First Financial Northwest (FFNW) Competitors

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) and First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, CFFN or FFNW?

Capitol Federal Financial has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Northwest has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CFFN or FFNW?

In the previous week, Capitol Federal Financial had 7 more articles in the media than First Financial Northwest. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Capitol Federal Financial and 4 mentions for First Financial Northwest. First Financial Northwest's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Capitol Federal Financial's score of 0.95 indicating that First Financial Northwest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capitol Federal Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Financial Northwest	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CFFN or FFNW more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial has a net margin of 12.67% compared to First Financial Northwest's net margin of 1.34%. Capitol Federal Financial's return on equity of 4.96% beat First Financial Northwest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capitol Federal Financial	12.67%	4.96%	0.53%
First Financial Northwest	1.34%	0.67%	0.07%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CFFN or FFNW?

88.5% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of First Financial Northwest shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of First Financial Northwest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CFFN or FFNW?

Capitol Federal Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial Northwest. Capitol Federal Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Northwest, 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
Capitol Federal Financial	$183.58M	4.16	$38.01M	$0.40	14.36
First Financial Northwest	$37.56M	5.54	$1.07M	$0.11	205.09

Is CFFN or FFNW a better dividend stock?

Capitol Federal Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. First Financial Northwest pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Capitol Federal Financial pays out 85.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Financial Northwest pays out 118.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capitol Federal Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate CFFN or FFNW?

Capitol Federal Financial currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.14%. First Financial Northwest has a consensus price target of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.84%. Given Capitol Federal Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Capitol Federal Financial is more favorable than First Financial Northwest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capitol Federal Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Financial Northwest	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CFFN or FFNW?

Capitol Federal Financial received 35 more outperform votes than First Financial Northwest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.72% of users gave First Financial Northwest an outperform vote while only 53.58% of users gave Capitol Federal Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capitol Federal Financial	Outperform Votes 247 53.58%	Underperform Votes 214 46.42%
First Financial Northwest	Outperform Votes 212 59.72%	Underperform Votes 143 40.28%

Summary

Capitol Federal Financial beats First Financial Northwest on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.