Banc of California (BANC) Competitors $16.07 +0.03 (+0.19%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BANC vs. MTG, RDN, NYCB, TFSL, SMPL, WD, WSFS, WAFD, PFS, and AGMShould 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), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WSFS Financial (WSFS), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), and Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Banc of California vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group New York Community Bancorp TFS Financial Simply Good Foods Walker & Dunlop WSFS Financial WaFd Provident Financial Services Federal Agricultural Mortgage Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BANC or MTG? MGIC Investment received 168 more outperform votes than Banc of California when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.94% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 57.88% of users gave Banc of California an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanc of CaliforniaOutperform Votes31657.88% Underperform Votes23042.12% MGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.94% Underperform Votes23933.06% Do analysts rate BANC or MTG? Banc of California presently has a consensus price target of $17.30, indicating a potential upside of 7.65%. MGIC Investment has a consensus price target of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. Given Banc of California's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Banc of California is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banc of California 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60MGIC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer BANC or MTG? In the previous week, Banc of California had 5 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Banc of California and 3 mentions for MGIC Investment. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Banc of California's score of 0.98 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banc of California 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MGIC Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in BANC or MTG? 86.9% of Banc of California shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Banc of California shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, BANC or MTG? Banc of California has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BANC or MTG? MGIC Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Banc of California. Banc of California is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGIC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanc of California$1.97B1.30-$1.90B-$4.27-3.76MGIC Investment$1.16B5.43$712.95M$2.848.71 Is BANC or MTG more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 64.09% compared to Banc of California's net margin of -20.75%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.99% beat Banc of California's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banc of California-20.75% 2.93% 0.24% MGIC Investment 64.09%14.99%11.75% Is BANC or MTG a better dividend stock? Banc of California pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Banc of California pays out -9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGIC Investment pays out 18.3% 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. Banc of California is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryMGIC Investment beats Banc of California on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 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$2.55B$22.39B$10.56B$19.87BDividend Yield2.46%3.14%10.16%3.54%P/E Ratio-3.7628.0649.2742.87Price / Sales1.302.533,463.2318.11Price / Cash1.8210.8930.4717.86Price / Book0.871.302.765.52Net Income-$1.90B$2.24B$995.76M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.98%-0.98%-0.34%-0.22%1 Month Performance5.86%6.05%1.82%0.12%1 Year Performance25.45%31.84%23.79%23.71% Banc of California Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANCBanc of California4.3743 of 5 stars$16.07+0.2%$17.30+7.7%+25.4%$2.55B$472.31M-3.762,304Analyst RevisionMTGMGIC Investment2.9404 of 5 stars$24.75+0.7%$25.50+3.0%+40.8%$6.23B$1.16B8.71680Positive NewsRDNRadian Group1.7993 of 5 stars$33.60-0.8%$36.10+7.4%+29.1%$5.04B$1.24B8.701,100NYCBNew York Community Bancorp2.9171 of 5 starsN/A$17.48+∞N/A$4.38B$8.20B-2.428,766Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTFSLTFS Financial2.3858 of 5 stars$14.09-0.6%$14.00-0.6%+3.5%$3.98B$758.78M52.191,000Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.7836 of 5 stars$39.14+3.0%$40.78+4.2%+0.8%$3.81B$1.33B28.36260Insider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWDWalker & Dunlop2.0941 of 5 stars$105.75-1.1%$111.00+5.0%+27.5%$3.61B$1.05B37.771,326WSFSWSFS Financial3.9417 of 5 stars$57.50flat$59.75+3.9%+44.9%$3.39B$1.27B13.132,229Positive NewsWAFDWaFd4.6159 of 5 stars$35.92-0.1%$38.00+5.8%+30.6%$2.92B$1.43B14.482,120PFSProvident Financial Services4.4105 of 5 stars$20.70-1.1%$23.00+11.1%+32.4%$2.73B$695.65M19.901,142Positive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.3144 of 5 stars$201.63-1.7%$215.00+6.6%+20.4%$2.20B$358.82M12.97185Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGIC Investment Alternatives Radian Group Alternatives New York Community Bancorp Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives Walker & Dunlop Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives WaFd Alternatives Provident Financial Services Alternatives Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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 (NYSE:BANC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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