Comparing Third Coast Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBX) and Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG)

Third Coast Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBX) and Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

36.9% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Flagstar Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Flagstar Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Third Coast Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $16.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 52.1%. Flagstar Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Third Coast Bancshares pays out 609.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Flagstar Financial pays out -1.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Third Coast Bancshares and Flagstar Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Third Coast Bancshares	14.06%	10.93%	1.04%
Flagstar Financial	-17.16%	-10.72%	-0.76%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Third Coast Bancshares and Flagstar Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Third Coast Bancshares	0	2	2	0	2.50
Flagstar Financial	0	3	2	0	2.40

Third Coast Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 15.04%. Flagstar Financial has a consensus target price of $12.90, suggesting a potential upside of 9.04%. Given Third Coast Bancshares’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Third Coast Bancshares is more favorable than Flagstar Financial.

Risk and Volatility

Third Coast Bancshares has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flagstar Financial has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Third Coast Bancshares and Flagstar Financial”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Third Coast Bancshares	$170.48 million	2.62	$47.67 million	$2.77	11.69
Flagstar Financial	$2.58 billion	1.90	-$1.09 billion	($3.69)	-3.21

Third Coast Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flagstar Financial. Flagstar Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Third Coast Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Third Coast Bancshares beats Flagstar Financial on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Third Coast Bancshares

Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Third Coast Bank, SSB that provides various commercial banking solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, and professionals. The company's deposit products include checking, savings, individual retirement, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also offers commercial and industrial loans, equipment loans, working capital lines of credit, guaranteed loans, auto finance, letters of credit, commercial and residential real estate, and construction, development, and other loans. In addition, the company provides retail and commercial online banking platforms, mobile banking apps, mortgage, treasury management solutions, merchant card services, and customer digital solutions, as well as debit and credit cards. Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Humble, Texas.

About Flagstar Financial

Flagstar Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Flagstar Bank, N.A. that provides banking products and services in the United States. The company’s deposit products include interest-bearing checking and money market, savings, non-interest-bearing, and retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan products comprise multi-family loans; commercial real estate loans; acquisition, development, and construction loans; commercial and industrial loans; one-to-four family loans; specialty finance loans and leases; warehouse loans; and other loans, such as home equity lines of credit, boat and recreational vehicle indirect lending, point of sale consumer loans, and other consumer loans, including overdraft loans. The company offers cash management products; non-deposit investment and insurance products; and online banking, mobile banking, and bank-by-phone services. It primarily serves individuals, small and mid-size businesses, and professional associations. The company was formerly known as New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to Flagstar Financial, Inc. in October 2024. Flagstar Financial, Inc. was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Hicksville, New York.