Finward Bancorp (FNWD) Competitors

$32.39 +0.79 (+2.50%)

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$31.87 -0.52 (-1.60%)

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FNWD vs. SFST, UNTY, CBNK, BWB, and LDI

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 Southern First Bancshares (SFST), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), and loanDepot (LDI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Southern First Bancshares and Southern First Bancshares both had 1 articles in the media. Southern First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.87 equaled Finward Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Southern First Bancshares	Very 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southern First Bancshares	$224.62M	2.35	$30.37M	$4.28	13.03
Finward Bancorp	$101.06M	1.39	$8.09M	$2.29	14.14

Southern First Bancshares has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

75.0% of Southern First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Southern First Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned 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.

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 Bancshares	15.21%	9.65%	0.79%
Finward Bancorp	9.72%	5.99%	0.48%

Southern First Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.76%. Finward Bancorp has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.58%. Given Finward Bancorp's higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Southern First Bancshares beats Finward Bancorp on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to Unity Bancorp?

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

Unity Bancorp has a net margin of 31.33% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 9.72%. Unity Bancorp's return on equity of 16.06% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unity Bancorp	31.33%	16.06%	1.85%
Finward Bancorp	9.72%	5.99%	0.48%

In the previous week, Unity Bancorp and Unity Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Unity Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Finward Bancorp's score of 1.87 indicating that Unity Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Unity Bancorp	Very Positive
Finward Bancorp	Very Positive

Unity Bancorp has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

Unity Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Unity 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unity Bancorp	$188.41M	2.80	$57.95M	$5.94	8.85
Finward Bancorp	$101.06M	1.39	$8.09M	$2.29	14.14

Unity Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $63.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.13%. Finward Bancorp has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.58%. Given Finward Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Finward Bancorp is more favorable than Unity Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unity Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Finward Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

42.3% of Unity Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.9% of Unity Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Finward Bancorp 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.

Unity Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 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 1.5%. Unity Bancorp pays out 10.8% 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. Unity Bancorp has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Summary

Unity Bancorp beats Finward Bancorp on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to Capital Bancorp?

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

Capital Bancorp has a net margin of 17.48% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 9.72%. Capital Bancorp's return on equity of 13.48% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Finward Bancorp	9.72%	5.99%	0.48%
Capital Bancorp	17.48%	13.48%	1.51%

In the previous week, Capital Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Capital Bancorp and 1 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Finward Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Capital Bancorp's score of 0.87 indicating that Finward Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Finward Bancorp	Very Positive
Capital Bancorp	Positive

Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Capital Bancorp has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Capital Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Capital 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Finward Bancorp	$101.06M	1.39	$8.09M	$2.29	14.14
Capital Bancorp	$310.06M	1.59	$57.17M	$3.31	9.16

Finward Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.58%. Capital Bancorp has a consensus target price of $35.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Given Finward Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Finward Bancorp is more favorable than Capital Bancorp.

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)	2.50
Capital Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Capital Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Capital Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Finward Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Capital Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Finward Bancorp pays out 21.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capital Bancorp pays out 14.5% 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. Capital Bancorp has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Capital Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Capital Bancorp beats Finward Bancorp on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

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

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
Finward Bancorp	9.72%	5.99%	0.48%
Bridgewater Bancshares	17.69%	11.06%	0.91%

Finward Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.58%. Bridgewater Bancshares has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.11%. Given Finward Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Finward Bancorp is more favorable than Bridgewater 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)	2.50
Bridgewater Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

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

In the previous week, Bridgewater Bancshares had 10 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares and 1 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Finward Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of 0.39 indicating that Finward Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Finward Bancorp	Very Positive
Bridgewater Bancshares	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Finward Bancorp	$101.06M	1.39	$8.09M	$2.29	14.14
Bridgewater Bancshares	$292.76M	1.73	$46.09M	$1.77	10.28

Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Bridgewater Bancshares beats Finward Bancorp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Finward Bancorp compare to loanDepot?

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

Finward Bancorp has a net margin of 9.72% compared to loanDepot's net margin of -6.51%. Finward Bancorp's return on equity of 5.99% beat loanDepot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Finward Bancorp	9.72%	5.99%	0.48%
loanDepot	-6.51%	-22.35%	-1.34%

Finward Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.58%. loanDepot has a consensus price target of $2.38, suggesting a potential upside of 79.74%. Given loanDepot's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe loanDepot is more favorable than Finward Bancorp.

