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Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS) Competitors

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$11.72 +0.04 (+0.34%)
(As of 02:20 PM ET)

PBFS vs. FBMS, SII, AMAL, BFC, AMTB, BHRB, CNOB, CCB, FSUN, and PFC

Should you be buying Pioneer Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pioneer Bancorp include First Bancshares (FBMS), Sprott (SII), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Bank First (BFC), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Coastal Financial (CCB), Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), and Premier Financial (PFC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Pioneer Bancorp vs.

Pioneer Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBFS) and First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and community ranking.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Bancorp$104.65M2.91$15.26M$0.7316.05
First Bancshares$387.64M2.96$75.46M$2.2116.64

70.0% of First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Pioneer Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of First Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, First Bancshares had 6 more articles in the media than Pioneer Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Bancshares and 1 mentions for Pioneer Bancorp. Pioneer Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat First Bancshares' score of 1.09 indicating that Pioneer Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pioneer Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Bancshares
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

First Bancshares received 217 more outperform votes than Pioneer Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.21% of users gave First Bancshares an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Pioneer Bancorp an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Pioneer BancorpOutperform Votes
15
42.86%
Underperform Votes
20
57.14%
First BancsharesOutperform Votes
232
54.21%
Underperform Votes
196
45.79%

First Bancshares has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.45%. Given First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Bancshares is more favorable than Pioneer Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pioneer Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
First Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

First Bancshares has a net margin of 17.25% compared to Pioneer Bancorp's net margin of 16.59%. First Bancshares' return on equity of 8.19% beat Pioneer Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pioneer Bancorp16.59% 6.19% 0.94%
First Bancshares 17.25%8.19%1.00%

Pioneer Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bancshares has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Bancshares beats Pioneer Bancorp on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PBFS vs. The Competition

MetricPioneer BancorpSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$304.37M$454.88M$10.59B$8.84B
Dividend YieldN/A2.09%10.14%4.07%
P/E Ratio16.0515.7746.7014.22
Price / Sales2.912.473,473.6488.42
Price / Cash12.2521.7430.6236.27
Price / Book1.001.004.126.37
Net Income$15.26M$13.66M$1.02B$225.56M
7 Day Performance2.18%-0.02%0.59%-0.02%
1 Month Performance5.68%5.69%7.82%2.04%
1 Year Performance38.37%28.95%25.05%28.00%

Pioneer Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PBFS
Pioneer Bancorp
1.0774 of 5 stars
$11.72
+0.3%
N/A+39.2%$304.37M$104.65M16.05260News Coverage
Positive News
FBMS
First Bancshares
2.0871 of 5 stars
$36.77
+2.5%
$35.50
-3.5%
+34.8%$1.15B$387.64M14.301,078Analyst Forecast
Positive News
SII
Sprott
2.1857 of 5 stars
$44.03
0.0%
N/A+45.8%$1.14B$169.02M24.21170Ex-Dividend
Positive News
AMAL
Amalgamated Financial
3.0433 of 5 stars
$36.22
+1.9%
$32.17
-11.2%
+68.0%$1.11B$387.41M10.46380Insider Trade
BFC
Bank First
1.0136 of 5 stars
$105.75
+2.9%
$102.00
-3.5%
+21.6%$1.06B$240.60M12.75361
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
1.4418 of 5 stars
$24.79
+3.7%
$25.60
+3.3%
+13.5%$1.04B$636.08M-16.08680
BHRB
Burke & Herbert Financial Services
2.6471 of 5 stars
$69.68
+2.8%
$74.00
+6.2%
+43.2%$1.04B$164.85M0.00850Insider Trade
Positive News
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.7454 of 5 stars
$27.09
+1.9%
$26.33
-2.8%
+36.1%$1.04B$504.07M15.67487Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
CCB
Coastal Financial
4.5177 of 5 stars
$75.99
+1.6%
$74.67
-1.7%
+85.2%$1.03B$537.55M25.47380Positive News
FSUN
Firstsun Capital Bancorp
N/A$37.00
-0.2%
$42.00
+13.5%
N/A$1.02B$492.78M0.001,128Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
Gap Up
PFC
Premier Financial
4.279 of 5 stars
$28.25
+2.7%
$22.50
-20.4%
+32.9%$1.01B$456.36M13.961,023Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:PBFS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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