Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN) Competitors

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) and Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) 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, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts prefer CWBC or AUBN?

Community West Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.68%. Given Community West Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Community West Bancshares is more favorable than Auburn National Bancorporation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community West Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Auburn National Bancorporation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CWBC or AUBN?

Community West Bancshares has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auburn National Bancorporation has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CWBC or AUBN?

33.8% of Community West Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Community West Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Auburn National Bancorporation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CWBC or AUBN a better dividend stock?

Community West Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Auburn National Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Community West Bancshares pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Auburn National Bancorporation pays out 56.5% 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.

Is CWBC or AUBN more profitable?

Auburn National Bancorporation has a net margin of 15.35% compared to Community West Bancshares' net margin of 13.88%. Auburn National Bancorporation's return on equity of 8.12% beat Community West Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community West Bancshares	13.88%	7.99%	0.83%
Auburn National Bancorporation	15.35%	8.12%	0.67%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CWBC or AUBN?

Community West Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Auburn National Bancorporation. Auburn National Bancorporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community West Bancshares, 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
Community West Bancshares	$46.27M	7.72	$7.67M	$1.39	13.47
Auburn National Bancorporation	$31.38M	2.83	$6.40M	$1.91	13.30

Does the media favor CWBC or AUBN?

In the previous week, Community West Bancshares and Community West Bancshares both had 1 articles in the media. Community West Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Auburn National Bancorporation's score of 0.75 indicating that Community West Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Community West Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Auburn National Bancorporation	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Community West Bancshares beats Auburn National Bancorporation on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.