FLIC vs. FDBC, FISI, GNTY, BDGE, ALRS, LBAI, SBSI, CTBI, UVSP, and FCBC
Should you be buying First of Long Island stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First of Long Island include Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC), Financial Institutions (FISI), Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY), Bridge Bancorp (BDGE), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), Univest Financial (UVSP), and First Community Bankshares (FCBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
First of Long Island (NASDAQ:FLIC) and Fidelity D & D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
First of Long Island has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First of Long Island had 4 more articles in the media than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First of Long Island and 4 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First of Long Island's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Fidelity D & D Bancorp's score of 0.73 indicating that First of Long Island is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a net margin of 14.94% compared to First of Long Island's net margin of 14.14%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's return on equity of 11.78% beat First of Long Island's return on equity.
48.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of First of Long Island shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First of Long Island received 49 more outperform votes than Fidelity D & D Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave Fidelity D & D Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.03% of users gave First of Long Island an outperform vote.
First of Long Island pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First of Long Island pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
First of Long Island has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. First of Long Island is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity D & D Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fidelity D & D Bancorp beats First of Long Island on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get First of Long Island News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FLIC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FLIC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
First of Long Island Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
