Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) Competitors $9.96 +0.30 (+3.11%) As of 07/3/2025 01:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WNEB vs. AMTB, MCB, BFST, NBN, MCBS, NBBK, EQBK, XYF, VEL, and IBCPShould you be buying Western New England Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western New England Bancorp include Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Business First Bancshares (BFST), Northeast Bancorp (NBN), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), NB Bancorp (NBBK), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), X Financial (XYF), Velocity Financial (VEL), and Independent Bank (IBCP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Western New England Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Amerant Bancorp Metropolitan Bank Business First Bancshares Northeast Bancorp MetroCity Bankshares NB Bancorp Equity Bancshares X Financial Velocity Financial Independent Bank Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) and Amerant Bancorp (NASDAQ:AMTB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, WNEB or AMTB? Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WNEB or AMTB? In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp and Western New England Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Western New England Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Amerant Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Western New England Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Amerant Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WNEB or AMTB? 68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WNEB or AMTB more profitable? Western New England Bancorp has a net margin of 8.83% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of -8.38%. Amerant Bancorp's return on equity of 6.36% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western New England Bancorp8.83% 4.63% 0.42% Amerant Bancorp -8.38%6.36%0.51% Is WNEB or AMTB a better dividend stock? Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Western New England Bancorp pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amerant Bancorp pays out -60.0% 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, WNEB or AMTB? Western New England Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern New England Bancorp$122.74M1.68$11.67M$0.5318.79Amerant Bancorp$317.91M2.58-$15.75M-$0.60-32.73 Do analysts recommend WNEB or AMTB? Western New England Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.66%. Amerant Bancorp has a consensus price target of $24.60, indicating a potential upside of 25.25%. Given Amerant Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amerant 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) 2.67Amerant Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 SummaryWestern New England Bancorp beats Amerant Bancorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western New England Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WNEB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WNEB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WNEB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern New England BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$206.27M$65.93B$12.08B$9.01BDividend Yield2.90%4.02%5.57%4.09%P/E Ratio18.798.9520.0620.26Price / Sales1.681.9725.65121.21Price / Cash12.269.4721.5057.47Price / Book0.891.362.285.67Net Income$11.67M$6.85B$1.00B$248.47M7 Day Performance8.26%1.12%2.19%3.29%1 Month Performance7.91%4.11%4.43%5.19%1 Year Performance47.56%41.27%540.82%21.35% Western New England Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WNEBWestern New England Bancorp2.8055 of 5 stars$9.96+3.1%$8.50-14.7%+47.6%$206.27M$122.74M18.79360AMTBAmerant Bancorp3.4446 of 5 stars$18.16+0.4%$24.60+35.5%-12.7%$759.62M$317.91M-31.86680Positive NewsMCBMetropolitan Bank2.3947 of 5 stars$70.25+0.2%$77.00+9.6%+77.3%$747.70M$492.21M11.89240BFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.705 of 5 stars$24.65-0.1%$31.00+25.8%+23.3%$732.58M$458.96M10.14750Analyst RevisionNBNNortheast Bancorp2.6173 of 5 stars$88.99+0.8%$97.50+9.6%+58.7%$724.62M$263.77M9.90180High Trading VolumeMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.1034 of 5 stars$28.58+0.6%$34.00+19.0%+16.4%$721.40M$235.98M11.12220News CoverageNBBKNB Bancorp3.1474 of 5 stars$17.86+0.4%$22.00+23.2%+24.1%$721.34M$304.05M15.14342Positive NewsEQBKEquity Bancshares4.2602 of 5 stars$40.80-1.1%$46.60+14.2%+23.8%$714.61M$225.03M10.25700News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeXYFX Financial3.0609 of 5 stars$17.38+5.0%N/A+343.1%$691.46M$804.43M3.62420Positive NewsVELVelocity Financial2.0796 of 5 stars$18.52-1.5%$21.33+15.2%+0.3%$686.41M$135.80M9.55220High Trading VolumeIBCPIndependent Bank3.1634 of 5 stars$32.41-0.6%$36.67+13.1%+32.8%$675.92M$323.14M10.32920 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amerant Bancorp Competitors Metropolitan Bank Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors Northeast Bancorp Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors NB Bancorp Competitors Equity Bancshares Competitors X Financial Competitors Velocity Financial Competitors Independent Bank Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WNEB) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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