Northern Lights Acquisition (NLIT) Competitors

First Savings Financial Group (NASDAQ:FSFG) and Northern Lights Acquisition (NASDAQ:NLIT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts rate FSFG or NLIT?

First Savings Financial Group presently has a consensus price target of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.77%. Given First Savings Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Savings Financial Group is more favorable than Northern Lights Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Savings Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Northern Lights Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FSFG or NLIT more profitable?

First Savings Financial Group has a net margin of 14.92% compared to Northern Lights Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Northern Lights Acquisition's return on equity of 69.39% beat First Savings Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Savings Financial Group	14.92%	10.60%	0.79%
Northern Lights Acquisition	N/A	69.39%	1.65%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FSFG or NLIT?

First Savings Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Lights Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Savings Financial Group	$134.52M	1.62	$13.59M	$3.09	10.08
Northern Lights Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$1.25M	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FSFG or NLIT?

35.2% of First Savings Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Northern Lights Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of First Savings Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FSFG or NLIT?

In the previous week, First Savings Financial Group had 11 more articles in the media than Northern Lights Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for First Savings Financial Group and 0 mentions for Northern Lights Acquisition. First Savings Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Northern Lights Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that First Savings Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Savings Financial Group	Neutral
Northern Lights Acquisition	Neutral

Summary

First Savings Financial Group beats Northern Lights Acquisition on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.