Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (OTCMKTS:FMCB – Get Free Report) and NBT Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBTB – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and NBT Bancorp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NBT Bancorp | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.80 |
NBT Bancorp has a consensus price target of $51.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.41%. Given NBT Bancorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NBT Bancorp is more favorable than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp.
Dividends
Profitability
This table compares Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and NBT Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp | 30.22% | 15.22% | 1.62% |
NBT Bancorp | 17.84% | 9.39% | 1.02% |
Risk and Volatility
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NBT Bancorp has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
5.6% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.5% of NBT Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of NBT Bancorp shares are held 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and NBT Bancorp”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp | $292.68 million | 2.44 | $88.46 million | $121.02 | 8.44 |
NBT Bancorp | $788.49 million | 2.80 | $140.64 million | $2.96 | 15.83 |
NBT Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NBT Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NBT Bancorp beats Farmers & Merchants Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California that provides various banking services to businesses and individuals. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, money market, time certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. It also offers range of lending products comprising commercial and residential real estate, real estate construction, agribusiness, and consumer loans, as well as equipment leases and credit card services; commercial products, including term loans, lines of credit and other working capital financing, and letters of credit; and financing products, such as automobile financing, home improvement, and home equity lines of credit. In addition, the company provides various specialized services consisting of credit card programs for merchants, lockbox and other collection services, account reconciliation, investment sweep, online account access, and electronic funds transfers through domestic and international wire and automated clearinghouse; online banking services; and investment products, such as mutual funds and annuities. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Lodi, California.
About NBT Bancorp
NBT Bancorp Inc., a financial holding company, provides commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management services. Its deposit products include demand deposit, savings, negotiable order of withdrawal, money market deposit, and certificate of deposit accounts. The company's loan portfolio comprises indirect and direct consumer, home equity, mortgages, business banking loans, and commercial loans; commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, agricultural, and commercial construction loans; and residential real estate loans. It also provides trust and investment services; financial planning and life insurance services; and retirement plan administration and recordkeeping services. In addition, the company offers insurance products comprising personal property and casualty, business liability, and commercial insurance, as well as other products and services through 24-hour online, mobile, and telephone channels that enable customers to check balances, make deposits, transfer funds, pay bills, access statements, apply for loans, and access various other products and services. Further, it operates as a property management and passive investment company, as well as investment advisor that provides investment management and financial consulting services. The company operates in upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Hampshire, western Massachusetts, Vermont, southern Maine, and central and northwestern Connecticut. NBT Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Norwich, New York.
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