First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) Competitors

BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF) 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 profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Does the media favor BOKF or FCF?

In the previous week, BOK Financial had 8 more articles in the media than First Commonwealth Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for BOK Financial and 7 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat BOK Financial's score of 0.67 indicating that First Commonwealth Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BOK Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Commonwealth Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOKF or FCF?

BOK Financial received 111 more outperform votes than First Commonwealth Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.16% of users gave First Commonwealth Financial an outperform vote while only 46.60% of users gave BOK Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BOK Financial	Outperform Votes 397 46.60%	Underperform Votes 455 53.40%
First Commonwealth Financial	Outperform Votes 286 53.16%	Underperform Votes 252 46.84%

Is BOKF or FCF a better dividend stock?

BOK Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.28 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 3.6%. BOK Financial pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 37.4% 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. BOK Financial has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BOKF or FCF?

34.4% of BOK Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 60.1% of BOK Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, BOKF or FCF?

BOK Financial has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BOKF or FCF?

BOK Financial currently has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.64%. First Commonwealth Financial has a consensus price target of $19.58, suggesting a potential upside of 35.94%. Given First Commonwealth Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Commonwealth Financial is more favorable than BOK Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BOK Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
First Commonwealth Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BOKF or FCF?

BOK Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOK Financial, 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
BOK Financial	$1.94B	3.02	$523.57M	$8.13	11.19
First Commonwealth Financial	$478.12M	3.07	$142.57M	$1.39	10.36

Is BOKF or FCF more profitable?

First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 20.38% compared to BOK Financial's net margin of 15.32%. First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity of 10.36% beat BOK Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOK Financial	15.32%	9.86%	1.06%
First Commonwealth Financial	20.38%	10.36%	1.22%

Summary

BOK Financial beats First Commonwealth Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.