Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (RMBI) Competitors

First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) and Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (NASDAQ:RMBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the media prefer MYFW or RMBI?

In the previous week, First Western Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Richmond Mutual Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Western Financial and 3 mentions for Richmond Mutual Bancorporation. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat First Western Financial's score of 0.00 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Richmond Mutual Bancorporation	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MYFW or RMBI more profitable?

Richmond Mutual Bancorporation has a net margin of 13.17% compared to Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's net margin of 4.28%. First Western Financial's return on equity of 7.29% beat Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Western Financial	4.28%	3.44%	0.28%
Richmond Mutual Bancorporation	13.17%	7.29%	0.67%

Which has more risk & volatility, MYFW or RMBI?

First Western Financial has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richmond Mutual Bancorporation has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MYFW or RMBI?

First Western Financial presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.57%. Given Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Western Financial is more favorable than Richmond Mutual Bancorporation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Richmond Mutual Bancorporation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MYFW or RMBI?

First Western Financial received 53 more outperform votes than Richmond Mutual Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave Richmond Mutual Bancorporation an outperform vote while only 48.87% of users gave First Western Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Western Financial	Outperform Votes 65 48.87%	Underperform Votes 68 51.13%
Richmond Mutual Bancorporation	Outperform Votes 12 57.14%	Underperform Votes 9 42.86%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MYFW or RMBI?

60.3% of First Western Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of First Western Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MYFW or RMBI?

Richmond Mutual Bancorporation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Western Financial. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation 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	$167.52M	0.91	$5.22M	$0.77	20.64
Richmond Mutual Bancorporation	$72.02M	1.72	$9.49M	$0.91	12.25

Summary

First Western Financial beats Richmond Mutual Bancorporation on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.