Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GBCI or RF?

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
Glacier Bancorp	$810.03M	6.16	$190.14M	$1.67	26.36
Regions Financial	$7.08B	2.67	$1.89B	$1.94	10.79

Does the media refer more to GBCI or RF?

In the previous week, Regions Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Glacier Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Regions Financial and 12 mentions for Glacier Bancorp. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Glacier Bancorp's score of 1.35 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Glacier Bancorp	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regions Financial	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate GBCI or RF?

Glacier Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.99%. Regions Financial has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.22%. Given Regions Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regions Financial is more favorable than Glacier Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glacier Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Regions Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GBCI or RF?

Regions Financial received 670 more outperform votes than Glacier Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.77% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 49.44% of users gave Glacier Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Glacier Bancorp	Outperform Votes 264 49.44%	Underperform Votes 270 50.56%
Regions Financial	Outperform Votes 934 62.77%	Underperform Votes 554 37.23%

Is GBCI or RF 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
Glacier Bancorp	14.99%	5.98%	0.68%
Regions Financial	20.20%	12.83%	1.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, GBCI or RF?

Glacier Bancorp has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regions Financial has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

80.2% of Glacier Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Glacier Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GBCI or RF a better dividend stock?

Glacier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regions Financial has increased 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.

Summary

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