Finward Bancorp (FNWD) Competitors $32.63 +0.28 (+0.87%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.56 -0.08 (-0.23%) As of 09/5/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FNWD vs. TCBX, GNTY, HONE, BCAL, BHB, PFIS, MCVT, UNTY, YRD, and FFWMShould you be buying Finward Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Finward Bancorp include Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), California BanCorp (BCAL), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), Peoples Financial Services (PFIS), Mill City Ventures III (MCVT), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Yirendai (YRD), and First Foundation (FFWM). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Finward Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Third Coast Bancshares Guaranty Bancshares HarborOne Bancorp California BanCorp Bar Harbor Bankshares Peoples Financial Services Mill City Ventures III Unity Bancorp Yirendai First Foundation Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) and Third Coast Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, FNWD or TCBX? Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Third Coast Bancshares has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FNWD or TCBX? In the previous week, Third Coast Bancshares had 5 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Third Coast Bancshares and 0 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Third Coast Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Finward Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Third Coast Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Finward Bancorp Neutral Third Coast Bancshares Very Positive Is FNWD or TCBX more profitable? Third Coast Bancshares has a net margin of 16.30% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 5.23%. Third Coast Bancshares' return on equity of 12.05% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Finward Bancorp5.23% 3.45% 0.26% Third Coast Bancshares 16.30%12.05%1.17% Do analysts prefer FNWD or TCBX? Finward Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.20%. Third Coast Bancshares has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.05%. Given Finward Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Finward Bancorp is more favorable than Third Coast Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Finward Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Third Coast Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FNWD or TCBX? 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, FNWD or TCBX? Third Coast Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Third Coast Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finward Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFinward Bancorp$63.38M2.23$12.13M$1.2426.31Third Coast Bancshares$338.98M1.63$47.67M$3.2712.23 SummaryThird Coast Bancshares beats Finward Bancorp on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Finward Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FNWD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FNWD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFinward BancorpFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$141.12M$7.75B$12.63B$9.92BDividend Yield1.48%4.64%5.41%4.52%P/E Ratio26.3117.12232.4226.13Price / Sales2.236.3030.99172.60Price / Cash7.2525.1222.1359.28Price / Book0.932.902.296.09Net Income$12.13M$313.53M$1.01B$266.51M7 Day Performance1.97%-1.68%0.45%0.45%1 Month Performance19.26%1.56%3.99%5.05%1 Year Performance19.09%34.24%544.49%26.03% Finward Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FNWDFinward Bancorp2.1338 of 5 stars$32.63+0.9%$34.00+4.2%+19.1%$141.12M$63.38M26.31280TCBXThird Coast Bancshares2.916 of 5 stars$39.80-0.1%$40.00+0.5%+58.5%$551.63M$338.98M12.17330News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓GNTYGuaranty Bancshares2.7129 of 5 stars$48.60-1.1%$45.00-7.4%+50.0%$551.62M$123.09M17.66470News CoveragePositive NewsHONEHarborOne Bancorp3.5977 of 5 stars$12.76-0.8%$13.00+1.9%+5.2%$550.51M$318.33M19.62640News CoveragePositive NewsBCALCalifornia BanCorp2.4656 of 5 stars$16.77-0.4%$19.50+16.3%+16.6%$545.33M$184.56M19.27204News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeBHBBar Harbor Bankshares3.0184 of 5 stars$31.95-1.0%$35.00+9.5%N/A$533.02M$147.73M12.38490PFISPeoples Financial Services1.6862 of 5 stars$52.66+0.5%$53.00+0.6%+19.5%$526.07M$229.80M15.72400Positive NewsMCVTMill City Ventures III0.6114 of 5 stars$6.35-1.3%N/A+134.1%$520.99M$3.30M26.442Gap DownUNTYUnity Bancorp4.0792 of 5 stars$51.91-0.8%$56.50+8.8%+62.4%$520.66M$164.21M10.51230News CoveragePositive NewsYRDYirendai3.4596 of 5 stars$5.82-0.1%N/A+27.3%$502.04M$795.41M2.823,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↓FFWMFirst FoundationN/A$5.86-1.5%N/AN/A$482.81M$545.12M-4.16710 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TCBX Alternatives GNTY Alternatives HONE Alternatives BCAL Alternatives BHB Alternatives PFIS Alternatives MCVT Alternatives UNTY Alternatives YRD Alternatives FFWM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FNWD) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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