FVCBankcorp (FVCB) Competitors $10.44 -0.23 (-2.11%) As of 12:38 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FVCB vs. BFST, FUFU, HBT, EQBK, MCBS, IBCP, SMBC, VEL, JFIN, and MCBShould you be buying FVCBankcorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FVCBankcorp include Business First Bancshares (BFST), BitFuFu (FUFU), HBT Financial (HBT), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Independent Bank (IBCP), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Velocity Financial (VEL), Jiayin Group (JFIN), and Metropolitan Bank (MCB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. FVCBankcorp vs. Business First Bancshares BitFuFu HBT Financial Equity Bancshares MetroCity Bankshares Independent Bank Southern Missouri Bancorp Velocity Financial Jiayin Group Metropolitan Bank Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) and FVCBankcorp (NASDAQ:FVCB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Is BFST or FVCB more profitable? Business First Bancshares has a net margin of 14.19% compared to FVCBankcorp's net margin of 13.00%. Business First Bancshares' return on equity of 11.88% beat FVCBankcorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Business First Bancshares14.19% 11.88% 1.05% FVCBankcorp 13.00%7.72%0.77% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BFST or FVCB? Business First Bancshares received 116 more outperform votes than FVCBankcorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.04% of users gave Business First Bancshares an outperform vote while only 56.00% of users gave FVCBankcorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBusiness First BancsharesOutperform Votes13058.04% Underperform Votes9441.96% FVCBankcorpOutperform Votes1456.00% Underperform Votes1144.00% Do analysts prefer BFST or FVCB? Business First Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.68%. Given Business First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Business First Bancshares is more favorable than FVCBankcorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Business First Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00FVCBankcorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BFST or FVCB? Business First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than FVCBankcorp. Business First Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FVCBankcorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBusiness First Bancshares$270.37M2.68$65.11M$2.2610.83FVCBankcorp$53.86M3.56$15.06M$0.8112.88 Do institutionals & insiders believe in BFST or FVCB? 47.3% of Business First Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of FVCBankcorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Business First Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of FVCBankcorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, BFST or FVCB? Business First Bancshares has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FVCBankcorp has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BFST or FVCB? In the previous week, Business First Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than FVCBankcorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Business First Bancshares and 1 mentions for FVCBankcorp. FVCBankcorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Business First Bancshares' score of 1.76 indicating that FVCBankcorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Business First Bancshares Very Positive FVCBankcorp Very Positive SummaryBusiness First Bancshares beats FVCBankcorp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get FVCBankcorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FVCB 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 FVCB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFVCBankcorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$191.81M$3.04B$11.28B$7.73BDividend YieldN/A3.75%5.39%4.02%P/E Ratio12.8822.8422.6318.59Price / Sales3.563.0925.5288.87Price / Cash13.0810.6317.6234.64Price / Book0.861.172.614.11Net Income$15.06M$372.21M$1.04B$247.18M7 Day Performance1.61%-1.84%-0.97%-3.93%1 Month Performance-11.64%-5.19%495.28%-6.33%1 Year Performance-14.33%14.71%536.20%-1.93% FVCBankcorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FVCBFVCBankcorp1.3973 of 5 stars$10.44-2.1%N/A-12.5%$191.81M$53.86M12.88130Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.4413 of 5 stars$25.26+3.3%$31.50+24.7%+9.9%$746.48M$270.37M11.18750Positive NewsFUFUBitFuFu3.3322 of 5 stars$4.46+4.2%$7.00+57.0%-5.3%$727.46M$452.74M0.0029Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownHBTHBT Financial2.917 of 5 stars$23.04+1.3%$24.80+7.6%+18.2%$727.12M$222.37M10.19730EQBKEquity Bancshares3.2521 of 5 stars$40.59+3.3%$48.00+18.2%+14.9%$710.76M$215.83M10.20700News CoveragePositive NewsMCBSMetroCity Bankshares4.0623 of 5 stars$27.87+2.5%$36.00+29.2%+9.8%$707.98M$139.66M11.10220Positive NewsIBCPIndependent Bank3.8208 of 5 stars$31.81+2.4%$39.17+23.1%+21.7%$667.15M$215.80M10.07920Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.4358 of 5 stars$54.34+2.6%$70.00+28.8%+19.1%$649.85M$171.80M11.86540Positive NewsVELVelocity Financial1.6919 of 5 stars$18.84+0.2%$21.50+14.1%+3.1%$640.84M$211.74M10.18220High Trading VolumeJFINJiayin Group3.2585 of 5 stars$11.91+2.5%N/A+114.0%$639.39M$6.00B3.97710Earnings ReportPositive NewsMCBMetropolitan Bank3.9734 of 5 stars$56.75+2.9%$78.13+37.7%+44.6%$637.04M$276.91M9.59240Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BFST Alternatives FUFU Alternatives HBT Alternatives EQBK Alternatives MCBS Alternatives IBCP Alternatives SMBC Alternatives VEL Alternatives JFIN Alternatives MCB 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:FVCB) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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