Onity Group (ONIT) Competitors

Onity Group (NYSE:ONIT) and Bank First National (NASDAQ:BFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, ONIT or BFC?

Onity Group has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank First National has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ONIT or BFC more profitable?

Bank First National has a net margin of 29.22% compared to Onity Group's net margin of 2.62%. Onity Group's return on equity of 22.67% beat Bank First National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Onity Group	2.62%	22.67%	0.70%
Bank First National	29.22%	10.73%	1.56%

Do analysts rate ONIT or BFC?

Onity Group currently has a consensus price target of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.99%. Bank First National has a consensus price target of $120.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.56%. Given Onity Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Onity Group is more favorable than Bank First National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Onity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bank First National	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation and earnings, ONIT or BFC?

Bank First National has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Onity Group. Onity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank First National, 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
Onity Group	$976M	0.32	$33.90M	$2.85	13.57
Bank First National	$226.09M	5.43	$65.56M	$6.81	18.16

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ONIT or BFC?

70.2% of Onity Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Bank First National shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Onity Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Bank First National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ONIT or BFC?

In the previous week, Bank First National had 1 more articles in the media than Onity Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bank First National and 1 mentions for Onity Group. Bank First National's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Onity Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Bank First National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Onity Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bank First National	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Onity Group and Bank First National tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.