NKSH vs. GSBC, CCBG, HTBI, THFF, MOFG, HTBK, EGBN, WASH, FISI, and FMNB
Should you be buying National Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Bankshares include Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI), First Financial (THFF), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Heritage Commerce (HTBK), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH), Financial Institutions (FISI), and Farmers National Banc (FMNB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
National Bankshares vs.
Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) and National Bankshares (NASDAQ:NKSH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk.
In the previous week, National Bankshares had 1 more articles in the media than Great Southern Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for National Bankshares and 1 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat National Bankshares' score of -0.40 indicating that Great Southern Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Great Southern Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than National Bankshares. Great Southern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Great Southern Bancorp has a net margin of 17.40% compared to National Bankshares' net margin of 9.64%. Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 10.62% beat National Bankshares' return on equity.
41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.7% of National Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of National Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. National Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Bankshares pays out 107.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Bankshares has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
National Bankshares received 32 more outperform votes than Great Southern Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.02% of users gave Great Southern Bancorp an outperform vote while only 48.79% of users gave National Bankshares an outperform vote.
Great Southern Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $59.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.87%. National Bankshares has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.32%. Given National Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Bankshares is more favorable than Great Southern Bancorp.
Summary
Great Southern Bancorp beats National Bankshares on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NKSH) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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