Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) Competitors

Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) and Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor WNEB or ESQ?

In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp and Western New England Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Esquire Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Western New England Bancorp's score of 1.54 indicating that Esquire Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western New England Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Esquire Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is WNEB or ESQ more profitable?

Esquire Financial has a net margin of 31.58% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.51%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 19.93% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western New England Bancorp	9.51%	4.91%	0.45%
Esquire Financial	31.58%	19.93%	2.54%

Is WNEB or ESQ a better dividend stock?

Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Western New England Bancorp pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Esquire Financial pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Esquire Financial has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WNEB or ESQ?

67.9% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Esquire Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WNEB or ESQ?

Western New England Bancorp received 104 more outperform votes than Esquire Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.94% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.31% of users gave Esquire Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western New England Bancorp	Outperform Votes 300 58.94%	Underperform Votes 209 41.06%
Esquire Financial	Outperform Votes 196 57.31%	Underperform Votes 146 42.69%

Which has more volatility and risk, WNEB or ESQ?

Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WNEB or ESQ?

Western New England Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.60%. Esquire Financial has a consensus price target of $92.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.35%. Given Esquire Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than Western New England Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Esquire Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WNEB or ESQ?

Esquire Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Western New England Bancorp. Esquire Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western New England 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
Western New England Bancorp	$72.99M	2.64	$11.67M	$0.53	17.55
Esquire Financial	$129.33M	5.80	$43.66M	$5.29	16.76

Summary

Esquire Financial beats Western New England Bancorp on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.