Norwood Financial (NWFL) Competitors $25.90 -0.11 (-0.40%) As of 12:41 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWFL vs. BETR, LX, BHRB, OSBC, FMBH, MFH, ESQ, NBN, HIVE, and SBSIShould you be buying Norwood Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Norwood Financial include Better Home & Finance (BETR), LexinFintech (LX), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Mercurity Fintech (MFH), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Northeast Bancorp (NBN), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), and Southside Bancshares (SBSI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Norwood Financial vs. Its Competitors Better Home & Finance LexinFintech Burke & Herbert Financial Services Old Second Bancorp First Mid Bancshares Mercurity Fintech Esquire Financial Northeast Bancorp HIVE Digital Technologies Southside Bancshares Norwood Financial (NASDAQ:NWFL) and Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, NWFL or BETR? Norwood Financial has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Better Home & Finance has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NWFL or BETR more profitable? Norwood Financial has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Better Home & Finance's net margin of -153.25%. Norwood Financial's return on equity of 8.86% beat Better Home & Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Norwood Financial2.92% 8.86% 0.81% Better Home & Finance -153.25%-1,105.80%-16.80% Do analysts recommend NWFL or BETR? Norwood Financial presently has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Given Norwood Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Norwood Financial is more favorable than Better Home & Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Norwood Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Better Home & Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NWFL or BETR? Norwood Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Better Home & Finance. Better Home & Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norwood Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorwood Financial$101.43M2.36-$160K$0.24107.90Better Home & Finance$108.49M8.53-$206.29M-$13.21-4.58 Does the media favor NWFL or BETR? In the previous week, Better Home & Finance had 26 more articles in the media than Norwood Financial. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Better Home & Finance and 1 mentions for Norwood Financial. Norwood Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Better Home & Finance's score of 0.56 indicating that Norwood Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Norwood Financial Very Positive Better Home & Finance Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NWFL or BETR? 28.1% of Norwood Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Better Home & Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Norwood Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of Better Home & Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNorwood Financial beats Better Home & Finance on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Norwood Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWFL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 NWFL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorwood FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$239.79M$922.65M$12.64B$10.43BDividend Yield4.77%3.03%5.48%4.69%P/E Ratio107.9016.83238.3626.32Price / Sales2.362.1330.69126.17Price / Cash11.5422.6519.6530.64Price / Book0.981.132.286.40Net Income-$160K$54.35M$1.01B$273.79M7 Day Performance-1.01%-1.32%-0.62%-0.22%1 Month Performance-4.31%-1.48%0.83%6.74%1 Year Performance-7.45%12.13%539.65%27.58% Norwood Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWFLNorwood Financial3.3903 of 5 stars$25.90-0.4%$28.50+10.1%-7.1%$239.79M$101.43M107.90260Positive NewsBETRBetter Home & Finance0.6293 of 5 stars$62.60+25.3%N/A+189.7%$957.15M$108.49M-4.741,250Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLXLexinFintech3.9244 of 5 stars$5.69+2.1%$13.60+139.2%+130.5%$956.39M$1.95B4.484,667BHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services3.0146 of 5 stars$63.63+1.8%$71.67+12.6%+2.5%$955.65M$402.33M9.23850OSBCOld Second Bancorp3.7395 of 5 stars$18.06+0.9%$21.38+18.4%+14.2%$950.86M$341.72M9.87890FMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.541 of 5 stars$39.49+1.1%$43.33+9.7%+2.7%$947.76M$453.67M11.221,198News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionMFHMercurity Fintech0.2623 of 5 stars$13.31+14.1%N/A+940.6%$926.99M$1.01M0.0010ESQEsquire Financial2.2863 of 5 stars$106.49+2.2%$100.50-5.6%+60.9%$909.51M$138.27M19.65110NBNNortheast Bancorp2.9856 of 5 stars$110.10+1.3%$115.00+4.4%+33.7%$905.56M$351M10.94180HIVEHIVE Digital Technologies2.2897 of 5 stars$3.87+1.2%$6.93+79.3%+5.1%$898.11M$115.28M-19.3720SBSISouthside BancsharesN/A$29.63+0.6%N/AN/A$891.27M$456.07M10.51810 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BETR Competitors LX Competitors BHRB Competitors OSBC Competitors FMBH Competitors MFH Competitors ESQ Competitors NBN Competitors HIVE Competitors SBSI 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:NWFL) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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