Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (HFBL) Competitors

Hanover Bancorp (NASDAQ:HNVR) and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts rate HNVR or HFBL?

Hanover Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.03%. Given Hanover Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hanover Bancorp is more favorable than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hanover Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer HNVR or HFBL?

In the previous week, Hanover Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hanover Bancorp and 1 mentions for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Hanover Bancorp's score of 0.84 indicating that Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hanover Bancorp	Positive
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HNVR or HFBL?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana received 98 more outperform votes than Hanover Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.31% of users gave Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Hanover Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hanover Bancorp	Outperform Votes 5 55.56%	Underperform Votes 4 44.44%
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	Outperform Votes 103 61.31%	Underperform Votes 65 38.69%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HNVR or HFBL?

15.0% of Hanover Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Hanover Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HNVR or HFBL more profitable?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a net margin of 10.12% compared to Hanover Bancorp's net margin of 8.32%. Hanover Bancorp's return on equity of 6.71% beat Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hanover Bancorp	8.32%	6.71%	0.54%
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	10.12%	6.24%	0.53%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HNVR or HFBL?

Hanover Bancorp 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 Hanover Bancorp, 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
Hanover Bancorp	$70.28M	2.24	$12.35M	$1.31	16.62
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	$19.76M	2.12	$3.59M	$1.09	12.30

Is HNVR or HFBL a better dividend stock?

Hanover Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Hanover Bancorp pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays out 47.7% 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. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, HNVR or HFBL?

Hanover Bancorp has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hanover Bancorp beats Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.