First Savings Financial Group (FSFG) Competitors

First Savings Financial Group (NASDAQ:FSFG) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts prefer FSFG or ATLC?

First Savings Financial Group presently has a consensus target price of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.44%. Atlanticus has a consensus target price of $62.60, indicating a potential upside of 26.27%. Given Atlanticus' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlanticus is more favorable than First Savings Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Savings Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Atlanticus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FSFG or ATLC?

35.2% of First Savings Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Atlanticus shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of First Savings Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 50.4% of Atlanticus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, FSFG or ATLC?

First Savings Financial Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlanticus has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSFG or ATLC?

First Savings Financial Group received 101 more outperform votes than Atlanticus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.76% of users gave Atlanticus an outperform vote while only 52.09% of users gave First Savings Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Savings Financial Group	Outperform Votes 237 52.09%	Underperform Votes 218 47.91%
Atlanticus	Outperform Votes 136 64.76%	Underperform Votes 74 35.24%

Is FSFG or ATLC more profitable?

First Savings Financial Group has a net margin of 13.34% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.39%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 25.14% beat First Savings Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Savings Financial Group	13.34%	8.79%	0.63%
Atlanticus	8.39%	25.14%	3.74%

Does the media prefer FSFG or ATLC?

In the previous week, Atlanticus had 6 more articles in the media than First Savings Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Atlanticus and 2 mentions for First Savings Financial Group. First Savings Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.04 indicating that First Savings Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Savings Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atlanticus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FSFG or ATLC?

Atlanticus has higher revenue and earnings than First Savings Financial Group. Atlanticus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Savings Financial Group, 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 Savings Financial Group	$76.75M	2.46	$13.59M	$2.81	9.72
Atlanticus	$316.89M	2.37	$102.85M	$5.17	9.59

Summary

Atlanticus beats First Savings Financial Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.