%-0.02%1 Month Performance5.57%10.03%7.82%2.04%1 Year Performance24.73%38.06%25.05%28.00% Primis Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRSTPrimis Financial4.7523 of 5 stars$12.51+2.5%$14.00+11.9%+19.7%$309.25M$244.23M13.01420Short Interest ↑CZNCCitizens & Northern3.6765 of 5 stars$20.20+1.8%N/A-1.5%$311.28M$137.92M13.78404Positive NewsFNLCFirst Bancorp1.9518 of 5 stars$28.73+2.4%N/A+11.8%$320.34M$143.61M11.84270INBKFirst Internet Bancorp3.67 of 5 stars$40.52+2.6%$42.88+5.8%+116.7%$351.31M$265.57M15.55290Positive NewsCIVBCivista Bancshares4.5334 of 5 stars$22.50+0.6%$20.25-10.0%+43.5%$354.15M$219.90M11.12538SMMFSummit Financial GroupN/A$25.70-2.5%N/A+13.0%$377.28M$263.42M6.62496Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeFBMSFirst Bancshares2.0871 of 5 stars$36.77+2.5%$35.50-3.5%+34.8%$1.15B$387.64M14.301,078Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSIISprott2.1857 of 5 stars$44.09+0.1%N/A+45.8%$1.14B$169.02M24.21170Ex-DividendPositive NewsAMALAmalgamated Financial3.0433 of 5 stars$36.22+1.9%$32.17-11.2%+68.0%$1.11B$387.41M10.46380Insider TradeBFCBank First1.0017 of 5 stars$105.75+2.9%$102.00-3.5%+21.6%$1.06B$240.60M12.75361AMTBAmerant Bancorp1.4418 of 5 stars$24.79+3.7%$25.60+3.3%+13.5%$1.04B$636.08M-16.08680 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Citizens & Northern Alternatives First Bancorp Alternatives First Internet Bancorp Alternatives Civista Bancshares Alternatives Summit Financial Group Alternatives First Bancshares Alternatives Sprott Alternatives Amalgamated Financial Alternatives Bank First Alternatives Amerant Bancorp 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:FRST) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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