Ames National (ATLO) Competitors

Ames National (NASDAQ:ATLO) and Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) 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, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is ATLO or GSBC a better dividend stock?

Ames National pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ames National pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 28.6% 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ATLO or GSBC?

Great Southern Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ames National. Great Southern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ames National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ames National	$92.44M	2.01	$10.22M	$1.80	11.57
Great Southern Bancorp	$355.26M	1.86	$61.81M	$6.02	9.67

Is ATLO or GSBC more profitable?

Great Southern Bancorp has a net margin of 19.80% compared to Ames National's net margin of 16.68%. Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 11.38% beat Ames National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ames National	16.68%	8.73%	0.75%
Great Southern Bancorp	19.80%	11.38%	1.17%

Which has more risk and volatility, ATLO or GSBC?

Ames National has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ATLO or GSBC?

In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Ames National. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp and 2 mentions for Ames National. Ames National's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Great Southern Bancorp's score of 1.01 indicating that Ames National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ames National	Positive
Great Southern Bancorp	Positive

Do analysts recommend ATLO or GSBC?

Great Southern Bancorp has a consensus price target of $59.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.18%. Given Great Southern Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Great Southern Bancorp is more favorable than Ames National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ames National	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Great Southern Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATLO or GSBC?

26.5% of Ames National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Ames National shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Great Southern Bancorp beats Ames National on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.