Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) Competitors

Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) and Origin Bancorp (NYSE:OBK) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, WNEB or OBK?

Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WNEB or OBK?

Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Western New England Bancorp. Origin Bancorp 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	$122.74M	1.87	$11.67M	$0.59	18.95
Origin Bancorp	$619.96M	1.71	$76.49M	$2.24	15.14

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WNEB or OBK?

68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WNEB or OBK more profitable?

Origin Bancorp has a net margin of 11.98% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.51%. Origin Bancorp's return on equity of 5.98% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western New England Bancorp	9.51%	5.07%	0.45%
Origin Bancorp	11.98%	5.98%	0.72%

Do analysts rate WNEB or OBK?

Western New England Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.61%. Origin Bancorp has a consensus target price of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 27.41%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Origin Bancorp 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
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media prefer WNEB or OBK?

In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Western New England Bancorp and 0 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Western New England Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Origin Bancorp's score of -0.11 indicating that Western New England Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western New England Bancorp	Neutral
Origin Bancorp	Neutral

Is WNEB or OBK a better dividend stock?

Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Western New England Bancorp pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% 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.

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Western New England Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.