Ames National (ATLO) Competitors

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) and Ames National (NASDAQ:ATLO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GSBC or ATLO?

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

Does the media prefer GSBC or ATLO?

In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Ames National. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp and 1 mentions for Ames National. Ames National's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Great Southern Bancorp's score of 1.56 indicating that Ames National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Southern Bancorp	Very Positive
Ames National	Very Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GSBC or ATLO?

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
Great Southern Bancorp	$355.26M	1.98	$61.81M	$5.87	10.56
Ames National	$92.44M	1.97	$10.22M	$1.54	13.26

Do analysts prefer GSBC or ATLO?

Great Southern Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $60.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.37%. Given Great Southern Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Great Southern Bancorp is more favorable than Ames National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Southern Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ames National	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, GSBC or ATLO?

Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ames National has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GSBC or ATLO a better dividend stock?

Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ames National pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ames National pays out 51.9% 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.

Is GSBC or ATLO more profitable?

Great Southern Bancorp has a net margin of 19.18% compared to Ames National's net margin of 14.44%. Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 11.17% beat Ames National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Southern Bancorp	19.18%	11.17%	1.15%
Ames National	14.44%	7.46%	0.64%

Summary

Great Southern Bancorp beats Ames National on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.