First National (FXNC) Competitors $24.94 +0.06 (+0.24%) (As of 02:22 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FXNC vs. ATLC, ML, MCBS, CFB, TRIN, BFST, GHLD, OSBC, IBCP, and PGYShould you be buying First National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First National include Atlanticus (ATLC), MoneyLion (ML), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Trinity Capital (TRIN), Business First Bancshares (BFST), Guild (GHLD), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Independent Bank (IBCP), and Pagaya Technologies (PGY). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First National vs. Atlanticus MoneyLion MetroCity Bankshares CrossFirst Bankshares Trinity Capital Business First Bancshares Guild Old Second Bancorp Independent Bank Pagaya Technologies Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) and First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate ATLC or FXNC? Atlanticus presently has a consensus target price of $57.20, indicating a potential downside of 0.88%. First National has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.79%. Given Atlanticus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Atlanticus is more favorable than First National.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80First National 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is ATLC or FXNC more profitable? First National has a net margin of 8.91% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.39%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 25.14% beat First National's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlanticus8.39% 25.14% 3.74% First National 8.91%6.52%0.54% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATLC or FXNC? Atlanticus received 131 more outperform votes than First National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.05% of users gave Atlanticus an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave First National an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAtlanticusOutperform Votes13465.05% Underperform Votes7234.95% First NationalOutperform Votes342.86% Underperform Votes457.14% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATLC or FXNC? 14.1% of Atlanticus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of First National shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Atlanticus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of First National shares are held by 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 better earnings and valuation, ATLC or FXNC? Atlanticus has higher revenue and earnings than First National. Atlanticus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlanticus$276.49M3.08$102.85M$4.4512.97First National$56.42M3.96$9.62M$1.1222.27 Does the media prefer ATLC or FXNC? In the previous week, Atlanticus and Atlanticus both had 1 articles in the media. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat First National's score of 0.48 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atlanticus 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First National 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, ATLC or FXNC? Atlanticus has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First National has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAtlanticus beats First National on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own 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 FXNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst NationalState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$223.71M$3.20B$10.49B$9.28BDividend Yield2.45%3.49%10.36%4.06%P/E Ratio22.2717.3348.6017.54Price / Sales3.963.483,155.52135.61Price / Cash13.9911.2830.5937.95Price / Book1.341.322.764.95Net Income$9.62M$406.76M$1.02B$225.30M7 Day Performance-2.88%-2.07%-1.32%-0.50%1 Month Performance7.04%-0.02%-0.01%8.08%1 Year Performance23.47%22.92%16.38%23.54% First National Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FXNCFirst National2.3934 of 5 stars$24.94+0.2%$21.50-13.8%+22.6%$223.71M$56.42M22.27210Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeATLCAtlanticus2.9095 of 5 stars$61.22-3.1%$57.20-6.6%+65.5%$902.38M$1.16B14.20386Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMLMoneyLion3.5612 of 5 stars$78.44-9.3%$97.86+24.8%+70.2%$870.68M$423.43M357.27560MCBSMetroCity Bankshares2.1707 of 5 stars$34.22-1.6%$36.00+5.2%+35.8%$866.79M$211.03M14.98220Positive NewsCFBCrossFirst Bankshares3.9493 of 5 stars$17.30-0.9%$18.50+6.9%+28.4%$853.06M$455.82M11.88460Positive NewsTRINTrinity Capital2.533 of 5 stars$14.28-0.1%$15.17+6.2%-5.1%$841.24M$181.85M8.3640Dividend AnnouncementBFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.179 of 5 stars$28.45+0.4%$28.75+1.1%+14.2%$840.41M$389.97M12.22750Positive NewsGHLDGuild3.9733 of 5 stars$13.50+0.8%$16.80+24.4%-0.4%$835.52M$655.19M-8.714,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsOSBCOld Second Bancorp2.4045 of 5 stars$18.49-1.1%$18.88+2.1%+14.2%$829.28M$326.15M10.10834Positive NewsIBCPIndependent Bank3.3787 of 5 stars$37.47-1.4%$34.83-7.0%+51.1%$782.75M$290.35M12.93741Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsPGYPagaya Technologies3.834 of 5 stars$10.47+2.6%$22.11+111.2%-48.6%$771.22M$812.05M0.00800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlanticus Competitors MoneyLion Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors CrossFirst Bankshares Competitors Trinity Capital Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors Guild Competitors Old Second Bancorp Competitors Independent Bank Competitors Pagaya Technologies Competitors 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:FXNC) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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