First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA) Competitors

First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) and First Seacoast Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is MYFW or FSEA more profitable?

First Western Financial has a net margin of 6.50% compared to First Seacoast Bancorp's net margin of 0.12%. First Western Financial's return on equity of 4.58% beat First Seacoast Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Western Financial	6.50%	4.58%	0.40%
First Seacoast Bancorp	0.12%	0.06%	0.01%

Do analysts prefer MYFW or FSEA?

First Western Financial currently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.43%. Given First Western Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Western Financial is more favorable than First Seacoast Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
First Seacoast Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor MYFW or FSEA?

In the previous week, First Western Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat First Seacoast Bancorp's score of -0.71 indicating that First Western Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Western Financial	Positive
First Seacoast Bancorp	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MYFW or FSEA?

60.3% of First Western Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 17.9% of First Western Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MYFW or FSEA?

First Western Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Seacoast Bancorp. First Seacoast Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Western Financial, 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 Western Financial	$180.33M	1.14	$8.47M	$1.19	17.71
First Seacoast Bancorp	$29.33M	1.86	-$510K	-$0.02	-577.75

Which has more volatility & risk, MYFW or FSEA?

First Western Financial has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Seacoast Bancorp has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Western Financial beats First Seacoast Bancorp on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.