BWFG vs. MBCN, OVLY, CFFI, BOCH, EBMT, FMBH, UVSP, OSBC, CFB, and FCBC
Should you be buying Bankwell Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bankwell Financial Group include Middlefield Banc (MBCN), Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY), C&F Financial (CFFI), Bank of Commerce (BOCH), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Univest Financial (UVSP), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), and First Community Bankshares (FCBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) and Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Bankwell Financial Group had 3 more articles in the media than Middlefield Banc. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Bankwell Financial Group and 3 mentions for Middlefield Banc. Bankwell Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Middlefield Banc's score of 0.83 indicating that Bankwell Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Middlefield Banc received 10 more outperform votes than Bankwell Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.10% of users gave Bankwell Financial Group an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote.
Bankwell Financial Group currently has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.43%. Middlefield Banc has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.74%. Given Bankwell Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bankwell Financial Group is more favorable than Middlefield Banc.
35.8% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Middlefield Banc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bankwell Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Middlefield Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Bankwell Financial Group pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Middlefield Banc pays out 39.0% 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.
Bankwell Financial Group has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Middlefield Banc has a net margin of 16.41% compared to Bankwell Financial Group's net margin of 15.28%. Bankwell Financial Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Middlefield Banc's return on equity.
Bankwell Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Middlefield Banc. Bankwell Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middlefield Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bankwell Financial Group beats Middlefield Banc on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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