WNEB vs. FGBI, BFIN, BVFL, BCBP, CZWI, FSFG, FNWD, SFBC, FCAP, and RVSB
Should you be buying Western New England Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western New England Bancorp include First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI), BankFinancial (BFIN), BV Financial (BVFL), BCB Bancorp (BCBP), Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), Finward Bancorp (FNWD), Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC), First Capital (FCAP), and Riverview Bancorp (RVSB). These companies are all part of the "federal savings institutions" industry.
Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) and First Guaranty Bancshares (NASDAQ:FGBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of First Guaranty Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.4% of First Guaranty Bancshares shares are owned 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.
Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. First Guaranty Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Western New England Bancorp pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Guaranty Bancshares pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Western New England Bancorp has a net margin of 11.10% compared to First Guaranty Bancshares' net margin of 4.46%. Western New England Bancorp's return on equity of 5.44% beat First Guaranty Bancshares' return on equity.
Western New England Bancorp received 138 more outperform votes than First Guaranty Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.43% of users gave First Guaranty Bancshares an outperform vote while only 59.28% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote.
Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Guaranty Bancshares has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp had 18 more articles in the media than First Guaranty Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Western New England Bancorp and 4 mentions for First Guaranty Bancshares. Western New England Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat First Guaranty Bancshares' score of 0.09 indicating that Western New England Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Western New England Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Guaranty Bancshares. Western New England Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Guaranty Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Western New England Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.28%. First Guaranty Bancshares has a consensus target price of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.43%. Given Western New England Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Western New England Bancorp is more favorable than First Guaranty Bancshares.
Summary
Western New England Bancorp beats First Guaranty Bancshares on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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