First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB) Competitors

Greene County Bancorp (NASDAQ:GCBC) and First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GCBC or FNWB?

Greene County Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Northwest Bancorp. First Northwest Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greene County Bancorp, 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
Greene County Bancorp	$71.46M	5.22	$24.77M	$1.68	13.04
First Northwest Bancorp	$61.02M	1.60	-$6.61M	-$0.22	-47.05

Does the media refer more to GCBC or FNWB?

In the previous week, First Northwest Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Greene County Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Northwest Bancorp and 5 mentions for Greene County Bancorp. Greene County Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat First Northwest Bancorp's score of 0.98 indicating that Greene County Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greene County Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Northwest Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GCBC or FNWB a better dividend stock?

Greene County Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. First Northwest Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Greene County Bancorp pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Northwest Bancorp pays out -127.3% 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. Greene County Bancorp has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. First Northwest Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GCBC or FNWB?

First Northwest Bancorp received 100 more outperform votes than Greene County Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.68% of users gave First Northwest Bancorp an outperform vote while only 50.41% of users gave Greene County Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greene County Bancorp	Outperform Votes 122 50.41%	Underperform Votes 120 49.59%
First Northwest Bancorp	Outperform Votes 222 65.68%	Underperform Votes 116 34.32%

Do analysts prefer GCBC or FNWB?

First Northwest Bancorp has a consensus target price of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.19%. Given First Northwest Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Northwest Bancorp is more favorable than Greene County Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greene County Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Northwest Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GCBC or FNWB?

13.4% of Greene County Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Greene County Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GCBC or FNWB more profitable?

Greene County Bancorp has a net margin of 21.02% compared to First Northwest Bancorp's net margin of -2.38%. Greene County Bancorp's return on equity of 12.55% beat First Northwest Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greene County Bancorp	21.02%	12.55%	0.91%
First Northwest Bancorp	-2.38%	-1.86%	-0.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, GCBC or FNWB?

Greene County Bancorp has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Northwest Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Northwest Bancorp beats Greene County Bancorp on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.