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'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama
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Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default
Here's something only a handful of people know (Ad)
Voters in Turkey choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff
In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
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QQQ   348.40
China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight
[BREAKING] New "Living Software" to Revolutionize Warfare (Ad)
EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama
WARNING TO ALL U.S. INVESTORS (Ad)
Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default
Here's something only a handful of people know (Ad)
Voters in Turkey choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff
In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
S&P 500   4,205.45
DOW   33,093.34
QQQ   348.40
China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight
[BREAKING] New "Living Software" to Revolutionize Warfare (Ad)
EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama
WARNING TO ALL U.S. INVESTORS (Ad)
Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default
Here's something only a handful of people know (Ad)
Voters in Turkey choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff
In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
NASDAQ:HALL

Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Competitors

$4.31
-0.04 (-0.92%)
(As of 05/26/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$4.21
$4.33
50-Day Range
$3.31
$8.81
52-Week Range
$2.56
$29.50
Volume
1,755 shs
Average Volume
17,836 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.84 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A

HALL vs. WHLR, PW, OXBR, SBNY, SNTG, LGHL, OIG, UNAM, SVVC, and NLIT

Should you be buying Hallmark Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hallmark Financial Services include Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (WHLR), Power REIT (PW), Oxbridge Re (OXBR), Signature Bank (SBNY), Sentage (SNTG), Lion Group (LGHL), Orbital Infrastructure Group (OIG), Unico American (UNAM), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), and Northern Lights Acquisition (NLIT). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Hallmark Financial Services vs.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR) and Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hallmark Financial Services. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hallmark Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust$76.64 million0.09-$12.45 million-$2.05-0.35
Hallmark Financial Services$286.99 million0.03-$108.11 million-$79.25-0.05

53.8% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.6% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Hallmark Financial Services 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.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallmark Financial Services has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of -12.58% compared to Hallmark Financial Services' net margin of -71.70%. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Hallmark Financial Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust -12.58% N/A -1.74%
Hallmark Financial Services -71.70% -158.59% -6.55%

In the previous week, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust both had 3 articles in the media. Hallmark Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's score of 0.95 indicating that Hallmark Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hallmark Financial Services
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust received 14 more outperform votes than Hallmark Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.71% of users gave Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 49.28% of users gave Hallmark Financial Services an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Wheeler Real Estate Investment TrustOutperform Votes
220
64.71%
Underperform Votes
120
35.29%
Hallmark Financial ServicesOutperform Votes
206
49.28%
Underperform Votes
212
50.72%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Hallmark Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Summary

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust beats Hallmark Financial Services on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HALL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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HALL vs. The Competition

MetricHallmark Financial ServicesInsurance carriers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$7.84M$22.02B$6.26B$6.39B
Dividend YieldN/A4.72%7.08%6.37%
P/E Ratio-0.0517.80151.7910.62
Price / Sales0.030.473,929.2286.22
Price / CashN/A9.3532.83107.27
Price / Book0.330.822.587.13
Net Income-$108.11M$2.56B$646.71M$192.91M
7 Day Performance-1.37%-0.61%-0.27%0.20%
1 Month Performance-25.95%-3.71%-1.73%1.33%
1 Year Performance-98.48%-16.95%8.19%-0.24%

Hallmark Financial Services Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WHLR
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
0 of 5 stars
$0.80
+6.7%
N/A-69.0%$7.84M$76.64M-0.3936Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
PW
Power REIT
0 of 5 stars
$2.24
-1.3%
N/A-90.4%$7.59M$8.52M3.03N/AAnalyst Report
News Coverage
Gap Down
OXBR
Oxbridge Re
0 of 5 stars
$1.24
-4.6%
N/A-76.2%$7.28M$850,000.00-5.643Analyst Report
Short Interest ↓
SBNY
Signature Bank
2.6317 of 5 stars
$0.13
+8.0%
$186.29
+137,991.7%
-99.9%$8.49M$3.71B0.012,243
SNTG
Sentage
0 of 5 stars
$2.24
-1.8%
N/A-32.7%$6.29M$160,000.000.0028Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
LGHL
Lion Group
0 of 5 stars
$0.12
flat
N/A-89.7%$5.91M$27.06M0.0034Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
OIG
Orbital Infrastructure Group
2.2516 of 5 stars
$2.12
-2.3%
$60.00
+2,730.2%
-95.5%$9.84M$322.22M0.001,490
UNAM
Unico American
1.8235 of 5 stars
$1.10
-0.9%
N/A-48.1%$5.83M$34.63M-0.4576Short Interest ↓
SVVC
Firsthand Technology Value Fund
0 of 5 stars
$0.94
+12.0%
N/A-69.8%$5.77M$-60,514,785.00-0.10N/AAnalyst Report
High Trading Volume
NLIT
Northern Lights Acquisition
0 of 5 stars
$0.39
+2.7%
N/A-95.1%$5.74MN/A0.002,021News Coverage
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:HALL) was last updated on 5/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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