HFBL vs. CBFV, UBFO, CZWI, HNVR, BCBP, RMBI, LARK, NLIT, PNBK, and ECBK
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 CB Financial Services (CBFV), United Security Bancshares (UBFO), Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP), Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (RMBI), Landmark Bancorp (LARK), Northern Lights Acquisition (NLIT), Patriot National Bancorp (PNBK), and ECB Bancorp (ECBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana vs. Its Competitors
CB Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV) and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, CB Financial Services had 7 more articles in the media than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for CB Financial Services and 0 mentions for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. CB Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's score of 0.00 indicating that CB Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CB Financial Services has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
33.1% of CB Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of CB Financial Services 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
CB Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.22%. Given CB Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CB Financial Services is more favorable than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana.
CB Financial Services 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 CB Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CB Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. CB Financial Services pays out 48.4% 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. 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.
CB Financial Services has a net margin of 14.43% compared to Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's net margin of 11.98%. CB Financial Services' return on equity of 7.79% beat Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's return on equity.
Summary
CB Financial Services beats Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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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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This page (NASDAQ:HFBL) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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