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)	2.50
loanDepot	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40

26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of loanDepot shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.1% of loanDepot shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, loanDepot had 5 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for loanDepot and 1 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Finward Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat loanDepot's score of 0.61 indicating that Finward Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Finward Bancorp	Very Positive
loanDepot	Positive

Finward Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than loanDepot. loanDepot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finward 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
Finward Bancorp	$101.06M	1.39	$8.09M	$2.29	14.14
loanDepot	$1.19B	0.37	-$62.65M	-$0.34	N/A

Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, loanDepot has a beta of 3.41, meaning that its stock price is 241% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Finward Bancorp beats loanDepot on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FNWD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Finward Bancorp	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$136.84M	$7.06B	$13.45B	$12.37B
Dividend Yield	1.52%	5.76%	5.84%	5.35%
P/E Ratio	14.14	90.09	23.17	25.63
Price / Sales	1.39	12.75	180.83	76.59
Price / Cash	9.58	74.26	20.45	56.33
Price / Book	0.80	2.66	2.15	6.97
Net Income	$8.09M	$301.20M	$1.11B	$333.62M
7 Day Performance	2.02%	0.26%	-0.69%	1.09%
1 Month Performance	-7.56%	2.90%	0.23%	3.08%
1 Year Performance	7.25%	21.00%	10.84%	35.68%

Finward Bancorp Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FNWD Finward Bancorp	3.3353 of 5 stars	$32.39 +2.5%	$41.00 +26.6%	+7.3%	$136.84M	$101.06M	14.14	280	Positive News
SFST Southern First Bancshares	3.7686 of 5 stars	$56.90 +0.3%	$64.00 +12.5%	+52.4%	$536.49M	$224.62M	13.29	290
UNTY Unity Bancorp	4.656 of 5 stars	$53.10 -0.6%	$63.67 +19.9%	+16.0%	$535.08M	$188.41M	8.94	230	Positive News
CBNK Capital Bancorp	3.868 of 5 stars	$31.61 +0.9%	$35.33 +11.8%	-7.4%	$511.13M	$310.06M	9.55	270
BWB Bridgewater Bancshares	3.9381 of 5 stars	$18.40 +0.7%	$21.67 +17.8%	+15.2%	$508.35M	$292.76M	10.40	250

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Finward Bancorp (FNWD) Competitors

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Finward Bancorp (FNWD) Competitors

FNWD vs. SFST, UNTY, CBNK, BWB, and LDI

How does Finward Bancorp compare to Southern First Bancshares?

Does the media prefer SFST or FNWD?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SFST or FNWD?

Which has more risk and volatility, SFST or FNWD?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SFST or FNWD?

Is SFST or FNWD more profitable?

Do analysts recommend SFST or FNWD?

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How does Finward Bancorp compare to Unity Bancorp?

Is UNTY or FNWD more profitable?

Does the media favor UNTY or FNWD?

Which has more risk & volatility, UNTY or FNWD?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, UNTY or FNWD?

Do analysts recommend UNTY or FNWD?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in UNTY or FNWD?

Is UNTY or FNWD a better dividend stock?

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How does Finward Bancorp compare to Capital Bancorp?

Is FNWD or CBNK more profitable?

Does the media refer more to FNWD or CBNK?

Which has more volatility & risk, FNWD or CBNK?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FNWD or CBNK?

Do analysts prefer FNWD or CBNK?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FNWD or CBNK?

Is FNWD or CBNK a better dividend stock?

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How does Finward Bancorp compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

Is FNWD or BWB more profitable?

Do analysts prefer FNWD or BWB?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FNWD or BWB?

Does the media favor FNWD or BWB?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FNWD or BWB?

Which has more risk and volatility, FNWD or BWB?

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How does Finward Bancorp compare to loanDepot?

Is FNWD or LDI more profitable?

Do analysts prefer FNWD or LDI?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FNWD or LDI?

Does the media favor FNWD or LDI?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FNWD or LDI?

Which has more risk and volatility, FNWD or LDI?

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