Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Competitors

Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) and Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is BANC or HIFS a better dividend stock?

Banc of California pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Hingham Institution for Savings pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Banc of California pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hingham Institution for Savings pays out 19.5% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BANC or HIFS?

Banc of California received 128 more outperform votes than Hingham Institution for Savings when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.70% of users gave Hingham Institution for Savings an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Banc of California an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banc of California	Outperform Votes 325 58.04%	Underperform Votes 235 41.96%
Hingham Institution for Savings	Outperform Votes 197 59.70%	Underperform Votes 133 40.30%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BANC or HIFS?

86.9% of Banc of California shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.3% of Hingham Institution for Savings shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Banc of California shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BANC or HIFS?

Banc of California has higher revenue and earnings than Hingham Institution for Savings. Hingham Institution for Savings is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banc of California, 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
Banc of California	$991.45M	2.06	$126.89M	$0.65	21.27
Hingham Institution for Savings	$68.11M	8.06	$28.19M	$12.94	19.74

Do analysts recommend BANC or HIFS?

Banc of California presently has a consensus price target of $17.17, indicating a potential upside of 24.17%. Given Banc of California's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Banc of California is more favorable than Hingham Institution for Savings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banc of California	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Hingham Institution for Savings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer BANC or HIFS?

In the previous week, Banc of California had 10 more articles in the media than Hingham Institution for Savings. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Banc of California and 2 mentions for Hingham Institution for Savings. Hingham Institution for Savings' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Banc of California's score of 1.39 indicating that Hingham Institution for Savings is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banc of California	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hingham Institution for Savings	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BANC or HIFS?

Banc of California has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hingham Institution for Savings has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BANC or HIFS more profitable?

Hingham Institution for Savings has a net margin of 12.97% compared to Banc of California's net margin of 7.06%. Banc of California's return on equity of 6.20% beat Hingham Institution for Savings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banc of California	7.06%	6.20%	0.53%
Hingham Institution for Savings	12.97%	2.95%	0.27%

Summary

Banc of California beats Hingham Institution for Savings on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.