Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) Competitors

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) and Glacier Bancorp (NASDAQ:GBCI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor RF or GBCI?

In the previous week, Regions Financial had 21 more articles in the media than Glacier Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Regions Financial and 13 mentions for Glacier Bancorp. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Glacier Bancorp's score of 0.74 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regions Financial	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Glacier Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RF or GBCI?

Regions Financial has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glacier Bancorp has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RF or GBCI?

79.4% of Regions Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RF or GBCI more profitable?

Regions Financial has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Glacier Bancorp's net margin of 14.99%. Regions Financial's return on equity of 12.83% beat Glacier Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regions Financial	20.20%	12.83%	1.32%
Glacier Bancorp	14.99%	5.98%	0.68%

Which has better valuation & earnings, RF or GBCI?

Regions Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Glacier Bancorp. Regions Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glacier Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Regions Financial	$7.08B	2.42	$1.89B	$1.94	9.77
Glacier Bancorp	$810.03M	5.34	$190.14M	$1.67	22.83

Is RF or GBCI a better dividend stock?

Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Glacier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Regions Financial pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Glacier Bancorp pays out 79.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regions Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Regions Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend RF or GBCI?

Regions Financial presently has a consensus price target of $26.42, suggesting a potential upside of 39.34%. Glacier Bancorp has a consensus price target of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.05%. Given Regions Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Regions Financial is more favorable than Glacier Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regions Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Glacier Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RF or GBCI?

Regions Financial received 672 more outperform votes than Glacier Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.65% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 49.44% of users gave Glacier Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regions Financial	Outperform Votes 936 62.65%	Underperform Votes 558 37.35%
Glacier Bancorp	Outperform Votes 264 49.44%	Underperform Votes 270 50.56%

Summary

Regions Financial beats Glacier Bancorp on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.