Ames National (ATLO) Competitors $16.80 +0.09 (+0.54%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.77 -0.03 (-0.15%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ATLO vs. GSBC, HBNC, EGBN, CCBG, MOFG, THFF, HTBK, WASH, FMNB, and PGCShould you be buying Ames National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ames National include Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Horizon Bancorp (HBNC), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), First Financial (THFF), Heritage Commerce (HTBK), Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH), Farmers National Banc (FMNB), and Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Ames National vs. Great Southern Bancorp Horizon Bancorp Eagle Bancorp Capital City Bank Group MidWestOne Financial Group First Financial Heritage Commerce Washington Trust Bancorp Farmers National Banc Peapack-Gladstone Financial Ames National (NASDAQ:ATLO) and Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer ATLO or GSBC? In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp had 16 more articles in the media than Ames National. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp and 2 mentions for Ames National. Ames National's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Great Southern Bancorp's score of 1.13 indicating that Ames National is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ames National 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Great Southern Bancorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, ATLO or GSBC? Great Southern Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ames National. Great Southern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ames National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmes National$54.81M2.73$10.22M$1.2713.23Great Southern Bancorp$219.71M2.85$61.81M$5.2610.26 Is ATLO or GSBC a better dividend stock? Ames National pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ames National pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 30.4% 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. Do analysts rate ATLO or GSBC? Great Southern Bancorp has a consensus target price of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.63%. Given Great Southern Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Great Southern Bancorp is more favorable than Ames National.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) 0.00Great Southern Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is ATLO or GSBC more profitable? Great Southern Bancorp has a net margin of 17.40% compared to Ames National's net margin of 11.05%. Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 10.62% beat Ames National's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ames National11.05% 5.94% 0.48% Great Southern Bancorp 17.40%10.62%1.04% Do insiders and institutionals believe in ATLO or GSBC? 26.5% of Ames National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Ames National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ATLO or GSBC? Ames National has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATLO or GSBC? Great Southern Bancorp received 133 more outperform votes than Ames National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.29% of users gave Great Southern Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.49% of users gave Ames National an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmes NationalOutperform Votes9754.49% Underperform Votes8145.51% Great Southern BancorpOutperform Votes23055.29% Underperform Votes18644.71% SummaryGreat Southern Bancorp beats Ames National on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ames National News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ATLO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ATLO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmes NationalNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$149.78M$20.63B$10.86B$7.35BDividend Yield4.79%3.85%5.78%4.31%P/E Ratio14.7411.7921.5617.82Price / Sales2.732.6225.4697.68Price / Cash11.0711.1617.6234.64Price / Book0.911.092.563.98Net Income$10.22M$2.17B$1.03B$247.81M7 Day Performance1.45%3.96%1.82%3.19%1 Month Performance-5.88%-4.60%-4.03%-7.70%1 Year Performance-12.27%13.67%535.48%1.49% Ames National Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATLOAmes National3.583 of 5 stars$16.80+0.5%N/A-12.3%$149.78M$54.81M14.74280Earnings ReportPositive NewsGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.9009 of 5 stars$50.85-1.6%$64.00+25.9%+2.9%$589.76M$219.71M9.671,100Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHBNCHorizon Bancorp4.7362 of 5 stars$13.29flat$18.67+40.5%+14.4%$584.96M$187.50M16.61910Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEGBNEagle Bancorp3.4528 of 5 stars$19.16-1.2%$28.75+50.1%-6.2%$578.71M$308.63M-12.20500Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap DownCCBGCapital City Bank Group4.2687 of 5 stars$33.56-0.9%$38.33+14.2%+26.6%$572.33M$226.50M10.76800Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMOFGMidWestOne Financial Group3.7484 of 5 stars$26.40+0.9%$34.67+31.3%+30.6%$549.54M$69.29M-6.50730Upcoming EarningsTHFFFirst Financial4.4803 of 5 stars$43.92+0.1%$55.67+26.7%+21.0%$520.58M$217.76M10.98880Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHTBKHeritage Commerce4.4774 of 5 stars$8.45-0.2%$11.50+36.1%+6.7%$519.19M$172.40M12.80330Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownWASHWashington Trust Bancorp3.0992 of 5 stars$26.08-1.3%$34.00+30.4%+6.5%$502.72M$98.55M-16.83650Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFMNBFarmers National Banc3.69 of 5 stars$12.00-0.7%$16.33+36.1%+2.3%$451.38M$170.08M9.84550Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsNews CoveragePGCPeapack-Gladstone Financial4.4145 of 5 stars$25.52+0.5%$39.50+54.8%+8.1%$449.05M$224.11M13.79500Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GSBC Alternatives HBNC Alternatives EGBN Alternatives CCBG Alternatives MOFG Alternatives THFF Alternatives HTBK Alternatives WASH Alternatives FMNB Alternatives PGC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ATLO) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMy prediction is coming trueWe've developed a surprisingly effective way to see which stocks could double during massive shake-ups, by usi...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThe real reason gold is soaring (and likely to continue)Trump’s Policies Are Fueling a Gold Boom—Here’s Your Chance to Profit Donald Trump’s bold policies are driv...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredTrump to redistribute trillions of dollars Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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