IBOC vs. SFBS, UCBI, FBP, IBKC, INDB, KEY, EWBC, FHN, WBS, and CBSH
Should you be buying International Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Bancshares include ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), United Community Banks (UCBI), First BanCorp. (FBP), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Independent Bank (INDB), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS) and International Bancshares (NASDAQ:IBOC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, International Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than ServisFirst Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for International Bancshares and 2 mentions for ServisFirst Bancshares. International Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat ServisFirst Bancshares' score of 1.53 indicating that ServisFirst Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ServisFirst Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.56%. Given International Bancshares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ServisFirst Bancshares is more favorable than International Bancshares.
ServisFirst Bancshares has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Bancshares has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Bancshares has a net margin of 40.92% compared to International Bancshares' net margin of 22.31%. ServisFirst Bancshares' return on equity of 17.50% beat International Bancshares' return on equity.
ServisFirst Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. International Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. ServisFirst Bancshares pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Bancshares pays out 20.2% 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. ServisFirst Bancshares has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and International Bancshares has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. International Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
International Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than ServisFirst Bancshares. International Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServisFirst Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
67.3% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of International Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of International Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
ServisFirst Bancshares received 43 more outperform votes than International Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.28% of users gave ServisFirst Bancshares an outperform vote while only 52.68% of users gave International Bancshares an outperform vote.
Summary
International Bancshares beats ServisFirst Bancshares on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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