FBNC Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 15.43% compared to First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net margin of 22%. First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s return on equity of 6.48% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.64%.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a consensus price target of $58.75, signalling upside risk potential of 13.84%. On the other hand Cathay General Bancorp has an analysts' consensus of $52.20 which suggests that it could grow by 4.23%. Given that First Bancorp (North Carolina) has higher upside potential than Cathay General Bancorp, analysts believe First Bancorp (North Carolina) is more attractive than Cathay General Bancorp.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a beta of 0.901, which suggesting that the stock is 9.869% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.879, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 12.141%.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.74%. Cathay General Bancorp offers a yield of 2.72% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share. First Bancorp (North Carolina) pays 47.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) quarterly revenues are $131.3M, which are smaller than Cathay General Bancorp quarterly revenues of $353M. First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net income of $20.3M is lower than Cathay General Bancorp's net income of $77.7M. Notably, First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.63x while Cathay General Bancorp's PE ratio is 11.55x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for First Bancorp (North Carolina) is 3.98x versus 2.56x for Cathay General Bancorp. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Enterprise Financial Services Corp. has a net margin of 15.43% compared to First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net margin of 16.51%. First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s return on equity of 6.48% beat Enterprise Financial Services Corp.'s return on equity of 10.36%.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a consensus price target of $58.75, signalling upside risk potential of 13.84%. On the other hand Enterprise Financial Services Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $64.50 which suggests that it could grow by 15.76%. Given that Enterprise Financial Services Corp. has higher upside potential than First Bancorp (North Carolina), analysts believe Enterprise Financial Services Corp. is more attractive than First Bancorp (North Carolina).

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a beta of 0.901, which suggesting that the stock is 9.869% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Enterprise Financial Services Corp. has a beta of 0.839, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 16.063%.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.74%. Enterprise Financial Services Corp. offers a yield of 2.12% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share. First Bancorp (North Carolina) pays 47.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Enterprise Financial Services Corp. pays out 21.94% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) quarterly revenues are $131.3M, which are smaller than Enterprise Financial Services Corp. quarterly revenues of $274M. First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net income of $20.3M is lower than Enterprise Financial Services Corp.'s net income of $45.2M. Notably, First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.63x while Enterprise Financial Services Corp.'s PE ratio is 10.85x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for First Bancorp (North Carolina) is 3.98x versus 2.12x for Enterprise Financial Services Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland) has a net margin of 15.43% compared to First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net margin of -44.32%. First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s return on equity of 6.48% beat Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland)'s return on equity of -10.02%.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a consensus price target of $58.75, signalling upside risk potential of 13.84%. On the other hand Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland) has an analysts' consensus of $20.38 which suggests that it could fall by -5.63%. Given that First Bancorp (North Carolina) has higher upside potential than Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland), analysts believe First Bancorp (North Carolina) is more attractive than Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland).

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a beta of 0.901, which suggesting that the stock is 9.869% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland) has a beta of 1.063, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 6.331%.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.74%. Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland) offers a yield of 2.34% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share. First Bancorp (North Carolina) pays 47.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland) pays out 96.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) quarterly revenues are $131.3M, which are smaller than Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland) quarterly revenues of $152.3M. First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net income of $20.3M is higher than Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland)'s net income of -$67.5M. Notably, First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.63x while Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland)'s PE ratio is 7.56x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for First Bancorp (North Carolina) is 3.98x versus 1.02x for Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (Maryland). Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. has a net margin of 15.43% compared to First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net margin of 19.82%. First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s return on equity of 6.48% beat Huntington Bancshares, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.75%.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a consensus price target of $58.75, signalling upside risk potential of 13.84%. On the other hand Huntington Bancshares, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $19.75 which suggests that it could grow by 15.9%. Given that Huntington Bancshares, Inc. has higher upside potential than First Bancorp (North Carolina), analysts believe Huntington Bancshares, Inc. is more attractive than First Bancorp (North Carolina).

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a beta of 0.901, which suggesting that the stock is 9.869% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Huntington Bancshares, Inc. has a beta of 0.962, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 3.82%.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.74%. Huntington Bancshares, Inc. offers a yield of 3.64% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share. First Bancorp (North Carolina) pays 47.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Huntington Bancshares, Inc. pays out 50.83% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) quarterly revenues are $131.3M, which are smaller than Huntington Bancshares, Inc. quarterly revenues of $3.2B. First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net income of $20.3M is lower than Huntington Bancshares, Inc.'s net income of $633M. Notably, First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.63x while Huntington Bancshares, Inc.'s PE ratio is 11.98x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for First Bancorp (North Carolina) is 3.98x versus 2.06x for Huntington Bancshares, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.