Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, WNEB or OBK?

Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 2.3%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. 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.

Do analysts prefer WNEB or OBK?

Western New England Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.57%. Origin Bancorp has a consensus price target of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 12.38%. Given Origin Bancorp's 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	2.05	$11.67M	$0.59	20.85
Origin Bancorp	$347.73M	3.45	$76.49M	$2.24	17.16

Is WNEB or OBK more profitable?

Origin Bancorp has a net margin of 12.34% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.51%. Origin Bancorp's return on equity of 6.91% 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	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%

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

68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to WNEB or OBK?

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Western New England Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 0 mentions for Western New England Bancorp. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Western New England Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western New England Bancorp	Neutral
Origin Bancorp	Very Positive

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Western New England Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.