KFFB vs. HFBL, BYFC, IROQ, LSBK, FNWD, FCAP, HMNF, PROV, RVSB, and OFED
Should you be buying Kentucky First Federal Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp include Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (HFBL), Broadway Financial (BYFC), IF Bancorp (IROQ), Lake Shore Bancorp (LSBK), Finward Bancorp (FNWD), First Capital (FCAP), HMN Financial (HMNF), Provident Financial (PROV), Riverview Bancorp (RVSB), and Oconee Federal Financial (OFED). These companies are all part of the "federal savings institutions" industry.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) and Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (NASDAQ:KFFB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had 2 more articles in the media than Kentucky First Federal Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and 0 mentions for Kentucky First Federal Bancorp. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Kentucky First Federal Bancorp's score of -0.07 indicating that Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has higher revenue and earnings than Kentucky First Federal Bancorp. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a net margin of 12.62% compared to Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's net margin of -3.85%. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp's return on equity of 8.17% beat Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's return on equity.
21.1% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp pays out -500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kentucky First Federal Bancorp has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana received 19 more outperform votes than Kentucky First Federal Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.31% of users gave Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Kentucky First Federal Bancorp an outperform vote.
Summary
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana beats Kentucky First Federal Bancorp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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