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Should you be buying First Business Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Business Financial Services include West Bancorporation (WTBA), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), First Internet Bancorp (INBK), Bank7 (BSVN), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Citizens & Northern (CZNC), ACNB (ACNB), Orange County Bancorp (OBT), Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC), and Sierra Bancorp (BSRR). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA) and First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
First Business Financial Services received 137 more outperform votes than West Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.47% of users gave First Business Financial Services an outperform vote while only 46.55% of users gave West Bancorporation an outperform vote.
West Bancorporation has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Business Financial Services has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Business Financial Services has a net margin of 15.48% compared to First Business Financial Services' net margin of 12.48%. West Bancorporation's return on equity of 13.51% beat First Business Financial Services' return on equity.
First Business Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than West Bancorporation. First Business Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than West Bancorporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
West Bancorporation currently has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.99%. First Business Financial Services has a consensus target price of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.70%. Given West Bancorporation's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Business Financial Services is more favorable than West Bancorporation.
44.3% of West Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of West Bancorporation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
West Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. First Business Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. West Bancorporation pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Business Financial Services pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Business Financial Services has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.
In the previous week, First Business Financial Services had 5 more articles in the media than West Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Business Financial Services and 1 mentions for West Bancorporation. First Business Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat West Bancorporation's score of 0.43 indicating that West Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
First Business Financial Services beats West Bancorporation on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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