Banc of California (BANC) Competitors $12.94 +0.31 (+2.41%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.91 -0.03 (-0.19%) As of 07:47 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTG or BANC? MGIC Investment received 161 more outperform votes than Banc of California when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 58.09% of users gave Banc of California an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.30% Underperform Votes24633.70% Banc of CaliforniaOutperform Votes32358.09% Underperform Votes23341.91% Does the media refer more to MTG or BANC? In the previous week, Banc of California had 6 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Banc of California and 6 mentions for MGIC Investment. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Banc of California's score of 0.39 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banc of California 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$1.21B4.87$762.99M$2.908.37Banc of California$985.89M2.08$126.89M$0.5623.10 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 3.1%. 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 rate MTG or BANC? MGIC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.17%. Banc of California has a consensus target price of $17.73, indicating a potential upside of 37.05%. 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 Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTG or BANC? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Banc of California shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Banc of California shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, MTG or BANC? MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banc of California has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% SummaryMGIC Investment beats Banc of California on 13 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$2.05B$20.67B$10.85B$18.53BDividend Yield3.07%3.89%6.01%4.23%P/E Ratio23.1011.6921.5731.15Price / Sales2.082.6125.4625.69Price / Cash10.0211.1617.6117.53Price / Book0.681.082.574.29Net Income$126.89M$2.17B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.73%-0.94%0.14%-0.79%1 Month Performance-7.32%-5.64%-3.46%-6.88%1 Year Performance-6.34%15.55%534.42%1.74% Banc of California Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANCBanc of California4.6487 of 5 stars$12.94+2.4%$17.73+37.0%-7.1%$2.05B$985.89M23.10680Upcoming EarningsMTGMGIC Investment3.2281 of 5 stars$22.50-2.8%$26.75+18.9%+24.0%$5.46B$1.21B7.76680Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownRDNRadian Group3.0519 of 5 stars$30.62-2.4%$36.80+20.2%+8.8%$4.44B$1.29B7.791,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSMPLSimply Good Foods2.3583 of 5 stars$33.89+0.1%$39.56+16.7%+18.7%$3.42B$1.36B24.04260Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTFSLTFS Financial3.0077 of 5 stars$11.72+0.2%$14.50+23.7%+1.6%$3.29B$302.58M41.861,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWSFSWSFS Financial4.7343 of 5 stars$46.36-0.6%$64.75+39.7%+11.5%$2.69B$1.04B10.492,160News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWDWalker & Dunlop3.7409 of 5 stars$75.05-4.0%$107.50+43.2%-17.6%$2.55B$1.13B23.531,326WAFDWaFd4.3136 of 5 stars$25.11-0.5%$33.75+34.4%+1.4%$2.05B$725.16M11.572,130Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePFSProvident Financial Services4.212 of 5 stars$15.27-1.5%$24.00+57.2%+9.8%$1.99B$694.73M14.541,150Positive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.618 of 5 stars$168.07-3.7%$230.00+36.8%-5.0%$1.83B$375.18M10.22160News CoveragePositive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.4464 of 5 stars$11.10-0.7%$12.50+12.6%+3.7%$1.42B$520.47M14.052,160High Trading Volume 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow War with China Could Start in 128 DaysThe clock is ticking. 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