Ames National (ATLO) Competitors

Ames National (NASDAQ:ATLO) and National Bankshares (NASDAQ:NKSH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Is ATLO or NKSH a better dividend stock?

Ames National pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. National Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Ames National pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Bankshares pays out 100.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ATLO or NKSH?

26.5% of Ames National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.7% of National Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Ames National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of National Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ATLO or NKSH more profitable?

National Bankshares has a net margin of 11.44% compared to Ames National's net margin of 10.77%. National Bankshares' return on equity of 6.11% beat Ames National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ames National	10.77%	5.92%	0.44%
National Bankshares	11.44%	6.11%	0.51%

Do analysts prefer ATLO or NKSH?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ames National	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
National Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, ATLO or NKSH?

Ames National has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Bankshares has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATLO or NKSH?

National Bankshares received 104 more outperform votes than Ames National when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.49% of users gave Ames National an outperform vote while only 50.12% of users gave National Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ames National	Outperform Votes 97 54.49%	Underperform Votes 81 45.51%
National Bankshares	Outperform Votes 201 50.12%	Underperform Votes 200 49.88%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ATLO or NKSH?

National Bankshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ames National. Ames National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Bankshares, 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
Ames National	$83.52M	N/A	$10.82M	$1.07	15.68
National Bankshares	$68.19M	2.73	$15.69M	$1.45	20.19

Does the media refer more to ATLO or NKSH?

In the previous week, Ames National had 3 more articles in the media than National Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ames National and 2 mentions for National Bankshares. National Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Ames National's score of 0.75 indicating that National Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ames National	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Bankshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

National Bankshares beats Ames National on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.