FFBW (FFBW) Competitors

FFBW (NASDAQ:FFBW) and First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Is FFBW or MYFW more profitable?

First Western Financial has a net margin of 5.66% compared to FFBW's net margin of 0.00%. First Western Financial's return on equity of 4.04% beat FFBW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FFBW	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Western Financial	5.66%	4.04%	0.35%

Which has more risk and volatility, FFBW or MYFW?

FFBW has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Western Financial has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FFBW or MYFW?

60.3% of First Western Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of FFBW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of First Western Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FFBW or MYFW?

First Western Financial has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential downside of 0.88%. Given First Western Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Western Financial is more favorable than FFBW.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FFBW	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FFBW or MYFW?

First Western Financial has higher revenue and earnings than FFBW.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FFBW	$11.90M	4.88	$1.51M	N/A	N/A
First Western Financial	$180.33M	1.32	$8.47M	$1.04	23.61

Does the media refer more to FFBW or MYFW?

In the previous week, FFBW and FFBW both had 1 articles in the media. FFBW's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat First Western Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that FFBW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FFBW	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Western Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

First Western Financial beats FFBW on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.