First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB) Competitors

Wellesley Bancorp (NASDAQ:WEBK) and First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor WEBK or FNWB?

In the previous week, First Northwest Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Wellesley Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Northwest Bancorp and 0 mentions for Wellesley Bancorp. First Northwest Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Wellesley Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Northwest Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wellesley Bancorp	Neutral
First Northwest Bancorp	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, WEBK or FNWB?

Wellesley Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Northwest Bancorp.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wellesley Bancorp	$43.40M	2.06	$6M	N/A	N/A
First Northwest Bancorp	$104.92M	0.96	$2.29M	-$0.65	-16.62

Is WEBK or FNWB more profitable?

Wellesley Bancorp has a net margin of 14.04% compared to First Northwest Bancorp's net margin of -4.79%. Wellesley Bancorp's return on equity of 8.60% beat First Northwest Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wellesley Bancorp	14.04%	8.60%	0.65%
First Northwest Bancorp	-4.79%	-0.18%	-0.01%

Which has more volatility and risk, WEBK or FNWB?

Wellesley Bancorp has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Northwest Bancorp has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WEBK or FNWB?

24.7% of Wellesley Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Wellesley Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WEBK or FNWB a better dividend stock?

Wellesley Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. First Northwest Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. First Northwest Bancorp pays out -43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WEBK or FNWB?

First Northwest Bancorp received 124 more outperform votes than Wellesley Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.83% of users gave Wellesley Bancorp an outperform vote while only 66.97% of users gave First Northwest Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wellesley Bancorp	Outperform Votes 97 67.83%	Underperform Votes 46 32.17%
First Northwest Bancorp	Outperform Votes 221 66.97%	Underperform Votes 109 33.03%

Do analysts rate WEBK or FNWB?

First Northwest Bancorp has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.85%. Given First Northwest Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Northwest Bancorp is more favorable than Wellesley Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wellesley Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Northwest Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Wellesley Bancorp and First Northwest Bancorp tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.