Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF) Competitors $29.50 -0.12 (-0.41%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SBCF vs. BANR, FBK, RNST, HTLF, LKFN, WAL, PNFP, CBSH, CFR, and ZIONShould you be buying Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida include Banner (BANR), FB Financial (FBK), Renasant (RNST), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), Lakeland Financial (LKFN), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida vs. Banner FB Financial Renasant Heartland Financial USA Lakeland Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Pinnacle Financial Partners Commerce Bancshares Cullen/Frost Bankers Zions Bancorporation, National Association Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) and Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking. Which has better valuation and earnings, BANR or SBCF? Banner has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida. Banner 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 RatioBanner$745.98M3.40$183.62M$4.7815.38Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida$768.13M3.28$104.03M$1.3821.38 Which has more risk and volatility, BANR or SBCF? Banner has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BANR or SBCF? Banner currently has a consensus price target of $61.60, suggesting a potential downside of 16.21%. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida has a consensus price target of $28.70, suggesting a potential downside of 2.71%. Given Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida is more favorable than Banner.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banner 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BANR or SBCF? Banner received 33 more outperform votes than Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.80% of users gave Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida an outperform vote while only 57.74% of users gave Banner an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBannerOutperform Votes33257.74% Underperform Votes24342.26% Seacoast Banking Co. of FloridaOutperform Votes29959.80% Underperform Votes20140.20% Is BANR or SBCF more profitable? Banner has a net margin of 20.28% compared to Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's net margin of 14.55%. Banner's return on equity of 10.22% beat Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banner20.28% 10.22% 1.10% Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida 14.55%5.44%0.78% Do insiders and institutionals believe in BANR or SBCF? 87.3% of Banner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Banner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BANR or SBCF? In the previous week, Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida had 3 more articles in the media than Banner. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida and 5 mentions for Banner. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Banner's score of 0.84 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 Banner 3 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BANR or SBCF a better dividend stock? Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Banner pays out 40.2% 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. Banner is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryBanner beats Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida on 13 of the 20 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 SBCF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSeacoast Banking Co. of FloridaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.52B$3.16B$11.00B$8.66BDividend Yield2.44%3.49%5.94%4.06%P/E Ratio21.3817.5628.4217.27Price / Sales3.282.9745.0369.06Price / Cash24.2711.2218.4936.35Price / Book1.151.263.695.87Net Income$104.03M$405.86M$998.34M$225.66M7 Day Performance0.41%0.77%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance3.76%5.89%1.86%1.15%1 Year Performance24.68%34.90%24.78%24.02% Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)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 CoverageBANRBanner2.8156 of 5 stars$75.63+0.4%N/A+62.2%$2.61B$745.98M15.821,966Short Interest ↓FBKFB Financial4.4806 of 5 stars$58.26+0.9%N/A+65.3%$2.72B$748.95M25.441,591Insider BuyingShort Interest ↓RNSTRenasant2.0462 of 5 stars$38.35+0.6%N/A+31.0%$2.44B$641.04M12.492,300Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageHTLFHeartland Financial USA4.1753 of 5 stars$68.90+0.0%N/A+113.4%$2.95B$603.99M38.491,970Dividend AnnouncementEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastInsider SellingShort Interest ↓News CoverageLKFNLakeland Financial2.5027 of 5 stars$75.92+0.5%N/A+30.1%$1.94B$255.76M19.72650Positive NewsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.7458 of 5 stars$93.11-0.3%N/A+88.1%$10.25B$2.30B14.373,260Positive NewsPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.6312 of 5 stars$127.43+0.5%N/A+71.3%$9.84B$2.79B24.233,357Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.1604 of 5 stars$72.01+0.1%N/A+43.5%$9.23B$1.64B18.754,728Short Interest ↑CFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.5147 of 5 stars$142.16-0.6%N/A+41.7%$9.12B$2.65B17.645,495Insider SellingShort Interest ↓Positive NewsZIONZions Bancorporation, National Association4.5529 of 5 stars$59.97-0.1%N/A+66.6%$8.86B$3.04B13.669,679Analyst ForecastInsider SellingAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BANR Alternatives FBK Alternatives RNST Alternatives HTLF Alternatives LKFN Alternatives WAL Alternatives PNFP Alternatives CBSH Alternatives CFR Alternatives ZION 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:SBCF) 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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