National Bank (NBHC) Competitors

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

Does the media favor NBHC or HOMB?

In the previous week, National Bank had 9 more articles in the media than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR). MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for National Bank and 12 mentions for Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR). Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat National Bank's score of 0.32 indicating that Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Bank	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$405.04M	3.40	$118.82M	$2.90	12.48
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	$1.01B	5.43	$402.24M	$2.10	13.22

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%

Is NBHC or HOMB a better dividend stock?

National Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. National Bank pays out 40.0% 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. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate NBHC or HOMB?

National Bank presently has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.07%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a consensus target price of $32.40, suggesting a potential upside of 16.71%. Given National Bank's higher possible upside, 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 more risk & volatility, 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 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 53.71% of users gave National Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Bank	Outperform Votes 239 53.71%	Underperform Votes 206 46.29%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	Outperform Votes 504 59.93%	Underperform Votes 337 40.07%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NBHC or HOMB?

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

Summary

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