WNEB vs. OBK, OSBC, BETR, BHRB, ESQ, FMBH, LX, OPFI, ATLC, and SBSI
Should you be buying Western New England Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western New England Bancorp include Origin Bancorp (OBK), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Better Home & Finance (BETR), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Esquire Financial (ESQ), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), LexinFintech (LX), OppFi (OPFI), Atlanticus (ATLC), and Southside Bancshares (SBSI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Western New England Bancorp vs. Its 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:WNEB) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff