Heartland Financial USA (HTLF) Competitors $65.58 -0.49 (-0.74%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HTLF vs. FBK, BANR, SBCF, RNST, FBP, FHN, WBS, WAL, PNFP, and CBSHShould you be buying Heartland Financial USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heartland Financial USA include FB Financial (FBK), Banner (BANR), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), Renasant (RNST), First BanCorp. (FBP), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Heartland Financial USA vs. FB Financial Banner Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida Renasant First BanCorp. First Horizon Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Pinnacle Financial Partners Commerce Bancshares FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) and Heartland Financial USA (NASDAQ:HTLF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FBK or HTLF? Heartland Financial USA received 155 more outperform votes than FB Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.92% of users gave Heartland Financial USA an outperform vote while only 49.49% of users gave FB Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFB FinancialOutperform Votes24449.49% Underperform Votes24950.51% Heartland Financial USAOutperform Votes39956.92% Underperform Votes30243.08% Does the media refer more to FBK or HTLF? In the previous week, Heartland Financial USA had 2 more articles in the media than FB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Heartland Financial USA and 8 mentions for FB Financial. FB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Heartland Financial USA's score of 0.78 indicating that FB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FB Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Heartland Financial USA 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, FBK or HTLF? FB Financial has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heartland Financial USA has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FBK or HTLF? FB Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Heartland Financial USA. FB Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heartland Financial USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFB Financial$748.95M3.48$120.22M$2.2924.38Heartland Financial USA$932.87M3.01$79.92M$1.7936.64 Do analysts rate FBK or HTLF? FB Financial presently has a consensus price target of $47.80, suggesting a potential downside of 14.38%. Heartland Financial USA has a consensus price target of $45.60, suggesting a potential downside of 30.47%. Given FB Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe FB Financial is more favorable than Heartland Financial USA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FB Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Heartland Financial USA 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is FBK or HTLF more profitable? FB Financial has a net margin of 14.40% compared to Heartland Financial USA's net margin of 8.79%. Heartland Financial USA's return on equity of 10.81% beat FB Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FB Financial14.40% 10.38% 1.23% Heartland Financial USA 8.79%10.81%1.09% Is FBK or HTLF a better dividend stock? FB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Heartland Financial USA pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. FB Financial pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heartland Financial USA pays out 67.0% 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. Do insiders and institutionals believe in FBK or HTLF? 65.4% of FB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.6% of Heartland Financial USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of FB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Heartland Financial USA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHeartland Financial USA beats FB Financial on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two 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 HTLF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHeartland Financial USAState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.81B$3.03B$11.08B$8.74BDividend Yield1.83%3.50%5.95%4.07%P/E Ratio36.6417.0426.0713.27Price / Sales3.012.5244.1781.14Price / Cash11.1011.1618.5935.77Price / Book1.391.263.725.92Net Income$79.92M$405.86M$998.34M$225.73M7 Day Performance-1.23%0.77%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance8.09%5.89%1.87%1.15%1 Year Performance108.99%34.90%24.82%24.02% Heartland Financial USA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HTLFHeartland Financial USA4.1764 of 5 stars$65.58-0.7%$45.60-30.5%+113.4%$2.81B$932.87M36.641,970Dividend AnnouncementEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastInsider SellingShort Interest ↓News CoverageFBKFB Financial4.4859 of 5 stars$55.83-0.7%$47.80-14.4%+65.3%$2.61B$748.95M24.381,591Insider BuyingShort Interest ↓BANRBanner2.8156 of 5 stars$73.52+0.1%$61.60-16.2%+62.2%$2.53B$745.98M15.381,966Short Interest ↓SBCFSeacoast Banking Co. of Florida3.6019 of 5 stars$29.50-0.4%$28.70-2.7%+24.9%$2.52B$768.13M21.381,541Dividend AnnouncementInsider SellingNews CoverageRNSTRenasant2.0532 of 5 stars$36.91+0.4%$39.33+6.6%+31.0%$2.35B$910.39M12.022,300Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageFBPFirst BanCorp.3.3354 of 5 stars$20.94+0.0%$21.40+2.2%+39.6%$3.43B$1.16B11.573,168Insider SellingShort Interest ↓FHNFirst Horizon4.5454 of 5 stars$20.36+1.0%$18.38-9.7%+67.2%$10.79B$5.03B14.757,378Insider SellingShort Interest ↑WBSWebster Financial4.9148 of 5 stars$60.07+0.6%$57.85-3.7%+41.0%$10.30B$3.94B13.624,261Positive NewsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.7504 of 5 stars$90.38-1.2%$92.73+2.6%+88.1%$9.95B$4.32B13.953,260Positive NewsPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.6312 of 5 stars$123.99+0.5%$106.60-14.0%+71.3%$9.58B$2.79B23.573,357Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.158 of 5 stars$71.57-0.2%$61.79-13.7%+43.5%$9.18B$1.95B18.644,728Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FBK Alternatives BANR Alternatives SBCF Alternatives RNST Alternatives FBP Alternatives FHN Alternatives WBS Alternatives WAL Alternatives PNFP Alternatives CBSH Alternatives 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:HTLF) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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