Signature Bank (SBNY) Competitors

Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY) and First Savings Financial Group (NASDAQ:FSFG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SBNY or FSFG?

11.1% of Signature Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of First Savings Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Signature Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of First Savings Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SBNY or FSFG?

Signature Bank has higher revenue and earnings than First Savings Financial Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Signature Bank	$2.70B	0.02	$1.34B	N/A	N/A
First Savings Financial Group	$134.52M	1.34	$13.59M	$2.81	9.26

Is SBNY or FSFG more profitable?

First Savings Financial Group has a net margin of 13.68% compared to Signature Bank's net margin of 0.00%. First Savings Financial Group's return on equity of 9.61% beat Signature Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Signature Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Savings Financial Group	13.68%	9.61%	0.70%

Does the media favor SBNY or FSFG?

In the previous week, Signature Bank had 1 more articles in the media than First Savings Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Signature Bank and 1 mentions for First Savings Financial Group. First Savings Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Signature Bank's score of 0.70 indicating that First Savings Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Signature Bank	Positive
First Savings Financial Group	Positive

Is SBNY or FSFG a better dividend stock?

Signature Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 89.2%. First Savings Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. First Savings Financial Group pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Savings Financial Group has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer SBNY or FSFG?

First Savings Financial Group has a consensus price target of $32.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.29%. Given First Savings Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Savings Financial Group is more favorable than Signature Bank.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SBNY or FSFG?

Signature Bank has a beta of 10.92, suggesting that its stock price is 992% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Savings Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Savings Financial Group beats Signature Bank on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.