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Primis Financial (FRST) Competitors

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$11.22
-0.01 (-0.09%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

FRST vs. CZNC, FNLC, INBK, CIVB, RRBI, FBMS, AMAL, FSUN, BHRB, and CNOB

Should 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), Red River Bancshares (RRBI), First Bancshares (FBMS), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), and ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Primis Financial vs.

Citizens & Northern (NASDAQ:CZNC) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) 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, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Citizens & Northern. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Primis Financial and 1 mentions for Citizens & Northern. Citizens & Northern's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.46 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Primis Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

30.8% of Citizens & Northern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Citizens & Northern shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Primis Financial shares are held 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.

Citizens & Northern has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Citizens & Northern has a net margin of 14.47% compared to Primis Financial's net margin of 0.00%. Citizens & Northern's return on equity of 8.40% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Citizens & Northern14.47% 8.40% 0.87%
Primis Financial N/A N/A N/A

Citizens & Northern pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.

Citizens & Northern has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Primis Financial.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Citizens & Northern$137.92M2.09$24.15M$1.4413.02
Primis Financial$244.23M1.14-$7.83MN/AN/A

Primis Financial has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.78%. Given Primis Financial's higher probable 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)
N/A
Primis Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Citizens & NorthernOutperform Votes
159
52.30%
Underperform Votes
145
47.70%
Primis FinancialOutperform Votes
7
41.18%
Underperform Votes
10
58.82%

Summary

Citizens & Northern beats Primis Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FRST vs. The Competition

MetricPrimis FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$277.64M$3.05B$10.43B$8.53B
Dividend Yield3.56%3.71%10.18%4.14%
P/E Ratio11.9516.1243.2115.14
Price / Sales1.142.493,384.72100.10
Price / Cash6.5110.2530.0534.08
Price / Book0.701.193.965.02
Net Income-$7.83M$405.86M$992.99M$225.46M
7 Day Performance-1.15%0.65%-0.35%0.37%
1 Month Performance-4.02%4.30%0.25%3.57%
1 Year Performance16.75%31.99%22.75%29.43%

Primis Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FRST
Primis Financial
4.8931 of 5 stars
$11.22
-0.1%
$14.00
+24.8%
+19.1%$277.64M$244.23M11.95420Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
4.0665 of 5 stars
$18.75
-0.9%
N/A+5.5%$288.56M$137.92M13.02404Short Interest ↓
FNLC
First Bancorp
2.7288 of 5 stars
$26.07
+0.7%
N/A+11.3%$290.42M$143.61M11.00270
INBK
First Internet Bancorp
3.5866 of 5 stars
$34.68
-0.8%
$42.88
+23.6%
+113.3%$300.68M$265.57M13.65290Short Interest ↑
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
4.581 of 5 stars
$20.36
0.0%
$20.25
-0.5%
+40.2%$320.47M$219.90M10.13538Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
RRBI
Red River Bancshares
3.961 of 5 stars
$52.88
+1.3%
N/A+16.0%$364.15M$106.72M11.13340Upcoming Earnings
FBMS
First Bancshares
1.7262 of 5 stars
$33.15
-1.0%
$35.50
+7.1%
+35.9%$1.03B$387.64M15.001,078
AMAL
Amalgamated Financial
2.3907 of 5 stars
$32.84
-1.0%
$32.17
-2.1%
+81.8%$1.02B$311.12M9.66380Insider Selling
News Coverage
FSUN
Firstsun Capital Bancorp
N/A$35.70
-2.4%
N/AN/A$986.75M$492.78M0.001,128News Coverage
BHRB
Burke & Herbert Financial Services
3.7866 of 5 stars
$62.90
-0.7%
$74.00
+17.6%
+40.8%$940.04M$205.80M9.08850Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.2271 of 5 stars
$24.35
+0.5%
$26.33
+8.1%
+47.6%$934.31M$504.07M13.99487Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NASDAQ:FRST) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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