Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) Competitors $31.18 -0.47 (-1.48%) Closing price 01/31/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.16 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 01/31/2025 04:01 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BWFG vs. ML, BHRB, FMBH, CNOB, TRIN, OSBC, ATLC, NBN, NBBK, and BFSTShould you be buying Bankwell Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bankwell Financial Group include MoneyLion (ML), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Trinity Capital (TRIN), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Atlanticus (ATLC), Northeast Bank (NBN), NB Bancorp (NBBK), and Business First Bancshares (BFST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bankwell Financial Group vs. MoneyLion Burke & Herbert Financial Services First Mid Bancshares ConnectOne Bancorp Trinity Capital Old Second Bancorp Atlanticus Northeast Bank NB Bancorp Business First Bancshares MoneyLion (NYSE:ML) and Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, ML or BWFG? MoneyLion has a beta of 3.07, meaning that its share price is 207% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bankwell Financial Group has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ML or BWFG? Bankwell Financial Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MoneyLion. Bankwell Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MoneyLion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMoneyLion$423.43M2.28-$45.24M$0.22395.16Bankwell Financial Group$195.71M1.25$9.31M$1.1826.42 Is ML or BWFG more profitable? Bankwell Financial Group has a net margin of 4.76% compared to MoneyLion's net margin of 0.64%. Bankwell Financial Group's return on equity of 3.48% beat MoneyLion's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MoneyLion0.64% 1.18% 0.61% Bankwell Financial Group 4.76%3.48%0.30% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ML or BWFG? 31.4% of MoneyLion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of MoneyLion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ML or BWFG? Bankwell Financial Group received 163 more outperform votes than MoneyLion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.19% of users gave MoneyLion an outperform vote while only 63.48% of users gave Bankwell Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMoneyLionOutperform Votes2374.19% Underperform Votes825.81% Bankwell Financial GroupOutperform Votes18663.48% Underperform Votes10736.52% Do analysts rate ML or BWFG? MoneyLion currently has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.03%. Bankwell Financial Group has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.29%. Given Bankwell Financial Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bankwell Financial Group is more favorable than MoneyLion.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MoneyLion 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bankwell Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer ML or BWFG? In the previous week, Bankwell Financial Group had 5 more articles in the media than MoneyLion. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bankwell Financial Group and 3 mentions for MoneyLion. Bankwell Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat MoneyLion's score of 0.80 indicating that Bankwell Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MoneyLion 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bankwell Financial Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBankwell Financial Group beats MoneyLion on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bankwell Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BWFG 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 BWFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBankwell Financial GroupState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$245.58M$3.25B$11.85B$9.12BDividend Yield2.56%3.58%5.76%3.99%P/E Ratio26.4225.8925.4317.24Price / Sales1.252.3127.5083.26Price / Cash5.8710.9118.3137.70Price / Book0.891.272.674.70Net Income$9.31M$380.71M$1.07B$224.47M7 Day Performance3.73%0.80%0.35%-0.19%1 Month Performance0.10%1.88%1.69%0.57%1 Year Performance12.52%20.55%14.82%20.35% Bankwell Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWFGBankwell Financial Group3.9408 of 5 stars$31.18-1.5%$40.00+28.3%+12.4%$245.58M$195.71M26.42140Short Interest ↑MLMoneyLion3.3181 of 5 stars$86.16-0.5%$100.00+16.1%+88.5%$956.39M$423.43M391.64560BHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services2.283 of 5 stars$63.64+2.0%$76.00+19.4%+10.1%$952.69M$164.85M0.00850Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.4219 of 5 stars$38.96+3.0%$42.50+9.1%+20.5%$931.53M$386.95M11.991,219Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.7916 of 5 stars$23.94+3.1%$28.00+17.0%+10.9%$918.58M$504.07M13.76520Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageTRINTrinity Capital1.8271 of 5 stars$14.96+0.3%$15.17+1.4%+10.3%$881.29M$181.85M8.7540Short Interest ↑News CoverageOSBCOld Second Bancorp3.2367 of 5 stars$18.89+2.6%$19.88+5.2%+38.0%$847.22M$341.72M10.10890ATLCAtlanticus3.3124 of 5 stars$57.36+0.5%$57.20-0.3%+71.4%$845.49M$1.16B12.89330News CoverageNBNNortheast Bank3.2436 of 5 stars$101.96+0.5%$91.00-10.7%+84.6%$837.09M$263.77M13.24180Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsNBBKNB Bancorp3.8099 of 5 stars$19.38+1.9%$22.00+13.5%+37.0%$827.72M$304.05M18.11342Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.1897 of 5 stars$27.71+0.1%$31.50+13.7%+19.7%$818.55M$389.97M11.94750Short Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MoneyLion Competitors Burke & Herbert Financial Services Competitors First Mid Bancshares Competitors ConnectOne Bancorp Competitors Trinity Capital Competitors Old Second Bancorp Competitors Atlanticus Competitors Northeast Bank Competitors NB Bancorp Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BWFG) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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