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First BanCorp. (FBP) Competitors

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$20.96 -0.35 (-1.64%)
(As of 11:57 AM ET)

FBP vs. FHN, WAL, WBS, CFR, PNFP, CBSH, ZION, WTFC, SSB, and SNV

Should you be buying First BanCorp. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First BanCorp. include First Horizon (FHN), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Webster Financial (WBS), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), SouthState (SSB), and Synovus Financial (SNV). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

First BanCorp. vs.

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

First BanCorp. has a net margin of 24.94% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.43%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 19.91% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Horizon15.43% 9.51% 1.01%
First BanCorp. 24.94%19.91%1.63%

First Horizon received 214 more outperform votes than First BanCorp. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.72% of users gave First BanCorp. an outperform vote while only 54.59% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First HorizonOutperform Votes
500
54.59%
Underperform Votes
416
45.41%
First BanCorp.Outperform Votes
286
60.72%
Underperform Votes
185
39.28%

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Horizon pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First BanCorp. pays out 35.4% 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. First BanCorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

First Horizon currently has a consensus target price of $18.38, indicating a potential downside of 8.85%. First BanCorp. has a consensus target price of $21.40, indicating a potential upside of 2.10%. Given First BanCorp.'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First BanCorp. is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Horizon
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62
First BanCorp.
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, First Horizon had 19 more articles in the media than First BanCorp.. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for First Horizon and 3 mentions for First BanCorp.. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat First BanCorp.'s score of 0.24 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Horizon
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First BanCorp.
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than First BanCorp.. First BanCorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Horizon$5.03B2.13$897M$1.3814.62
First BanCorp.$1.16B2.97$302.86M$1.8111.58

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First BanCorp. has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First BanCorp. beats First Horizon on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FBP vs. The Competition

MetricFirst BanCorp.State commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.43B$3.12B$10.43B$19.91B
Dividend Yield2.96%3.48%10.20%3.50%
P/E Ratio11.5817.7249.4244.85
Price / Sales2.972.723,418.7318.12
Price / Cash11.0611.3030.5921.68
Price / Book2.021.283.724.68
Net Income$302.86M$405.86M$985.74M$982.08M
7 Day Performance0.19%1.83%0.50%-0.81%
1 Month Performance-0.99%9.49%3.36%1.66%
1 Year Performance39.64%35.87%24.50%25.93%

First BanCorp. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FBP
First BanCorp.
3.1695 of 5 stars
$20.96
-1.6%
$21.40
+2.1%
+51.9%$3.43B$1.16B11.583,168Insider Selling
Short Interest ↓
FHN
First Horizon
4.6269 of 5 stars
$19.60
-2.5%
N/A+75.7%$10.77B$3.12B14.207,378Insider Selling
Short Interest ↑
WAL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
4.8036 of 5 stars
$90.35
-6.0%
N/A+113.4%$10.58B$4.32B13.943,260Positive News
WBS
Webster Financial
4.9283 of 5 stars
$57.68
-4.0%
N/A+50.0%$10.30B$3.94B13.084,261
CFR
Cullen/Frost Bankers
4.5415 of 5 stars
$138.05
-3.9%
N/A+47.8%$9.21B$2.65B17.135,495Insider Selling
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners
4.6615 of 5 stars
$119.04
-2.9%
N/A+89.0%$9.19B$2.79B22.633,357Short Interest ↓
Positive News
High Trading Volume
CBSH
Commerce Bancshares
4.1879 of 5 stars
$67.97
-2.8%
N/A+58.6%$9.02B$1.95B17.704,728Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
ZION
Zions Bancorporation, National Association
4.6458 of 5 stars
$57.55
-4.6%
N/A+84.1%$8.91B$4.62B13.119,679Insider Selling
Analyst Revision
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.6296 of 5 stars
$127.13
-2.9%
N/A+69.4%$8.74B$3.33B13.315,521Positive News
SSB
SouthState
3.9152 of 5 stars
$107.68
-3.4%
N/A+55.0%$8.50B$1.65B16.625,070Analyst Downgrade
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.6221 of 5 stars
$56.20
-3.9%
N/A+106.6%$8.28B$3.45B25.434,879Short Interest ↓

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This page (NYSE:FBP) was last updated on 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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