Mid-Southern Bancorp (MSVB) Competitors

Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) and Mid-Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MSVB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is WNEB or MSVB more profitable?

Western New England Bancorp has a net margin of 11.10% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.13%. Mid-Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 5.43% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western New England Bancorp	11.10%	5.43%	0.50%
Mid-Southern Bancorp	9.13%	3.18%	0.42%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WNEB or MSVB?

Western New England Bancorp received 297 more outperform votes than Mid-Southern Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.28% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Mid-Southern Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western New England Bancorp	Outperform Votes 297 59.28%	Underperform Votes 204 40.72%
Mid-Southern Bancorp	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%

Which has better earnings and valuation, WNEB or MSVB?

Western New England Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Mid-Southern Bancorp. Western New England Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mid-Southern Bancorp, 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
Western New England Bancorp	$112.01M	1.30	$15.07M	$0.60	11.18
Mid-Southern Bancorp	$11.71M	3.49	$1.46M	$0.54	26.30

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WNEB or MSVB?

68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Mid-Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Mid-Southern Bancorp shares are owned 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.

Is WNEB or MSVB a better dividend stock?

Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Mid-Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Western New England Bancorp pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mid-Southern Bancorp pays out 44.4% 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. Western New England Bancorp has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Western New England Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend WNEB or MSVB?

Western New England Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.77%. Given Mid-Southern Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Western New England Bancorp is more favorable than Mid-Southern Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Mid-Southern Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor WNEB or MSVB?

In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Mid-Southern Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Western New England Bancorp and 0 mentions for Mid-Southern Bancorp. Mid-Southern Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Western New England Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Western New England Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western New England Bancorp	Positive
Mid-Southern Bancorp	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, WNEB or MSVB?

Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid-Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Western New England Bancorp beats Mid-Southern Bancorp on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.