Critical Comparison: FB Bancorp (FBLA) and Its Competitors

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 similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

50.4% of shares of all “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of FB Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of shares of all “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares FB Bancorp and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FB Bancorp	$85.90 million	-$6.21 million	81.67
FB Bancorp Competitors	$598.42 million	$154.64 million	13.37

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 recent ratings and target prices 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	2423	2166	118	2.37

As a group, “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” companies have a potential upside of 15.36%. Given FB Bancorp’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FB Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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%

Summary

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

FB Bancorp Company Profile

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.