Head-To-Head Contrast: Bank First National (BFNC) versus Its Competitors

Profitability

This table compares Bank First National and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank First National	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank First National Competitors	15.00%	9.63%	0.94%

Dividends

Bank First National pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Bank First National pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.9% and pay out 32.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bank First National and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bank First National	N/A	N/A	119.45
Bank First National Competitors	$168.96 billion	$2.38 billion	27.12

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.8% of Bank First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of Bank First National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bank First National rivals beat Bank First National on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

Bank First National Company Profile

Bank First Corp. is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial products and services to individual and business customers. It offers checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, cash management accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, construction and development loans, residential mortgages, consumer loans, credit cards, online banking, telephone banking, and mobile banking. The company was founded on April 9, 1982 and is headquartered in Manitowoc, WI.