Head-To-Head Review: BancFirst (BANF) versus The Competition

BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF) is one of 919 publicly-traded companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare BancFirst to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares BancFirst and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BancFirst	32.44%	13.47%	1.71%
BancFirst Competitors	15.66%	9.44%	0.93%

Volatility and Risk

BancFirst has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BancFirst’s rivals have a beta of 0.52, meaning that their average share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.7% of BancFirst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 31.7% of BancFirst shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BancFirst and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BancFirst	$960.40 million	$240.61 million	15.33
BancFirst Competitors	$9.95 billion	$2.42 billion	17.42

BancFirst’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than BancFirst. BancFirst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

BancFirst pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. BancFirst pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.1% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. BancFirst has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for BancFirst and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BancFirst	0	4	0	0	2.00
BancFirst Competitors	7464	30193	27759	1465	2.35

BancFirst currently has a consensus price target of $123.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.56%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 13.92%. Given BancFirst’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BancFirst has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

BancFirst rivals beat BancFirst on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About BancFirst

BancFirst Corporation operates as the bank holding company for BancFirst that provides a range of commercial banking services to retail customers, and small to medium-sized businesses. The company operates through BancFirst Metropolitan Banks, BancFirst Community Banks, Pegasus, Worthington, and Other Financial Services segments. It offers checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, sweep accounts, club accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as overdraft protection and auto draft services. The company also provides commercial and agricultural non-real estate loans for working capital, facilities acquisition or expansion, purchase of equipment, and other needs; lending services that include private banking, energy, commercial and residential real estate, and commercial and industrial loans; and loans to finance purchases of consumer goods, such as automobiles, boats, household goods, vacations, and education. In addition, it engages in the investment management and administration of trusts for individuals, corporations, and employee benefit plans, as well as bond trustee and paying agent business for various Oklahoma municipalities and governmental entities; and provision of item processing, research, and other correspondent banking services to financial institutions and governmental units. Further, the company provides insurance agency services; depository and funds transfer, collection, safe deposit box, cash management, and other services. It serves customers in non-metropolitan trade centers and cities in the metropolitan statistical areas of Oklahoma. The company was formerly known as United Community Corporation and changed its name to BancFirst Corporation in November 1988. BancFirst Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.