Do analysts rate HWBK or BUR?

Burford Capital has a consensus target price of $9.33, suggesting a potential upside of 109.50%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Burford Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17

Do analysts rate SBSI or HWBK?

Southside Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.69%. Given Southside Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southside Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Does the media prefer SBSI or HWBK?

In the previous week, Southside Bancshares and Southside Bancshares both had 1 articles in the media. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hawthorn Bancshares'average media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Southside Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts rate ESQ or HWBK?

Esquire Financial presently has a consensus target price of $120.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Esquire Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Esquire Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Does the media favor ESQ or HWBK?

In the previous week, Esquire Financial and Esquire Financial both had 1 articles in the media. Esquire Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Esquire Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Esquire Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts rate HWBK or EQBK?

Equity Bancshares has a consensus price target of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.45%. Given Equity Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equity Bancshares is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Equity Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20

Do analysts prefer HWBK or RHLD?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Resolute Holdings Management 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Does the media refer more to HWBK or RHLD?

In the previous week, Hawthorn Bancshares and Hawthorn Bancshares both had 1 articles in the media. Resolute Holdings Management's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Resolute Holdings Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Resolute Holdings Management 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Competitors

$36.41 +1.01 (+2.85%)

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HWBK vs. BUR, SBSI, ESQ, EQBK, and RHLD

Should you buy Hawthorn Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hawthorn Bancshares with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Hawthorn Bancshares include Burford Capital (BUR), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), and Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Burford Capital?

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) and Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Hawthorn Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares and 0 mentions for Burford Capital. Hawthorn Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Burford Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hawthorn Bancshares	Neutral
Burford Capital	Neutral

Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Burford Capital pays out -1.6% 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. Hawthorn Bancshares has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Burford Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Burford Capital has a consensus target price of $9.33, suggesting a potential upside of 109.50%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Burford Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Burford Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hawthorn Bancshares, 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
Hawthorn Bancshares	$111.97M	2.24	$23.80M	$3.64	10.00
Burford Capital	$413.36M	2.36	$62.57M	-$7.33	N/A

Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 22.14% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 15.14%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 15.01% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawthorn Bancshares	22.14%	15.01%	1.33%
Burford Capital	15.14%	11.72%	5.42%

30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Burford Capital beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Southside Bancshares?

Southside Bancshares (NYSE:SBSI) and Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Southside Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southside Bancshares, 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
Southside Bancshares	$419.03M	2.35	$69.18M	$2.36	14.03
Hawthorn Bancshares	$111.97M	2.24	$23.80M	$3.64	10.00

Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 22.14% compared to Southside Bancshares' net margin of 15.85%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 15.01% beat Southside Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southside Bancshares	15.85%	10.81%	1.06%
Hawthorn Bancshares	22.14%	15.01%	1.33%

Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Southside Bancshares pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 23.1% 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. Southside Bancshares has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Hawthorn Bancshares has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Southside Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.69%. Given Southside Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southside Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Southside Bancshares and Southside Bancshares both had 1 articles in the media. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hawthorn Bancshares'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Southside Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Southside Bancshares beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Esquire Financial?

Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and media sentiment.

Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Esquire Financial pays out 13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 23.1% 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. Esquire Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Hawthorn Bancshares has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Hawthorn Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Esquire Financial and Esquire Financial both had 1 articles in the media. Esquire Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Esquire Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Esquire Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Esquire Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Esquire 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
Esquire Financial	$164.50M	5.68	$50.82M	$5.95	18.17
Hawthorn Bancshares	$111.97M	2.24	$23.80M	$3.64	10.00

Esquire Financial presently has a consensus target price of $120.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Esquire Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Esquire Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.0% of Esquire Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Esquire Financial has a net margin of 29.96% compared to Hawthorn Bancshares' net margin of 22.14%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 18.30% beat Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Esquire Financial	29.96%	18.30%	2.30%
Hawthorn Bancshares	22.14%	15.01%	1.33%

Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Esquire Financial beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Equity Bancshares?

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) and Equity Bancshares (NYSE:EQBK) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Hawthorn Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Equity Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares and 0 mentions for Equity Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Equity Bancshares'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hawthorn Bancshares	Neutral
Equity Bancshares	Neutral

Hawthorn Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equity Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Bancshares, 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
Hawthorn Bancshares	$111.97M	2.24	$23.80M	$3.64	10.00
Equity Bancshares	$367.98M	2.61	$22.73M	$1.26	36.89

Equity Bancshares has a consensus price target of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.45%. Given Equity Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equity Bancshares is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Equity Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Equity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equity Bancshares pays out 57.1% 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. Hawthorn Bancshares has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Equity Bancshares has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Hawthorn Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 22.14% compared to Equity Bancshares' net margin of 6.15%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 15.01% beat Equity Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawthorn Bancshares	22.14%	15.01%	1.33%
Equity Bancshares	6.15%	12.85%	1.44%

30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hawthorn Bancshares and Equity Bancshares tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Resolute Holdings Management?

