Banc of California (BANC) Competitors $14.55 -0.18 (-1.22%) As of 03/25/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BANC vs. MTG, RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WSFS, WD, WAFD, PFS, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying Banc of California stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banc of California include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), TFS Financial (TFSL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Banc of California vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group Simply Good Foods TFS Financial WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop WaFd Provident Financial Services Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is MTG or BANC a better dividend stock? MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Banc of California pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banc of California pays out 71.4% 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 analysts prefer MTG or BANC? MGIC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $26.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.08%. Banc of California has a consensus target price of $18.18, indicating a potential upside of 24.96%. Given Banc of California's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Banc of California is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Banc of California 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Is MTG or BANC more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to Banc of California's net margin of 7.06%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat Banc of California's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment63.18% 14.86% 11.69% Banc of California 7.06%6.20%0.53% Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTG or BANC? MGIC Investment received 163 more outperform votes than Banc of California when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 57.94% of users gave Banc of California an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.39% Underperform Votes24533.61% Banc of CaliforniaOutperform Votes32157.94% Underperform Votes23342.06% Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTG or BANC? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Banc of California shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Banc of California shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MTG or BANC? MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Banc of California. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banc of California, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMGIC Investment$1.21B4.88$762.99M$2.908.38Banc of California$985.89M2.34$126.89M$0.5625.98 Does the media favor MTG or BANC? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Banc of California. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MGIC Investment and 7 mentions for Banc of California. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Banc of California's score of 0.51 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banc of California 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MTG or BANC? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banc of California has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMGIC Investment beats Banc of California on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Banc of California News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BANC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 BANC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBanc of CaliforniaNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.31B$22.84B$11.48B$19.75BDividend Yield2.84%3.40%5.57%3.75%P/E Ratio25.9812.6122.8734.05Price / Sales2.342.9125.7228.57Price / Cash10.0211.1617.6117.54Price / Book0.771.192.804.63Net Income$126.89M$2.17B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.86%0.46%1.17%0.14%1 Month Performance-0.75%-2.90%496.64%-1.17%1 Year Performance0.55%19.27%540.12%7.30% Banc of California Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANCBanc of California4.4683 of 5 stars$14.55-1.2%$18.18+25.0%-1.0%$2.31B$985.89M25.98680Gap UpMTGMGIC Investment3.577 of 5 stars$23.04-0.2%$26.75+16.1%+11.2%$5.59B$1.21B7.95680Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRDNRadian Group2.7607 of 5 stars$31.52+0.0%$36.80+16.8%0.0%$4.57B$1.29B8.021,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSMPLSimply Good Foods2.6986 of 5 stars$34.45-0.2%$40.22+16.8%+0.0%$3.48B$1.36B24.43260Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTFSLTFS Financial3.3019 of 5 stars$12.34+0.2%$14.50+17.5%-0.9%$3.47B$302.58M44.071,000Positive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.4888 of 5 stars$52.06+0.1%$64.75+24.4%+22.0%$3.05B$1.04B11.782,160Positive NewsWDWalker & Dunlop2.2769 of 5 stars$87.99+0.9%$107.50+22.2%-8.3%$2.97B$1.13B27.581,326WAFDWaFd4.6175 of 5 stars$28.34+0.4%$33.75+19.1%+3.3%$2.31B$725.16M13.062,130Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.5217 of 5 stars$17.08-0.4%$24.00+40.5%+16.8%$2.23B$694.73M16.261,150Positive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.414 of 5 stars$194.39-0.4%$230.00+18.3%+2.1%$2.12B$375.18M11.82160Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.2502 of 5 stars$12.11-0.6%$12.50+3.2%+8.0%$1.54B$520.47M15.332,165 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGIC Investment Alternatives Radian Group Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives Walker & Dunlop Alternatives WaFd Alternatives Provident Financial Services Alternatives Federal Agricultural Mortgage Alternatives Northwest Bancshares Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BANC) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredDOGE officially begins retirement transformationElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") just announced the first-ever "fully digital retireme...Altimetry | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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