HFBL vs. PEBK, CBFV, UBFO, HNVR, CZWI, FCAP, BVFL, MNSB, LARK, and RMBI
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 Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK), CB Financial Services (CBFV), United Security Bancshares (UBFO), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI), First Capital (FCAP), BV Financial (BVFL), MainStreet Bank (MNSB), Landmark Bancorp (LARK), and Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (RMBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana vs. Its Competitors
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has higher revenue and earnings than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a net margin of 15.49% compared to Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's net margin of 11.98%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 12.39% beat Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's return on equity.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays out 42.9% 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. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had 4 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and 0 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's score of 0.33 indicating that Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina beats Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HFBL) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
