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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, NBHC or HOMB?

National Bank has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.0%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. National Bank pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays out 38.6% 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. National Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor NBHC or HOMB?

In the previous week, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) had 3 more articles in the media than National Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) and 2 mentions for National Bank. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat National Bank's score of 0.76 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better 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	$401.43M	3.72	$118.82M	$3.09	12.69
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	$1.00B	5.63	$402.24M	$2.02	14.04

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 analysts recommend NBHC or HOMB?

National Bank presently has a consensus price target of $51.40, suggesting a potential upside of 31.06%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.85%. 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

Do institutionals and 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. 3.1% of National Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NBHC or HOMB?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) received 265 more outperform votes than National Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.24% of users gave Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) an outperform vote while only 54.34% of users gave National Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Bank	Outperform Votes 238 54.34%	Underperform Votes 200 45.66%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	Outperform Votes 503 60.24%	Underperform Votes 332 39.76%

Summary

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