Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) Competitors

National Bank (NYSE:NBHC) and Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer NBHC or NWBI?

In the previous week, National Bank and National Bank both had 4 articles in the media. National Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Northwest Bancshares' score of 0.80 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Bank	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northwest Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NBHC or NWBI?

Northwest Bancshares received 40 more outperform votes than National Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.68% of users gave Northwest Bancshares an outperform vote while only 55.32% of users gave National Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Bank	Outperform Votes 234 55.32%	Underperform Votes 189 44.68%
Northwest Bancshares	Outperform Votes 274 57.68%	Underperform Votes 201 42.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, NBHC or NWBI?

National Bank has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NBHC or NWBI a better dividend stock?

National Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. National Bank pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northwest Bancshares pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Bank has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NBHC or NWBI?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Bank	$559.33M	2.52	$142.05M	$3.48	10.72
Northwest Bancshares	$701.74M	2.01	$134.96M	$1.03	10.77

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NBHC or NWBI?

92.7% of National Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of National Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NBHC or NWBI more profitable?

National Bank has a net margin of 22.94% compared to National Bank's net margin of 17.84%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 11.20% beat National Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Bank	22.94%	11.20%	1.34%
Northwest Bancshares	17.84%	8.77%	0.93%

Do analysts rate NBHC or NWBI?

National Bank presently has a consensus price target of $38.63, indicating a potential upside of 4.17%. Northwest Bancshares has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. Given Northwest Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe National Bank is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Northwest Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

National Bank beats Northwest Bancshares on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.