EBMT vs. FXNC, SBFG, CBFV, OVBC, HNVR, MNSB, UNB, CFFI, UBCP, and RMBI
Should you be buying Eagle Bancorp Montana stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eagle Bancorp Montana include First National (FXNC), SB Financial Group (SBFG), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB), Union Bankshares (UNB), C&F Financial (CFFI), United Bancorp (UBCP), and Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (RMBI). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) and First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.
35.7% of Eagle Bancorp Montana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of First National shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Eagle Bancorp Montana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of First National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First National has a net margin of 12.21% compared to Eagle Bancorp Montana's net margin of 7.39%. First National's return on equity of 7.90% beat Eagle Bancorp Montana's return on equity.
Eagle Bancorp Montana has higher revenue and earnings than First National. First National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eagle Bancorp Montana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Eagle Bancorp Montana pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. First National pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Eagle Bancorp Montana pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First National pays out 42.0% 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.
Eagle Bancorp Montana has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First National has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First National had 9 more articles in the media than Eagle Bancorp Montana. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for First National and 3 mentions for Eagle Bancorp Montana. First National's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Eagle Bancorp Montana's score of 0.48 indicating that First National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Eagle Bancorp Montana received 161 more outperform votes than First National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 45.13% of users gave Eagle Bancorp Montana an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave First National an outperform vote.
Eagle Bancorp Montana currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.94%. First National has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.38%. Given First National's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First National is more favorable than Eagle Bancorp Montana.
Summary
First National beats Eagle Bancorp Montana on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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