HFBL vs. BVFL, HNVR, PEBK, OVBC, MRBK, LARK, UBFO, BCBP, MNSB, and CZWI
Should you be buying Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana include BV Financial (BVFL), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK), Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC), Meridian Bank (MRBK), Landmark Bancorp (LARK), United Security Bancshares (UBFO), BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP), MainStreet Bank (MNSB), and Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana vs. Its Competitors
BV Financial (NASDAQ:BVFL) and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
BV Financial has a net margin of 21.08% compared to Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's net margin of 10.31%. BV Financial's return on equity of 6.56% beat Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's return on equity.
BV Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BV Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, BV Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for BV Financial and 3 mentions for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat BV Financial's score of 0.56 indicating that Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BV Financial has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
42.7% of BV Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of BV Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BV Financial beats Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HFBL) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff