Primis Financial (FRST) Competitors $8.42 -0.32 (-3.66%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.42 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FRST vs. PFC, ML, OPFI, CNOB, PGY, AMAL, AMTB, FMBH, BHRB, and GHLDShould you be buying Primis Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Primis Financial include Premier Financial (PFC), MoneyLion (ML), OppFi (OPFI), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), and Guild (GHLD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Primis Financial vs. Premier Financial MoneyLion OppFi ConnectOne Bancorp Pagaya Technologies Amalgamated Financial Amerant Bancorp First Mid Bancshares Burke & Herbert Financial Services Guild Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PFC or FRST? 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer PFC or FRST? Premier Financial currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.76%. Primis Financial has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.39%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than Premier Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Premier Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Primis Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PFC or FRST a better dividend stock? 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 4.8%. 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. Primis Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PFC or FRST? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPremier FinancialOutperform Votes1438.89% Underperform Votes2261.11% Primis FinancialOutperform Votes741.18% Underperform Votes1058.82% Which has more risk and volatility, PFC or FRST? Premier Financial has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, PFC or FRST? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPremier Financial$243.59M4.13$71.40M$1.9914.09Primis Financial$147.43M1.39-$7.54M-$0.30-27.55 Does the media prefer PFC or FRST? In the previous week, Primis Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Premier Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Primis Financial and 0 mentions for Premier Financial. Primis Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Premier Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Primis Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Premier Financial Neutral Primis Financial Positive Is PFC or FRST more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier Financial16.12% 7.66% 0.87% Primis Financial -2.97%-2.05%-0.20% SummaryPremier Financial and Primis Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Primis Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRST 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 FRST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrimis FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$204.34M$2.72B$10.54B$7.21BDividend Yield4.02%3.78%5.42%4.05%P/E Ratio-27.5520.9721.4017.52Price / Sales1.392.7624.9585.30Price / Cash6.2810.6317.6234.64Price / Book0.511.052.573.81Net Income-$7.54M$372.21M$1.03B$247.10M7 Day Performance-15.58%-8.75%-5.18%-7.26%1 Month Performance-18.33%-11.12%494.08%-9.98%1 Year Performance-27.05%7.15%530.46%-7.33% Primis Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRSTPrimis Financial4.8332 of 5 stars$8.42-3.7%$14.00+66.3%-23.1%$208.17M$147.43M-28.07420Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumePFCPremier Financial1.2807 of 5 stars$28.04flat$22.50-19.8%N/A$1.00B$243.59M14.091,023MLMoneyLion1.2239 of 5 stars$87.96+0.3%$92.83+5.5%+22.7%$995.71M$545.91M399.82560Positive NewsOPFIOppFi1.7507 of 5 stars$10.95+12.1%$9.00-17.8%+261.2%$943.61M$525.96M68.41570Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.7472 of 5 stars$24.10+2.3%$28.00+16.2%+15.6%$924.81M$264.07M13.62520Gap DownPGYPagaya Technologies4.0207 of 5 stars$12.44+9.4%$20.61+65.7%-4.1%$916.28M$1.00B-2.26800Positive NewsGap DownAMALAmalgamated Financial3.6725 of 5 stars$29.56+1.4%$38.50+30.2%+17.6%$907.11M$316.48M8.57380Positive NewsGap DownAMTBAmerant Bancorp3.3596 of 5 stars$21.54+2.4%$27.00+25.3%-17.6%$903.00M$305.29M-37.79680News CoverageGap DownFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.6603 of 5 stars$35.99+2.8%$45.00+25.0%+4.0%$863.11M$318.63M10.941,070News CoverageBHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services2.9615 of 5 stars$58.68+1.9%$76.00+29.5%-1.8%$863.02M$256.55M24.45850Gap DownGHLDGuild3.1871 of 5 stars$13.28-8.0%$16.60+25.0%-3.1%$822.09M$1.06B-8.574,200Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Premier Financial Alternatives MoneyLion Alternatives OppFi Alternatives ConnectOne Bancorp Alternatives Pagaya Technologies Alternatives Amalgamated Financial Alternatives Amerant Bancorp Alternatives First Mid Bancshares Alternatives Burke & Herbert Financial Services Alternatives Guild Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FRST) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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