Northern Lights Acquisition (NLIT) Competitors $3.55 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/21/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock NLIT vs. VABK, FINW, WNEB, CPSS, HWBK, BETR, BLFY, OPBK, FCCO, and SWKHShould you be buying Northern Lights Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northern Lights Acquisition include Virginia National Bankshares (VABK), FinWise Bancorp (FINW), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS), Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK), Better Home & Finance (BETR), Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY), OP Bancorp (OPBK), First Community (FCCO), and SWK (SWKH). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Northern Lights Acquisition vs. Its Competitors Virginia National Bankshares FinWise Bancorp Western New England Bancorp Consumer Portfolio Services Hawthorn Bancshares Better Home & Finance Blue Foundry Bancorp OP Bancorp First Community SWK Virginia National Bankshares (NASDAQ:VABK) and Northern Lights Acquisition (NASDAQ:NLIT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is VABK or NLIT more profitable? Virginia National Bankshares has a net margin of 21.32% compared to Northern Lights Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Northern Lights Acquisition's return on equity of 69.39% beat Virginia National Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virginia National Bankshares21.32% 11.01% 1.11% Northern Lights Acquisition N/A 69.39%1.65% Does the media favor VABK or NLIT? In the previous week, Virginia National Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Lights Acquisition'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Virginia National Bankshares Neutral Northern Lights Acquisition Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VABK or NLIT? Virginia National Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Lights Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirginia National Bankshares$83.52M2.46$16.97M$3.3011.55Northern Lights AcquisitionN/AN/A$1.25MN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VABK or NLIT? 37.4% of Virginia National Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Northern Lights Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Virginia National Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryVirginia National Bankshares beats Northern Lights Acquisition on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Northern Lights Acquisition News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NLIT 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 NLIT 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 NLIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthern Lights AcquisitionNon IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$52.91M$52.91M$12.15B$9.42BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.55%3.99%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.1720.08Price / SalesN/AN/A26.3884.07Price / Cash123.42123.4221.6658.45Price / Book-7.72N/A2.335.83Net Income$1.25M$1.25M$997.25M$258.27M7 Day Performance1.37%1.37%1.39%2.69%1 Month Performance51.06%51.06%4.45%12.91%1 Year Performance435.04%435.04%542.15%21.81% Northern Lights Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NLITNorthern Lights AcquisitionN/A$3.55flatN/A+463.7%$52.91MN/A0.003VABKVirginia National BanksharesN/A$37.68+1.0%N/A-1.2%$201.18M$83.52M11.42170Upcoming EarningsFINWFinWise Bancorp3.5613 of 5 stars$15.69+3.2%$20.88+33.0%+37.0%$201M$96.84M17.05120News CoveragePositive NewsWNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.3203 of 5 stars$9.73+0.3%$8.50-12.6%+35.0%$200.90M$122.74M18.36360Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpCPSSConsumer Portfolio Services3.189 of 5 stars$9.47+2.0%N/A-10.7%$200.07M$393.51M11.99740Upcoming EarningsHWBKHawthorn Bancshares1.6536 of 5 stars$28.76+0.5%N/A+43.4%$198.44M$109.67M10.46310Upcoming EarningsBETRBetter Home & Finance0.4357 of 5 stars$13.36+2.5%N/A+2,684.8%$198.11M$108.49M-1.001,250BLFYBlue Foundry Bancorp2.1342 of 5 stars$9.24+1.4%$11.00+19.0%-17.8%$197.88M$87.25M-16.50180Upcoming EarningsOPBKOP Bancorp3.7848 of 5 stars$13.22-0.5%$18.00+36.2%+18.4%$197.34M$154.05M9.31190News CoveragePositive NewsFCCOFirst Community4.0009 of 5 stars$24.89+0.9%$29.67+19.2%+15.4%$189.51M$103.43M12.57250News CoveragePositive NewsSWKHSWK3.0577 of 5 stars$15.12-0.2%$18.00+19.0%-13.5%$185.88M$44.99M10.2240 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VABK Competitors FINW Competitors WNEB Competitors CPSS Competitors HWBK Competitors BETR Competitors BLFY Competitors OPBK Competitors FCCO Competitors SWKH Competitors 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:NLIT) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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