ASRV vs. NKSH, ATLO, MRBK, UBFO, CFBK, UBOH, OPHC, SUSQ, JPM, and BAC
Should you be buying AmeriServ Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AmeriServ Financial include National Bankshares (NKSH), Ames National (ATLO), Meridian (MRBK), United Security Bancshares (UBFO), CF Bankshares (CFBK), United Bancshares (UBOH), OptimumBank (OPHC), Susquehanna Bancshares (SUSQ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), and Bank of America (BAC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
AmeriServ Financial vs.
National Bankshares (NASDAQ:NKSH) and AmeriServ Financial (NASDAQ:ASRV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
National Bankshares received 116 more outperform votes than AmeriServ Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.60% of users gave AmeriServ Financial an outperform vote while only 48.79% of users gave National Bankshares an outperform vote.
National Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. AmeriServ Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. National Bankshares pays out 107.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AmeriServ Financial pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
National Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.89%. Given National Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe National Bankshares is more favorable than AmeriServ Financial.
29.7% of National Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of AmeriServ Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of National Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of AmeriServ Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
National Bankshares has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AmeriServ Financial has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
National Bankshares has a net margin of 9.64% compared to AmeriServ Financial's net margin of 4.26%. National Bankshares' return on equity of 5.00% beat AmeriServ Financial's return on equity.
National Bankshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AmeriServ Financial. AmeriServ Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, AmeriServ Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat National Bankshares' score of 0.00 indicating that AmeriServ Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
National Bankshares beats AmeriServ Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ASRV) was last updated on 5/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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