1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin (BCOW) Competitors

First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) and 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin (NASDAQ:BCOW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MYFW or BCOW?

First Western Financial has higher revenue and earnings than 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin. First Western Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, 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
First Western Financial	$180.33M	1.23	$8.47M	$1.19	19.25
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	$12.13M	4.84	-$6.79M	$0.04	263.75

Is MYFW or BCOW more profitable?

First Western Financial has a net margin of 6.50% compared to 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin's net margin of -13.08%. First Western Financial's return on equity of 4.55% beat 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Western Financial	6.50%	4.55%	0.39%
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	-13.08%	-4.52%	-0.58%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MYFW or BCOW?

60.3% of First Western Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of First Western Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MYFW or BCOW?

First Western Financial currently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.21%. Given First Western Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Western Financial is more favorable than 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, MYFW or BCOW?

First Western Financial has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MYFW or BCOW?

In the previous week, First Western Financial and First Western Financial both had 2 articles in the media. 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat First Western Financial's score of 0.33 indicating that 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Western Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Western Financial beats 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.