First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB) Competitors

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

Does the media favor RRBI or FNWB?

In the previous week, First Northwest Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Red River Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Northwest Bancorp and 1 mentions for Red River Bancshares. Red River Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat First Northwest Bancorp's score of 0.69 indicating that Red River Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Red River Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Northwest Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RRBI or FNWB more profitable?

Red River Bancshares has a net margin of 21.42% compared to First Northwest Bancorp's net margin of -4.79%. Red River Bancshares' return on equity of 10.76% beat First Northwest Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red River Bancshares	21.42%	10.76%	1.08%
First Northwest Bancorp	-4.79%	-0.18%	-0.01%

Do analysts rate RRBI or FNWB?

First Northwest Bancorp has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.32%. Given First Northwest Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Northwest Bancorp is more favorable than Red River Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red River Bancshares	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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RRBI or FNWB?

Red River Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Northwest Bancorp. First Northwest Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red River 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
Red River Bancshares	$106.72M	3.52	$34.88M	$4.75	11.68
First Northwest Bancorp	$56.84M	1.69	$2.29M	-$0.65	-15.77

Is RRBI or FNWB a better dividend stock?

Red River Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. First Northwest Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Red River Bancshares pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Northwest Bancorp pays out -43.1% 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. First Northwest Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, RRBI or FNWB?

Red River Bancshares has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Northwest Bancorp has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RRBI or FNWB?

First Northwest Bancorp received 179 more outperform votes than Red River Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.97% of users gave First Northwest Bancorp an outperform vote while only 44.21% of users gave Red River Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Red River Bancshares	Outperform Votes 42 44.21%	Underperform Votes 53 55.79%
First Northwest Bancorp	Outperform Votes 221 66.97%	Underperform Votes 109 33.03%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RRBI or FNWB?

27.5% of Red River Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Red River Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Red River Bancshares beats First Northwest Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.