FRST vs. PFC, CNOB, BFC, AMTB, ML, BHRB, TRIN, FMBH, ATLC, and NBN
Should you be buying Primis Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Primis Financial include Premier Financial (PFC), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Bank First (BFC), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), MoneyLion (ML), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Trinity Capital (TRIN), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Atlanticus (ATLC), and Northeast Bank (NBN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Primis Financial vs.
Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability.
Premier Financial has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Premier Financial received 7 more outperform votes than Primis Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 41.18% of users gave Primis Financial an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Premier Financial an outperform vote.
Premier Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Primis Financial. Primis Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Premier Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Premier Financial pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Primis Financial pays out -133.3% 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.
In the previous week, Premier Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Primis Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Premier Financial and 1 mentions for Primis Financial. Premier Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Premier Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Premier Financial presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential downside of 20.44%. Primis Financial has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.53%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than Premier Financial.
66.1% of Premier Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Premier Financial 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Premier Financial has a net margin of 16.12% compared to Primis Financial's net margin of -2.97%. Premier Financial's return on equity of 7.66% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.
Summary
Premier Financial beats Primis Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FRST) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
