Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Competitors $30.11 -0.94 (-3.02%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.28 +0.17 (+0.56%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HWBK vs. BHRB, CNCK, GHLD, CFB, ESQ, HBT, OSBC, ATLC, AMTB, and MCBSShould you be buying Hawthorn Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hawthorn Bancshares include Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Coincheck Group (CNCK), Guild (GHLD), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Esquire Financial (ESQ), HBT Financial (HBT), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Atlanticus (ATLC), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), and MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Hawthorn Bancshares vs. Burke & Herbert Financial Services Coincheck Group Guild CrossFirst Bankshares Esquire Financial HBT Financial Old Second Bancorp Atlanticus Amerant Bancorp MetroCity Bankshares Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) and Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Is BHRB or HWBK more profitable? Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Burke & Herbert Financial Services' net margin of 8.88%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' return on equity of 15.15% beat Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Burke & Herbert Financial Services8.88% 15.15% 1.35% Hawthorn Bancshares 16.65%13.00%1.00% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BHRB or HWBK? 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Burke & Herbert Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BHRB or HWBK? In the previous week, Burke & Herbert Financial Services had 1 more articles in the media than Hawthorn Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Burke & Herbert Financial Services and 0 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Burke & Herbert Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Burke & Herbert Financial Services Very Positive Hawthorn Bancshares Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor BHRB or HWBK? Hawthorn Bancshares received 159 more outperform votes than Burke & Herbert Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.93% of users gave Hawthorn Bancshares an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Burke & Herbert Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBurke & Herbert Financial ServicesOutperform Votes457.14% Underperform Votes342.86% Hawthorn BancsharesOutperform Votes16362.93% Underperform Votes9637.07% Do analysts prefer BHRB or HWBK? Burke & Herbert Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $73.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.39%. Given Burke & Herbert Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Burke & Herbert Financial Services is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Burke & Herbert Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is BHRB or HWBK a better dividend stock? Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 29.1% 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. Burke & Herbert Financial Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Hawthorn Bancshares has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BHRB or HWBK? Burke & Herbert Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burke & Herbert Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBurke & Herbert Financial Services$312.60M2.69$35.71M$3.5115.95Hawthorn Bancshares$73.90M2.83$18.26M$2.7510.95 SummaryBurke & Herbert Financial Services beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hawthorn Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HWBK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HWBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHawthorn BancsharesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$209.19M$23.04B$11.49B$8.42BDividend Yield2.43%3.41%5.44%4.11%P/E Ratio11.5412.8422.4519.72Price / Sales2.832.8927.53121.26Price / Cash58.1811.1617.6234.62Price / Book1.561.192.784.51Net Income$18.26M$2.17B$1.04B$248.32M7 Day Performance-2.46%-2.22%-0.27%0.60%1 Month Performance2.39%6.39%6.08%13.18%1 Year Performance51.70%18.97%536.47%7.39% Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWBKHawthorn Bancshares2.758 of 5 stars$30.11-3.0%N/A+58.4%$209.19M$73.90M11.54310BHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services3.5308 of 5 stars$57.54-0.2%$73.00+26.9%+13.5%$863.39M$312.60M23.98850Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCNCKCoincheck Group2.0097 of 5 stars$6.23-5.7%$10.00+60.5%N/A$808.03M$383.33B0.00N/APositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpGHLDGuild3.955 of 5 stars$13.11+2.3%$16.50+25.9%-13.7%$792.99M$1.04B-8.465,100Analyst UpgradeCFBCrossFirst BanksharesN/A$15.99flat$19.33+20.9%N/A$788.55M$261.78M10.25460ESQEsquire Financial1.9174 of 5 stars$91.63+0.9%$92.50+0.9%+84.7%$775.37M$129.33M17.76110Positive NewsHBTHBT Financial2.7385 of 5 stars$24.44+0.6%$25.80+5.6%+22.4%$769.74M$228.13M10.81730Positive NewsOSBCOld Second Bancorp3.3648 of 5 stars$17.08-0.1%$20.10+17.7%+12.9%$769.56M$282.62M9.13890Positive NewsATLCAtlanticus4.1842 of 5 stars$50.42-3.9%$62.60+24.2%+95.9%$762.65M$316.89M11.33330AMTBAmerant Bancorp3.1993 of 5 stars$18.03-0.3%$24.60+36.4%-24.9%$754.18M$317.91M-31.63680News CoverageMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.2088 of 5 stars$29.00-0.7%$34.00+17.2%+10.0%$736.66M$143.02M11.55220Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Burke & Herbert Financial Services Alternatives Coincheck Group Alternatives Guild Alternatives CrossFirst Bankshares Alternatives Esquire Financial Alternatives HBT Financial Alternatives Old Second Bancorp Alternatives Atlanticus Alternatives Amerant Bancorp Alternatives MetroCity Bankshares Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HWBK) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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