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FNWD vs. ACNB, BWB, GCBC, CIVB, and SFST

Should you buy Finward Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Finward Bancorp with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Finward Bancorp include ACNB (ACNB), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Civista Bancshares (CIVB), and Southern First Bancshares (SFST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to ACNB?

Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) and ACNB (NASDAQ:ACNB) 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, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

ACNB has a net margin of 25.66% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 9.72%. ACNB's return on equity of 13.15% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Finward Bancorp9.72% 5.92% 0.48%
ACNB 25.66%13.15%1.67%

ACNB has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. ACNB 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 Ratio
Finward Bancorp$101.06M1.56$8.09M$2.2915.85
ACNB$191.82M3.17$37.05M$4.8912.19

Finward Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.95%. ACNB has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.30%. Given Finward Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Finward Bancorp is more favorable than ACNB.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Finward Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
ACNB
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of ACNB shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of ACNB shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Finward Bancorp and Finward Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Finward Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat ACNB's score of 1.43 indicating that Finward Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Finward Bancorp Very Positive
ACNB Positive

Finward Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. ACNB pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Finward Bancorp pays out 21.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ACNB pays out 34.4% 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. ACNB has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. ACNB is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ACNB has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

ACNB beats Finward Bancorp on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) and Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) 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, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Bridgewater Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.54%. Finward Bancorp has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.95%. Given Finward Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Finward Bancorp is more favorable than Bridgewater Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bridgewater Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Finward Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Bridgewater Bancshares has a net margin of 17.69% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 9.72%. Bridgewater Bancshares' return on equity of 11.06% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bridgewater Bancshares17.69% 11.06% 0.91%
Finward Bancorp 9.72%5.92%0.48%

Bridgewater Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Bridgewater 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 Ratio
Bridgewater Bancshares$292.76M2.05$46.09M$1.7712.18
Finward Bancorp$101.06M1.56$8.09M$2.2915.85

Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Bridgewater Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares and 1 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Finward Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of 0.39 indicating that Finward Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bridgewater Bancshares Neutral
Finward Bancorp Very Positive

65.8% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bridgewater Bancshares beats Finward Bancorp on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to Greene County Bancorp?

Greene County Bancorp (NASDAQ:GCBC) and Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Greene County Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Greene County Bancorp 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 Ratio
Greene County Bancorp$132.94M4.15$31.14M$2.2914.14
Finward Bancorp$101.06M1.56$8.09M$2.2915.85

Greene County Bancorp has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Greene County Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Greene County Bancorp and 1 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Finward Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Greene County Bancorp's score of 1.00 indicating that Finward Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Greene County Bancorp Positive
Finward Bancorp Very Positive

Finward Bancorp has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.95%. Given Finward Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Finward 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Finward Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

13.4% of Greene County Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 59.2% of Greene County Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Greene County Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Finward Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Greene County Bancorp pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finward Bancorp pays out 21.0% 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. Greene County Bancorp has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Greene County Bancorp has a net margin of 27.28% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 9.72%. Greene County Bancorp's return on equity of 15.41% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Greene County Bancorp27.28% 15.41% 1.26%
Finward Bancorp 9.72%5.92%0.48%

Summary

Greene County Bancorp beats Finward Bancorp on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to Civista Bancshares?

Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB) and Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Civista Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Civista 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 Ratio
Civista Bancshares$254.95M2.28$46.21M$2.7210.26
Finward Bancorp$101.06M1.56$8.09M$2.2915.85

Civista Bancshares has a net margin of 19.73% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 9.72%. Civista Bancshares' return on equity of 10.70% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Civista Bancshares19.73% 10.70% 1.26%
Finward Bancorp 9.72%5.92%0.48%

Civista Bancshares has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

52.1% of Civista Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Civista Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by company 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.

Civista Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Finward Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Civista Bancshares pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finward Bancorp pays out 21.0% 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. Civista Bancshares has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Civista Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Civista Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $27.20, indicating a potential downside of 2.58%. Finward Bancorp has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.95%. Given Finward Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Finward Bancorp is more favorable than Civista Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Civista Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Finward Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Civista Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Civista Bancshares and 1 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Finward Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Civista Bancshares' score of 0.54 indicating that Finward Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Civista Bancshares Positive
Finward Bancorp Very Positive

Summary

Civista Bancshares beats Finward Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to Southern First Bancshares?

Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) and Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Southern First Bancshares had 3 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Southern First Bancshares and 1 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Finward Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Southern First Bancshares' score of 0.91 indicating that Finward Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Southern First Bancshares Positive
Finward Bancorp Very Positive

Southern First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Southern First 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 Ratio
Southern First Bancshares$224.62M2.59$30.37M$4.2814.35
Finward Bancorp$101.06M1.56$8.09M$2.2915.85

Southern First Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.22%. Finward Bancorp has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.95%. Given Finward Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Finward Bancorp is more favorable than Southern First Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Southern First Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Finward Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Southern First Bancshares has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

Southern First Bancshares has a net margin of 15.21% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 9.72%. Southern First Bancshares' return on equity of 9.65% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Southern First Bancshares15.21% 9.65% 0.79%
Finward Bancorp 9.72%5.92%0.48%

75.0% of Southern First Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Southern First Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Southern First Bancshares beats Finward Bancorp on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FNWD vs. The Competition

MetricFinward BancorpFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$156.96M$7.20B$14.28B$12.45B
Dividend Yield1.32%5.04%5.70%8.43%
P/E Ratio15.8517.4620.5224.38
Price / Sales1.5610.9145.2293.51
Price / Cash10.9948.8319.3259.36
Price / Book0.903.252.256.33
Net Income$8.09M$305.88M$1.13B$331.02M
7 Day Performance0.47%3.56%0.13%-1.09%
1 Month Performance6.80%-0.43%0.97%-0.49%
1 Year Performance31.71%-3.69%12.12%19.90%

Finward Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FNWD
Finward Bancorp
4.9283 of 5 stars
$36.30
+0.1%
$41.00
+12.9%
+31.2%$156.96M$101.06M15.85280
ACNB
ACNB
3.192 of 5 stars
$58.31
-1.6%
$61.00
+4.6%
+39.9%$604.96M$191.82M11.92400
BWB
Bridgewater Bancshares
3.0344 of 5 stars
$21.08
-0.6%
$21.67
+2.8%
+31.8%$591.41M$292.76M11.91250
GCBC
Greene County Bancorp
2.5263 of 5 stars
$31.71
-7.4%
N/A+32.3%$583.17M$132.94M13.85210
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
2.8247 of 5 stars
$27.42
-1.9%
$27.20
-0.8%
+30.1%$580.90M$254.95M10.08440

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