FXNC vs. HNVR, SBFG, CBFV, FRAF, UBCP, CFFI, UNB, BKSC, FINW, and MNSB
Should you be buying First National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First National include Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), SB Financial Group (SBFG), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Franklin Financial Services (FRAF), United Bancorp (UBCP), C&F Financial (CFFI), Union Bankshares (UNB), Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), FinWise Bancorp (FINW), and MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB).
Hanover Bancorp (NASDAQ:HNVR) and First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
Hanover Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.26%. First National has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.18%. Given Hanover Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First National is more favorable than Hanover Bancorp.
First National has a net margin of 13.85% compared to First National's net margin of 10.82%. Hanover Bancorp's return on equity of 8.50% beat First National's return on equity.
In the previous week, Hanover Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than First National. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hanover Bancorp and 0 mentions for First National. First National's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Hanover Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Hanover Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hanover Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First National. Hanover Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hanover Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. First National pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Hanover Bancorp pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First National pays out 39.2% 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. First National has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
15.0% of Hanover Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of First National shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.8% of Hanover Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of First National shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hanover Bancorp has a beta of -0.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First National has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hanover Bancorp received 2 more outperform votes than First National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.00% of users gave Hanover Bancorp an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave First National an outperform vote.
Summary
Hanover Bancorp beats First National on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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