First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB) Competitors

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

Is FFWM or FNWB a better dividend stock?

First Foundation pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. First Northwest Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Foundation pays out -3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Northwest Bancorp pays out -80.0% 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. First Northwest Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FFWM or FNWB?

73.1% of First Foundation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of First Foundation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FFWM or FNWB more profitable?

First Northwest Bancorp has a net margin of -2.38% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -13.94%. First Foundation's return on equity of -0.73% beat First Northwest Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Foundation	-13.94%	-0.73%	-0.05%
First Northwest Bancorp	-2.38%	-1.86%	-0.13%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FFWM or FNWB?

First Foundation received 53 more outperform votes than First Northwest Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave First Northwest Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.89% of users gave First Foundation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Foundation	Outperform Votes 275 58.89%	Underperform Votes 192 41.11%
First Northwest Bancorp	Outperform Votes 222 66.67%	Underperform Votes 111 33.33%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FFWM or FNWB?

First Northwest Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Foundation. First Northwest Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Foundation, 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 Foundation	$53.19M	7.52	-$92.41M	-$1.34	-3.62
First Northwest Bancorp	$61.02M	1.62	-$6.61M	-$0.35	-30.13

Does the media prefer FFWM or FNWB?

In the previous week, First Foundation and First Foundation both had 3 articles in the media. First Foundation's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat First Northwest Bancorp's score of 0.32 indicating that First Foundation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts prefer FFWM or FNWB?

First Foundation presently has a consensus target price of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 39.03%. First Northwest Bancorp has a consensus target price of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.91%. Given First Foundation's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Foundation is more favorable than First Northwest Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Foundation	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
First Northwest Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, FFWM or FNWB?

First Foundation has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Northwest Bancorp has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Foundation beats First Northwest Bancorp on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.