BFC
Bank First Corporation
BFC has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BFC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BFC's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BFC.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
BFC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $95.95 | -36% |
| Forward | 13x | $150 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $119 | -21% |
| Expensive | 18x | $146 | -3% |
| Current | 19x | $150 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BFC has the edge over BLK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK's PE is in its expensive range at 28x.
BFC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for BFC, but weaker profitability.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
BFC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.60 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.01 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.69 | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.19 | +5.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.23 | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.11 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.93 | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.81 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.50 | -11% |
BFC earned $8.01 per share over the past year, up 13% from the year before.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BLK has the edge over BFC on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
BFC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.3M | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $65M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $63.7M | +48% |
| Q4 2025 | $44.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $44.2M | +8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.6M | +7% |
| Q1 2025 | $43.1M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $40.1M | -47% |
BFC's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $65M last quarter, up 48% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 46% | -5.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 39% | -13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 51% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 51% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 50% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 51% | +5.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 54% | -6.7 points |
BFC has the edge over BLK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK has the edge over BFC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
BFC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26M | +109% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.7M | +151% |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.9M | -521% |
| Q4 2025 | $26.3M | -4% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.5M | -26% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.2M | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | $4M | +628% |
| Q4 2024 | $27.4M | +51% |
BFC's free cash flow was $56M over the past year, up 7.7% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BFC.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK has the edge over BFC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BFC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -62.8K shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +6.8% | +700K shares |
| 5 years | +45% | +3.4M shares |
| Available history | +60% | +4.2M shares |
BFC has 11M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago, despite $24M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $412,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $20.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $15.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
BFC spent $24M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 8.2% from the year before.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has the edge over BFC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
BFC Net Leverage
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
BFC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.5 | Neutral |
BFC's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
BFC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BFC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 13x | 44% above |
| PE % | 89 | 63 | 26 pts above |
BFC has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BFC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $149.0 | 0.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $151.1 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $143.2 | 4.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $128.5 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $106.1 | 41% above |
BFC's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 41% above its 200-week average.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK has the edge over BFC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BFC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $69.3 | $68.1 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | $68.1 | $70.5 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | $70.5 | $93.0 | +32% |
| 2023 | $93.0 | $86.7 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | $86.7 | $98.7 | +14% |
| 2025 | $98.7 | $126.9 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $126.9 | $150.0 | +18% |
BFC has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 12% so far in 2026.