Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Competitors $28.90 -0.23 (-0.79%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.87 -0.03 (-0.11%) As of 07/11/2025 04:12 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. AMTB, MCB, BFST, NBN, MCBS, NBBK, EQBK, XYF, VEL, and IBCPShould you be buying Hawthorn Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hawthorn Bancshares include Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Business First Bancshares (BFST), Northeast Bancorp (NBN), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), NB Bancorp (NBBK), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), X Financial (XYF), Velocity Financial (VEL), and Independent Bank (IBCP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Hawthorn Bancshares vs. Its Competitors Amerant Bancorp Metropolitan Bank Business First Bancshares Northeast Bancorp MetroCity Bankshares NB Bancorp Equity Bancshares X Financial Velocity Financial Independent Bank Amerant Bancorp (NASDAQ:AMTB) and Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMTB or HWBK? 42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held 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. Is AMTB or HWBK more profitable? Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 17.52% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of -8.38%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 13.06% beat Amerant Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amerant Bancorp-8.38% 6.36% 0.51% Hawthorn Bancshares 17.52%13.06%1.04% Which has more risk & volatility, AMTB or HWBK? Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AMTB or HWBK? In the previous week, Hawthorn Bancshares had 3 more articles in the media than Amerant Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares and 0 mentions for Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.52 indicating that Amerant Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Amerant Bancorp Very Positive Hawthorn Bancshares Positive Is AMTB or HWBK a better dividend stock? Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Amerant Bancorp pays out -60.0% 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. 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. Do analysts rate AMTB or HWBK? Amerant Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $24.60, indicating a potential upside of 24.84%. Given Amerant Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Amerant Bancorp is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amerant Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AMTB or HWBK? Hawthorn Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hawthorn Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerant Bancorp$317.91M2.59-$15.75M-$0.60-32.84Hawthorn Bancshares$109.67M1.83$18.26M$2.7510.51 SummaryHawthorn Bancshares beats Amerant Bancorp on 10 of the 19 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 HWBK 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 BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$201.91M$876.24M$12.05B$9.10BDividend Yield2.75%3.12%5.53%4.00%P/E Ratio10.5119.3219.2020.27Price / Sales1.832.2125.3998.72Price / Cash9.8349.2721.6458.16Price / Book1.351.122.285.49Net Income$18.26M$54.19M$992.82M$250.45M7 Day Performance-4.19%-1.11%-0.20%4.78%1 Month Performance1.94%5.33%2.78%7.67%1 Year Performance40.63%20.72%536.06%16.43% Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWBKHawthorn Bancshares1.4433 of 5 stars$28.90-0.8%N/A+42.4%$201.91M$109.67M10.51310News CoverageAMTBAmerant Bancorp2.9719 of 5 stars$18.16+0.4%$24.60+35.5%-18.7%$759.62M$317.91M-31.86680Positive NewsMCBMetropolitan Bank2.4133 of 5 stars$70.25+0.2%$77.00+9.6%+53.8%$747.70M$492.21M11.89240News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.8562 of 5 stars$24.65-0.1%$31.00+25.8%+12.4%$732.58M$458.96M10.14750Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNBNNortheast Bancorp3.1695 of 5 stars$88.99+0.8%$97.50+9.6%+50.7%$724.62M$263.77M9.90180News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.257 of 5 stars$28.58+0.6%$34.00+19.0%+4.3%$721.40M$235.98M11.12220News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsNBBKNB Bancorp2.6701 of 5 stars$17.86+0.4%$22.00+23.2%+18.8%$721.34M$304.05M15.14342News CoveragePositive NewsEQBKEquity Bancshares4.1188 of 5 stars$40.80-1.1%$46.60+14.2%+16.7%$714.61M$225.03M10.25700News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeXYFX Financial2.625 of 5 stars$17.38+5.0%N/A+333.7%$691.46M$804.43M3.62420VELVelocity Financial2.0723 of 5 stars$18.52-1.5%$21.33+15.2%-3.6%$686.41M$135.80M9.55220High Trading VolumeIBCPIndependent Bank3.5189 of 5 stars$32.41-0.6%$36.67+13.1%+20.7%$675.92M$323.14M10.32920Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amerant Bancorp Alternatives Metropolitan Bank Alternatives Business First Bancshares Alternatives Northeast Bancorp Alternatives MetroCity Bankshares Alternatives NB Bancorp Alternatives Equity Bancshares Alternatives X Financial Alternatives Velocity Financial Alternatives Independent Bank 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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