FB Financial Corporation (FBK) vs First Bancorp (FBNC)

• FB Financial Corporation FBK 54.34 ▼ −2.46%
• First Bancorp FBNC 64.95 ▼ −1.59%

FB Financial Corporation and First Bancorp are both Banks Regional companies. FB Financial Corporation and First Bancorp are of similar size ($2.7B and $2.7B). FB Financial Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 12.0× against 16.3×. FB Financial Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 25.5% against 14.0%. First Bancorp has the higher net margin (26.7% vs 22.6%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.56% vs 20.5%). Both pay a dividend; FB Financial Corporation yields more (1.51% vs 1.46%). Across the 19 metrics below, FB Financial Corporation leads on 12 and First Bancorp on 7.