FB Bancorp (FBLA) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Analysis

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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” companies are owned by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for FB Bancorp and its peers, 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	467	2417	2161	114	2.37

As a group, “BANKS – SOUTHEAST” companies have a potential upside of 19.49%. Given FB Bancorp’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FB Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FB Bancorp	$85.90 million	-$6.21 million	133.89
FB Bancorp Competitors	$602.79 million	$154.64 million	13.71

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

Profitability

This table compares FB Bancorp and its peers’ 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 peers 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.