Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) Competitors $34.93 +0.18 (+0.52%) (As of 10:14 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PGC vs. SBCF, BANR, NBTB, RNST, WSBC, TRMK, SYBT, EFSC, OFG, and FBNCShould you be buying Peapack-Gladstone Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial include Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), Banner (BANR), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), Renasant (RNST), WesBanco (WSBC), Trustmark (TRMK), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), OFG Bancorp (OFG), and First Bancorp (FBNC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Peapack-Gladstone Financial vs. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida Banner NBT Bancorp Renasant WesBanco Trustmark Stock Yards Bancorp Enterprise Financial Services OFG Bancorp First Bancorp Peapack-Gladstone Financial (NASDAQ:PGC) and Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Is PGC or SBCF a better dividend stock? Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida pays out 52.2% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, PGC or SBCF? Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PGC or SBCF? 72.8% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate PGC or SBCF? Peapack-Gladstone Financial presently has a consensus price target of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.08%. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has a consensus price target of $28.70, suggesting a potential upside of 0.88%. Given Peapack-Gladstone Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Peapack-Gladstone Financial is more favorable than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Is PGC or SBCF more profitable? Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has a net margin of 14.55% compared to Peapack-Gladstone Financial's net margin of 8.12%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial's return on equity of 5.55% beat Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peapack-Gladstone Financial8.12% 5.55% 0.50% Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida 14.55%5.44%0.78% Does the media refer more to PGC or SBCF? In the previous week, Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida had 4 more articles in the media than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida and 1 mentions for Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Peapack-Gladstone Financial's score of 1.08 indicating that Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peapack-Gladstone Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, PGC or SBCF? Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has higher revenue and earnings than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Peapack-Gladstone Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeapack-Gladstone Financial$216.64M2.84$48.85M$1.8119.30Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida$768.13M3.16$104.03M$1.3820.62 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PGC or SBCF? Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida received 109 more outperform votes than Peapack-Gladstone Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.49% of users gave Peapack-Gladstone Financial an outperform vote while only 59.80% of users gave Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeapack-Gladstone FinancialOutperform Votes19061.49% Underperform Votes11938.51% Seacoast Banking Co. of FloridaOutperform Votes29959.80% Underperform Votes20140.20% SummarySeacoast Banking Co. of Florida beats Peapack-Gladstone Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressIs the Trump/Musk duo good for shares of TSLA?If you held shares of Tesla throughout 2024, you know It’s been a year of extreme highs and lows… But according to our one expert, new yearly highs are on the horizon… In his words, Tesla is building momentum like in 2020, especially as Trump supports the EV maker. 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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 PGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeapack-Gladstone FinancialCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$614.24M$34.97B$10.48B$9.28BDividend Yield0.56%3.71%10.35%4.06%P/E Ratio19.309.7449.0117.51Price / Sales2.841.583,155.95142.21Price / Cash9.3110.2930.5637.95Price / Book1.071.242.764.94Net Income$48.85M$3.23B$1.02B$225.59M7 Day Performance-4.09%-0.86%-1.29%-1.07%1 Month Performance-4.69%0.61%0.03%7.23%1 Year Performance21.92%35.62%16.41%22.97% Peapack-Gladstone Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGCPeapack-Gladstone Financial4.093 of 5 stars$34.93+0.5%$39.50+13.1%+19.6%$614.24M$216.64M19.30521Positive NewsSBCFSeacoast Banking Co. of Florida3.6256 of 5 stars$29.11+0.8%$28.70-1.4%-2.7%$2.49B$768.13M20.931,541Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsBANRBanner1.7413 of 5 stars$71.47+0.1%$67.00-6.3%+29.9%$2.46B$594.20M14.951,966NBTBNBT Bancorp3.2977 of 5 stars$52.05+0.8%$48.17-7.5%+22.7%$2.46B$664.97M18.132,034RNSTRenasant1.8285 of 5 stars$37.48+2.7%$39.33+4.9%+10.3%$2.38B$910.39M11.882,300WSBCWesBanco4.4463 of 5 stars$35.50+0.9%$37.83+6.6%+13.5%$2.37B$584.63M16.832,321Positive NewsTRMKTrustmark2.956 of 5 stars$38.10+1.5%$35.20-7.6%+34.2%$2.33B$488.64M11.342,757News CoveragePositive NewsSYBTStock Yards Bancorp3.3398 of 5 stars$77.54+0.3%$69.25-10.7%+49.9%$2.28B$438.92M21.321,075EFSCEnterprise Financial Services4.167 of 5 stars$59.72+1.3%$58.33-2.3%+33.2%$2.22B$527.63M12.541,221Positive NewsOFGOFG Bancorp3.2915 of 5 stars$44.11+1.0%$50.00+13.4%+15.7%$2.02B$770.73M10.682,248Positive NewsFBNCFirst Bancorp3.607 of 5 stars$47.77+0.4%$56.00+17.2%+26.3%$1.97B$546.25M19.181,445Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida Alternatives Banner Alternatives NBT Bancorp Alternatives Renasant Alternatives WesBanco Alternatives Trustmark Alternatives Stock Yards Bancorp Alternatives Enterprise Financial Services Alternatives OFG Bancorp Alternatives First Bancorp 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:PGC) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare 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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