National Bank (NBHC) Competitors

National Bank (NYSE:NBHC) and Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NYSE:HOMB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is NBHC or HOMB more profitable?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a net margin of 27.39% compared to National Bank's net margin of 19.82%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s return on equity of 10.31% beat National Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Bank	19.82%	9.76%	1.25%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	27.39%	10.31%	1.77%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NBHC or HOMB?

92.7% of National Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of National Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, NBHC or HOMB?

National Bank has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NBHC or HOMB a better dividend stock?

National Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. National Bank pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays out 38.1% 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. National Bank has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to NBHC or HOMB?

In the previous week, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) had 5 more articles in the media than National Bank. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) and 3 mentions for National Bank. National Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s score of 1.47 indicating that National Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Bank	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NBHC or HOMB?

National Bank presently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.66%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a consensus target price of $32.40, indicating a potential upside of 14.91%. Given National Bank's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe National Bank is more favorable than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has better earnings and valuation, NBHC or HOMB?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has higher revenue and earnings than National Bank. National Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR), 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
National Bank	$402.02M	3.50	$118.82M	$2.90	12.72
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	$1.01B	5.49	$402.24M	$2.10	13.43

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NBHC or HOMB?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) received 265 more outperform votes than National Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.93% of users gave Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) an outperform vote while only 53.59% of users gave National Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Bank	Outperform Votes 239 53.59%	Underperform Votes 207 46.41%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	Outperform Votes 504 59.93%	Underperform Votes 337 40.07%

Summary

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) beats National Bank on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.