First Western Financial (MYFW) Competitors

First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) and Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MYFW or BKKT?

First Western Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bakkt. Bakkt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Western 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
First Western Financial	$180.33M	1.23	$8.47M	$1.19	19.14
Bakkt	$3.49B	0.22	-$46.66M	-$4.43	-7.99

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MYFW or BKKT?

60.3% of First Western Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Bakkt shares are held by institutional investors. 17.9% of First Western Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Bakkt shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MYFW or BKKT?

In the previous week, Bakkt had 8 more articles in the media than First Western Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bakkt and 2 mentions for First Western Financial. First Western Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Bakkt's score of 0.18 indicating that First Western Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Western Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bakkt	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate MYFW or BKKT?

First Western Financial presently has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Bakkt has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 63.25%. Given First Western Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Western Financial is more favorable than Bakkt.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Bakkt	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, MYFW or BKKT?

First Western Financial has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bakkt has a beta of 5.88, indicating that its share price is 488% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MYFW or BKKT more profitable?

First Western Financial has a net margin of 6.50% compared to Bakkt's net margin of -0.77%. First Western Financial's return on equity of 4.55% beat Bakkt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Western Financial	6.50%	4.55%	0.39%
Bakkt	-0.77%	-99.39%	-16.63%

Summary

First Western Financial beats Bakkt on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.