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HWBK vs. NBN, HBT, FSUN, WYFI, and SBSI

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 Northeast Bancorp (NBN), HBT Financial (HBT), FirstSun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), WhiteFiber (WYFI), and Southside Bancshares (SBSI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Northeast Bancorp?

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

Northeast Bancorp has a net margin of 25.96% compared to Hawthorn Bancshares' net margin of 22.14%. Northeast Bancorp's return on equity of 18.63% beat Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hawthorn Bancshares22.14% 15.01% 1.33%
Northeast Bancorp 25.96%18.63%2.13%

In the previous week, Hawthorn Bancshares and Hawthorn Bancshares both had 1 articles in the media. Northeast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.76 indicating that Northeast Bancorp 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Northeast Bancorp
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Northeast Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northeast Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hawthorn Bancshares$111.97M2.20$23.80M$3.649.81
Northeast Bancorp$351M2.77$83.44M$11.6710.13

Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Northeast Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northeast Bancorp pays out 0.3% 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. Hawthorn Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Northeast Bancorp has a consensus price target of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.38%. Given Northeast Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northeast Bancorp 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
Northeast Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northeast Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Northeast Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Northeast Bancorp beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to HBT Financial?

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) 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 valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

HBT Financial has a net margin of 22.72% compared to Hawthorn Bancshares' net margin of 22.14%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 15.01% beat HBT Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HBT Financial22.72% 13.06% 1.52%
Hawthorn Bancshares 22.14%15.01%1.33%

In the previous week, HBT Financial and HBT Financial both had 1 articles in the media. HBT Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.76 indicating that HBT Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

HBT Financial has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

HBT Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HBT Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HBT Financial$293.97M3.41$77.01M$2.1812.66
Hawthorn Bancshares$111.97M2.20$23.80M$3.649.81

HBT Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. HBT Financial pays out 42.2% 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. HBT Financial has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Hawthorn Bancshares has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

78.6% of HBT Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 51.9% of HBT Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held 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.

HBT Financial currently has a consensus price target of $30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.45%. Given HBT Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe HBT Financial is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HBT Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Hawthorn Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

HBT Financial beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to FirstSun Capital Bancorp?

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

Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 22.14% compared to FirstSun Capital Bancorp's net margin of 16.52%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 15.01% beat FirstSun Capital Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hawthorn Bancshares22.14% 15.01% 1.33%
FirstSun Capital Bancorp 16.52%8.80%1.18%

In the previous week, FirstSun Capital Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Hawthorn Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for FirstSun Capital Bancorp and 1 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat FirstSun Capital Bancorp's score of 0.51 indicating that Hawthorn Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hawthorn Bancshares
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FirstSun Capital Bancorp
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FirstSun Capital Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstSun Capital Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hawthorn Bancshares$111.97M2.20$23.80M$3.649.81
FirstSun Capital Bancorp$569.65M2.89$97.94M$3.3910.41

30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of FirstSun Capital Bancorp shares are owned by 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.

FirstSun Capital Bancorp has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.72%. Given FirstSun Capital Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FirstSun Capital Bancorp 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
FirstSun Capital Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FirstSun Capital Bancorp has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hawthorn Bancshares and FirstSun Capital Bancorp tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to WhiteFiber?

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

Hawthorn Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than WhiteFiber. WhiteFiber 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 Ratio
WhiteFiber$79.16M11.59-$24.68M-$1.14N/A
Hawthorn Bancshares$111.97M2.20$23.80M$3.649.81

30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

In the previous week, WhiteFiber had 15 more articles in the media than Hawthorn Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for WhiteFiber and 1 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat WhiteFiber's score of 0.35 indicating that Hawthorn Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WhiteFiber
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hawthorn Bancshares
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 22.14% compared to WhiteFiber's net margin of -45.24%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 15.01% beat WhiteFiber's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WhiteFiber-45.24% -9.40% -6.39%
Hawthorn Bancshares 22.14%15.01%1.33%

WhiteFiber currently has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.04%. Given WhiteFiber's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WhiteFiber is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WhiteFiber
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Hawthorn Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Hawthorn Bancshares beats WhiteFiber on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares compare to Southside Bancshares?

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

Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are owned 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hawthorn Bancshares$111.97M2.20$23.80M$3.649.81
Southside Bancshares$243.20M3.93$69.18M$2.3613.62

In the previous week, Southside Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Hawthorn Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Southside Bancshares and 1 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Southside Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Hawthorn Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Southside Bancshares has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.86%. Given Southside Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southside 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
Southside Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

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
Hawthorn Bancshares22.14% 15.01% 1.33%
Southside Bancshares 15.85%10.81%1.06%

Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southside Bancshares pays out 61.0% 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. Hawthorn Bancshares has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Southside Bancshares has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Southside Bancshares beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HWBK vs. The Competition

MetricHawthorn BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$246.40M$1.07B$13.46B$12.22B
Dividend Yield2.38%2.76%5.87%5.30%
P/E Ratio9.8116.3423.7225.25
Price / Sales2.202.30166.5070.60
Price / Cash9.2023.2919.9137.27
Price / Book1.411.162.186.63
Net Income$23.80M$75.93M$1.13B$335.32M
7 Day Performance-1.71%-0.38%-0.84%-1.83%
1 Month Performance1.28%-1.49%-1.14%-1.16%
1 Year Performance17.85%20.57%9.48%28.31%

Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWBK
Hawthorn Bancshares
1.8623 of 5 stars
$35.71
+1.3%
N/A+16.4%$246.40M$111.97M9.81310
NBN
Northeast Bancorp
2.5744 of 5 stars
$122.31
-0.8%
$130.50
+6.7%
+34.9%$1.00B$351M10.48180
HBT
HBT Financial
4.4958 of 5 stars
$27.48
-0.6%
$30.75
+11.9%
+11.5%$999.72M$293.97M12.61730
FSUN
FirstSun Capital Bancorp
4.823 of 5 stars
$35.74
+0.0%
$44.00
+23.1%
-6.5%$997.72M$569.65M10.541,186
WYFI
WhiteFiber
3.497 of 5 stars
$25.56
-5.3%
$31.18
+22.0%
N/A$977.40M$79.16MN/A39

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This page (NASDAQ:HWBK) was last updated on 5/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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