First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA) Competitors

First Seacoast Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSEA) and Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Does the media favor FSEA or HWBK?

In the previous week, Hawthorn Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than First Seacoast Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares and 1 mentions for First Seacoast Bancorp. First Seacoast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 1.72 indicating that First Seacoast Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Seacoast Bancorp	Very Positive
Hawthorn Bancshares	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FSEA or HWBK?

Hawthorn Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Seacoast Bancorp. First Seacoast Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hawthorn Bancshares, 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 Seacoast Bancorp	$13.95M	3.90	-$510K	-$0.57	-20.28
Hawthorn Bancshares	$109.67M	2.03	$18.26M	$2.97	10.83

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

38.4% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares 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.

Is FSEA or HWBK more profitable?

Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 18.88% compared to First Seacoast Bancorp's net margin of -9.05%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 13.63% beat First Seacoast Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Seacoast Bancorp	-9.05%	-4.02%	-0.42%
Hawthorn Bancshares	18.88%	13.63%	1.12%

Which has more risk & volatility, FSEA or HWBK?

First Seacoast Bancorp has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hawthorn Bancshares beats First Seacoast Bancorp on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.