Head-To-Head Review: FB Bancorp (FBLA) vs. Its Rivals

FB Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBLA) is one of 87 public companies in the “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare FB Bancorp to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.4% of shares of all “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of FB Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of shares of all “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares FB Bancorp and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FB Bancorp	-3.08%	-0.81%	-0.22%
FB Bancorp Competitors	16.58%	9.98%	1.05%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares FB Bancorp and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FB Bancorp	$69.57 million	-$6.21 million	80.27
FB Bancorp Competitors	$597.20 million	$154.64 million	13.08

FB Bancorp’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than FB Bancorp. FB Bancorp is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for FB Bancorp and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FB Bancorp	1	0	0	0	1.00
FB Bancorp Competitors	469	2421	2163	116	2.37

As a group, “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” companies have a potential upside of 18.02%. Given FB Bancorp’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FB Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

FB Bancorp competitors beat FB Bancorp on 11 of the 12 factors compared.

About FB Bancorp

FB Bancorp Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Fidelity Bank. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides deposit accounts, mortgages, home equity and consumer loans, credit and debit cards, online and mobile banking, investments and other financial services. FB Bancorp Inc. is based in New Orleans.