First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB) Competitors

First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB) and Wellesley Bancorp (NASDAQ:WEBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor FNWB or WEBK?

In the previous week, First Northwest Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Wellesley Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Northwest Bancorp and 0 mentions for Wellesley Bancorp. First Northwest Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Wellesley Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Northwest Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Northwest Bancorp	Positive
Wellesley Bancorp	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FNWB or WEBK?

First Northwest Bancorp received 124 more outperform votes than Wellesley Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.83% of users gave Wellesley Bancorp an outperform vote while only 67.38% of users gave First Northwest Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Northwest Bancorp	Outperform Votes 221 67.38%	Underperform Votes 107 32.62%
Wellesley Bancorp	Outperform Votes 97 67.83%	Underperform Votes 46 32.17%

Is FNWB or WEBK a better dividend stock?

First Northwest Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Wellesley Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. First Northwest Bancorp pays out -280.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FNWB or WEBK?

Wellesley Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Northwest Bancorp.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Northwest Bancorp	$104.92M	0.89	$2.29M	-$0.10	-98.60
Wellesley Bancorp	$43.40M	2.06	$6M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer FNWB or WEBK?

First Northwest Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.70%. Given First Northwest Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Northwest Bancorp is more favorable than Wellesley Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Northwest Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Wellesley Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FNWB or WEBK?

66.1% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.7% of Wellesley Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Wellesley Bancorp shares are held by company 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, FNWB or WEBK?

First Northwest Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wellesley Bancorp has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FNWB or WEBK more profitable?

Wellesley Bancorp has a net margin of 14.04% compared to First Northwest Bancorp's net margin of -0.78%. Wellesley Bancorp's return on equity of 8.60% beat First Northwest Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Northwest Bancorp	-0.78%	2.85%	0.21%
Wellesley Bancorp	14.04%	8.60%	0.65%

Summary

Wellesley Bancorp beats First Northwest Bancorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.