WSFS Financial (WSFS) Competitors

WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS) and Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WSFS or SFNC?

Simmons First National received 67 more outperform votes than WSFS Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.50% of users gave WSFS Financial an outperform vote while only 47.62% of users gave Simmons First National an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WSFS Financial	Outperform Votes 203 50.50%	Underperform Votes 199 49.50%
Simmons First National	Outperform Votes 270 47.62%	Underperform Votes 297 52.38%

Does the media prefer WSFS or SFNC?

In the previous week, Simmons First National had 12 more articles in the media than WSFS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Simmons First National and 4 mentions for WSFS Financial. WSFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Simmons First National's score of 0.62 indicating that WSFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WSFS Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Simmons First National	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend WSFS or SFNC?

WSFS Financial presently has a consensus price target of $59.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.97%. Simmons First National has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.08%. Given WSFS Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WSFS Financial is more favorable than Simmons First National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WSFS Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Simmons First National	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is WSFS or SFNC a better dividend stock?

WSFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. WSFS Financial pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simmons First National pays out 82.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Simmons First National has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is WSFS or SFNC more profitable?

WSFS Financial has a net margin of 18.78% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of 8.94%. WSFS Financial's return on equity of 10.56% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WSFS Financial	18.78%	10.56%	1.29%
Simmons First National	8.94%	5.15%	0.65%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WSFS or SFNC?

WSFS Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Simmons First National. WSFS Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simmons First National, 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
WSFS Financial	$1.27B	2.67	$269.16M	$4.38	13.12
Simmons First National	$1.37B	2.25	$175.06M	$1.02	24.01

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WSFS or SFNC?

88.5% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Simmons First National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, WSFS or SFNC?

WSFS Financial has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simmons First National has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

WSFS Financial beats Simmons First National on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.