First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) Competitors

Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) and First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor ONB or FCF?

In the previous week, First Commonwealth Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Old National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial and 6 mentions for Old National Bancorp. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat First Commonwealth Financial's score of 0.75 indicating that Old National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Old National Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Commonwealth Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, ONB or FCF?

Old National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old National Bancorp, 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
Old National Bancorp	$1.86B	3.83	$581.99M	$1.65	13.55
First Commonwealth Financial	$477.74M	3.80	$157.06M	$1.48	12.05

Is ONB or FCF more profitable?

First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 21.87% compared to Old National Bancorp's net margin of 17.93%. First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity of 11.19% beat Old National Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old National Bancorp	17.93%	10.10%	1.12%
First Commonwealth Financial	21.87%	11.19%	1.30%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ONB or FCF?

83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Old National Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ONB or FCF a better dividend stock?

Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Old National Bancorp pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 35.1% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ONB or FCF?

Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ONB or FCF?

Old National Bancorp received 96 more outperform votes than First Commonwealth Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.53% of users gave Old National Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.60% of users gave First Commonwealth Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Old National Bancorp	Outperform Votes 379 54.53%	Underperform Votes 316 45.47%
First Commonwealth Financial	Outperform Votes 283 53.60%	Underperform Votes 245 46.40%

Do analysts rate ONB or FCF?

Old National Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $24.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.50%. First Commonwealth Financial has a consensus target price of $17.70, indicating a potential downside of 0.78%. Given Old National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than First Commonwealth Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Commonwealth Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Old National Bancorp beats First Commonwealth Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.