BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF – Get Free Report) and Pinnacle Bank (OTCMKTS:PBNK – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares BancFirst and Pinnacle Bank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BancFirst | 25.13% | 13.93% | 1.71% |
| Pinnacle Bank | 16.62% | 8.37% | 0.97% |
Risk and Volatility
BancFirst has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle Bank has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BancFirst | $200.14 million | 18.31 | $240.61 million | $7.12 | 15.44 |
| Pinnacle Bank | $53.91 million | 2.06 | $8.85 million | $0.86 | 21.80 |
BancFirst has higher revenue and earnings than Pinnacle Bank. BancFirst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinnacle Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
51.7% of BancFirst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of Pinnacle Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 32.4% of BancFirst shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for BancFirst and Pinnacle Bank, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BancFirst | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Pinnacle Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
BancFirst presently has a consensus target price of $129.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.78%. Given BancFirst’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe BancFirst is more favorable than Pinnacle Bank.
Summary
BancFirst beats Pinnacle Bank on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Pinnacle Bank
Pinnacle Bank, a commercial bank, provides various depository and credit services in Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey counties. The company offers checking, savings, money market, sweep, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit and certificates of deposit account registry services. It also provides home equity lines of credit and single family home construction loans; and loans and lines of credit, letters of credit, commercial real estate, and government assisted loans, as well as credit cards. In addition, the company offers automated teller machine cards/debit cards, debit card protection products, and safe deposit boxes; cash management products, such as online and mobile banking, online bill payment, mobile check deposit, automated clearing house (ACH) origination, remote deposit capture, night depository box, positive pay, ACH fraud filter, merchant card processing, wire transfer, and foreign currency services; and asset based lending covering accounts receivable financing, factoring, and purchase order financing services. It serves individual and business customers, as well as nonprofit organizations in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Salinas, and Campbell. Pinnacle Bank was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Gilroy, California.
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