Security National Financial (SNFCA) Competitors

Security National Financial (NASDAQ:SNFCA) and Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to SNFCA or NBN?

In the previous week, Security National Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Northeast Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Security National Financial and 2 mentions for Northeast Bancorp. Northeast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Security National Financial's score of 0.64 indicating that Northeast Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Security National Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northeast Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SNFCA or NBN?

45.6% of Security National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Security National Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Northeast Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SNFCA or NBN more profitable?

Northeast Bancorp has a net margin of 23.77% compared to Security National Financial's net margin of 6.66%. Northeast Bancorp's return on equity of 18.56% beat Security National Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Security National Financial	6.66%	6.53%	1.50%
Northeast Bancorp	23.77%	18.56%	2.02%

Which has more volatility & risk, SNFCA or NBN?

Security National Financial has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northeast Bancorp has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SNFCA or NBN?

Northeast Bancorp has a consensus price target of $115.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.16%. Given Northeast Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northeast Bancorp is more favorable than Security National Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Security National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Northeast Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SNFCA or NBN?

Northeast Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Security National Financial. Security National Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northeast Bancorp, 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
Security National Financial	$334.52M	0.67	$26.54M	$0.89	9.65
Northeast Bancorp	$351M	2.38	$83.44M	$10.08	10.08

Summary

Northeast Bancorp beats Security National Financial on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.