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

Is BVFL or HFBL more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BV Financial	21.08%	6.56%	1.45%
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	10.31%	6.21%	0.54%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BVFL or HFBL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BV Financial	$49.20M	3.46	$11.72M	$1.03	15.70
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	$19.76M	2.10	$3.59M	$1.09	12.16

Does the media favor BVFL or HFBL?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BV Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BVFL or HFBL?

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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BVFL or HFBL?

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.