First Bancorp vs ServisFirst Bancshares
FBNC and SFBS side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FBNC and SFBS compare
First Bancorp is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as ServisFirst Bancshares ($2.7B against $2.2B).
On earnings, ServisFirst Bancshares is cheaper: it trades at 13.0× trailing earnings, against 16.2× for First Bancorp.
First Bancorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.6% versus 24.5% for ServisFirst Bancshares).
ServisFirst Bancshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 51.7% compared with 35.4% at First Bancorp.
Both pay dividends: First Bancorp yields 1.5% and ServisFirst Bancshares 1.9%.
ServisFirst Bancshares scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 15 for First Bancorp), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FBNC | SFBS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.7B | $2.2B |
| Share price | $64.50 | $40.84 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.0% | 14.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 34.6% | −0.69% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.76 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 42 | 666 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.2× | 13.0× (better) |
| P/S | 5.8× | 3.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.6× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 9.6× | – |
| PEG | – | 4.13 |
| FCF yield | 10.4% | – |
| Fair value | $51.99 | $58.14 |
| Margin of safety | −24.1% | 29.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.6% (better) | 24.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −25.7% | 8.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 66.0% (better) | 34.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 66.1% (better) | 34.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −0.94% | 10.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 35.4% | 51.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 59.7% | – |
| Return on equity | 9.9% | 17.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.28 (better) | 0.26 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 1.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 23.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | 9 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 13.8% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.27% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% | 1.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 82.6% | 148% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 6.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.9M | −$4.2M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.1% | 6.7% |
Go deeper
- FBNC stock overview
- FBNC income statement
- FBNC valuation and score
- SFBS stock overview
- SFBS income statement
- SFBS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.