Hennessy Advisors (HNNA) Competitors

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) and Hennessy Advisors (NASDAQ:HNNA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media favor PSTL or HNNA?

In the previous week, Hennessy Advisors had 3 more articles in the media than Postal Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hennessy Advisors and 2 mentions for Postal Realty Trust. Hennessy Advisors' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Postal Realty Trust's score of 0.01 indicating that Hennessy Advisors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Postal Realty Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hennessy Advisors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PSTL or HNNA?

57.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Hennessy Advisors shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Postal Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.4% of Hennessy Advisors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PSTL or HNNA?

Hennessy Advisors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Postal Realty Trust. Hennessy Advisors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Postal Realty Trust, 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
Postal Realty Trust	$86.54M	4.14	$6.60M	$0.38	38.34
Hennessy Advisors	$35.82M	2.32	$7.10M	$1.25	8.54

Which has more risk and volatility, PSTL or HNNA?

Postal Realty Trust has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hennessy Advisors has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PSTL or HNNA a better dividend stock?

Postal Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Hennessy Advisors pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Postal Realty Trust pays out 255.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hennessy Advisors pays out 44.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Postal Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Postal Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer PSTL or HNNA?

Postal Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $17.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.83%. Given Postal Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Postal Realty Trust is more favorable than Hennessy Advisors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Postal Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hennessy Advisors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is PSTL or HNNA more profitable?

Hennessy Advisors has a net margin of 27.55% compared to Postal Realty Trust's net margin of 13.03%. Hennessy Advisors' return on equity of 10.48% beat Postal Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Postal Realty Trust	13.03%	3.56%	1.73%
Hennessy Advisors	27.55%	10.48%	6.38%

Summary

Postal Realty Trust beats Hennessy Advisors on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.