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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Which has stronger valuation & 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	$2.54B	2.15	$581.99M	$1.85	9.24
First Commonwealth Financial	$626.61M	2.21	$157.06M	$1.61	8.39

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ONB or FCF?

Old National Bancorp received 90 more outperform votes than First Commonwealth Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.19% of users gave Old National Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.34% of users gave First Commonwealth Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Old National Bancorp	Outperform Votes 372 55.19%	Underperform Votes 302 44.81%
First Commonwealth Financial	Outperform Votes 282 54.34%	Underperform Votes 237 45.66%

Which has more risk & volatility, ONB or FCF?

Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ONB or FCF?

In the previous week, Old National Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than First Commonwealth Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Old National Bancorp and 1 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Old National Bancorp's score of 0.19 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Commonwealth Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 3.3%. First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Old National Bancorp pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 32.3% 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. First Commonwealth Financial has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. First Commonwealth Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer ONB or FCF?

Old National Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $18.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.34%. First Commonwealth Financial has a consensus target price of $16.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.28%. Given Old National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Commonwealth Financial is more favorable than Old National Bancorp.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
First Commonwealth Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ONB or FCF more profitable?

First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 24.96% compared to First Commonwealth Financial's net margin of 20.99%. Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 12.89% beat First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old National Bancorp	20.99%	11.31%	1.20%
First Commonwealth Financial	24.96%	12.89%	1.44%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ONB or FCF?

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

Summary

Old National Bancorp beats First Commonwealth Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.