HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI) Competitors

Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) and HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SFNC or HTBI?

27.6% of Simmons First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of HomeTrust Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Simmons First National shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of HomeTrust Bancshares shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, SFNC or HTBI?

Simmons First National has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HomeTrust Bancshares has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SFNC or HTBI more profitable?

HomeTrust Bancshares has a net margin of 18.57% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of 10.10%. HomeTrust Bancshares' return on equity of 10.43% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simmons First National	10.10%	4.86%	0.63%
HomeTrust Bancshares	18.57%	10.43%	1.18%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SFNC or HTBI?

Simmons First National has higher revenue and earnings than HomeTrust Bancshares. HomeTrust Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simmons First National, 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
Simmons First National	$1.46B	1.75	$152.69M	$1.16	17.53
HomeTrust Bancshares	$202.13M	0.00	$54.81M	$3.20	N/A

Do analysts rate SFNC or HTBI?

Simmons First National currently has a consensus price target of $22.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.85%. HomeTrust Bancshares has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Simmons First National's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than HomeTrust Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simmons First National	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
HomeTrust Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer SFNC or HTBI?

In the previous week, Simmons First National had 6 more articles in the media than HomeTrust Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Simmons First National and 0 mentions for HomeTrust Bancshares. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat HomeTrust Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Simmons First National	Positive
HomeTrust Bancshares	Neutral

Is SFNC or HTBI a better dividend stock?

Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. HomeTrust Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share. Simmons First National pays out 73.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HomeTrust Bancshares pays out 15.0% 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. Simmons First National has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and HomeTrust Bancshares has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Simmons First National and HomeTrust Bancshares tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.