Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN) Competitors

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) and Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor BWFG or AUBN?

In the previous week, Auburn National Bancorporation had 1 more articles in the media than Bankwell Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Auburn National Bancorporation and 1 mentions for Bankwell Financial Group. Bankwell Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Auburn National Bancorporation's score of 0.00 indicating that Bankwell Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bankwell Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Auburn National Bancorporation	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, BWFG or AUBN?

Bankwell Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Auburn National Bancorporation. Auburn National Bancorporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bankwell Financial Group, 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
Bankwell Financial Group	$88.51M	3.04	$9.31M	$1.57	21.80
Auburn National Bancorporation	$30.85M	2.32	$6.40M	$1.89	10.85

Do analysts recommend BWFG or AUBN?

Bankwell Financial Group presently has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.70%. Given Bankwell Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bankwell Financial Group is more favorable than Auburn National Bancorporation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bankwell Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Auburn National Bancorporation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BWFG or AUBN?

Bankwell Financial Group has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auburn National Bancorporation has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BWFG or AUBN?

Bankwell Financial Group received 118 more outperform votes than Auburn National Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.73% of users gave Bankwell Financial Group an outperform vote while only 52.63% of users gave Auburn National Bancorporation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bankwell Financial Group	Outperform Votes 188 63.73%	Underperform Votes 107 36.27%
Auburn National Bancorporation	Outperform Votes 70 52.63%	Underperform Votes 63 47.37%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BWFG or AUBN?

35.8% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BWFG or AUBN a better dividend stock?

Bankwell Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Auburn National Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Bankwell Financial Group pays out 51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Auburn National Bancorporation pays out 57.1% 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 BWFG or AUBN more profitable?

Bankwell Financial Group has a net margin of 4.76% compared to Auburn National Bancorporation's net margin of 2.43%. Auburn National Bancorporation's return on equity of 8.20% beat Bankwell Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bankwell Financial Group	4.76%	3.48%	0.30%
Auburn National Bancorporation	2.43%	8.20%	0.64%

Summary

Bankwell Financial Group beats Auburn National Bancorporation on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.