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) and Resolute Holdings Management (NYSE:RHLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Resolute Holdings Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Resolute Holdings Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 22.14% compared to Resolute Holdings Management's net margin of 7.70%. Resolute Holdings Management's return on equity of 17.89% beat Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawthorn Bancshares	22.14%	15.01%	1.33%
Resolute Holdings Management	7.70%	17.89%	8.08%

Hawthorn Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Resolute Holdings Management. Hawthorn Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resolute Holdings Management, 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
Hawthorn Bancshares	$111.97M	2.24	$23.80M	$3.64	10.00
Resolute Holdings Management	$462.05M	2.10	-$5.92M	$6.89	17.03

Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Resolute Holdings Management has a beta of -1.62, indicating that its stock price is 262% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hawthorn Bancshares and Hawthorn Bancshares both had 1 articles in the media. Resolute Holdings Management's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Resolute Holdings Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Resolute Holdings Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Resolute Holdings Management beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HWBK vs. The Competition

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Metric	Hawthorn Bancshares	BANKS Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$251.10M	$1.11B	$13.56B	$11.99B
Dividend Yield	2.31%	2.65%	5.80%	5.56%
P/E Ratio	10.00	18.70	19.92	23.62
Price / Sales	2.24	2.44	137.02	111.56
Price / Cash	9.50	24.31	19.15	37.22
Price / Book	1.44	1.20	2.18	6.66
Net Income	$23.80M	$75.93M	$1.13B	$337.55M
7 Day Performance	-0.76%	0.89%	-0.31%	-2.52%
1 Month Performance	-1.59%	1.19%	-0.61%	-0.03%
1 Year Performance	22.51%	27.13%	10.77%	25.34%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HWBK Hawthorn Bancshares	1.3573 of 5 stars	$36.41 +2.9%	N/A	+22.5%	$251.10M	$111.97M	10.00	310	News Coverage
BUR Burford Capital	4.0304 of 5 stars	$4.57 -1.1%	$9.33 +104.4%	-66.6%	$1.01B	-$1.54B	N/A	140
SBSI Southside Bancshares	3.1122 of 5 stars	$32.79 +0.8%	$35.00 +6.8%	+17.0%	$969.32M	$243.20M	13.81	810	News Coverage
ESQ Esquire Financial	3.7091 of 5 stars	$110.53 +1.9%	$120.33 +8.9%	+20.3%	$949.38M	$153.26M	18.29	110	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
EQBK Equity Bancshares	3.8343 of 5 stars	$46.17 +1.2%	$51.33 +11.2%	N/A	$942.26M	$229.06M	36.25	700

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HWBK vs. BUR, SBSI, ESQ, EQBK, and RHLD

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Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Competitors

HWBK vs. BUR, SBSI, ESQ, EQBK, and RHLD

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Burford Capital?

Does the media refer more to HWBK or BUR?

Is HWBK or BUR a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, HWBK or BUR?

Do analysts rate HWBK or BUR?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HWBK or BUR?

Is HWBK or BUR more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HWBK or BUR?

Summary

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Southside Bancshares?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SBSI or HWBK?

Is SBSI or HWBK more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, SBSI or HWBK?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SBSI or HWBK?

Is SBSI or HWBK a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate SBSI or HWBK?

Does the media prefer SBSI or HWBK?

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How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Esquire Financial?

Is ESQ or HWBK a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor ESQ or HWBK?

Which has better valuation and earnings, ESQ or HWBK?

Do analysts rate ESQ or HWBK?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESQ or HWBK?

Is ESQ or HWBK more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, ESQ or HWBK?

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How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Equity Bancshares?

Does the media refer more to HWBK or EQBK?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HWBK or EQBK?

Do analysts rate HWBK or EQBK?

Is HWBK or EQBK a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, HWBK or EQBK?

Is HWBK or EQBK more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HWBK or EQBK?

Summary

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Resolute Holdings Management?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HWBK or RHLD?

Do analysts prefer HWBK or RHLD?

Is HWBK or RHLD more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HWBK or RHLD?

Which has more risk and volatility, HWBK or RHLD?

Does the media refer more to HWBK or RHLD?

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