Central Plains Bancshares (CPBI) Competitors

Central Plains Bancshares (NASDAQ:CPBI) and Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CPBI or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp received 297 more outperform votes than Central Plains Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Plains Bancshares	N/A	N/A
Western New England Bancorp	Outperform Votes 297 59.28%	Underperform Votes 204 40.72%

Does the media refer more to CPBI or WNEB?

In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Central Plains Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Western New England Bancorp and 2 mentions for Central Plains Bancshares. Central Plains Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Western New England Bancorp's score of 1.38 indicating that Central Plains Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Central Plains Bancshares	Positive
Western New England Bancorp	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CPBI or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Central Plains Bancshares.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Plains Bancshares	$15.68M	2.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western New England Bancorp	$112.01M	1.30	$15.07M	$0.60	11.18

Do analysts rate CPBI or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.77%. Given Western New England Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Western New England Bancorp is more favorable than Central Plains Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Plains Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is CPBI or WNEB more profitable?

Western New England Bancorp has a net margin of 11.10% compared to Central Plains Bancshares' net margin of 0.00%. Central Plains Bancshares' return on equity of 5.90% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Plains Bancshares	N/A	5.90%	0.64%
Western New England Bancorp	11.10%	5.43%	0.50%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CPBI or WNEB?

24.3% of Central Plains Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Western New England Bancorp beats Central Plains Bancshares on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.