Finward Bancorp (FNWD) Competitors $28.15 -1.31 (-4.45%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FNWD vs. ALRS, MPB, GCBC, TCBX, CBNK, BTBT, BSVN, UNTY, MFH, and VBNKShould you be buying Finward Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Finward Bancorp include Alerus Financial (ALRS), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Bit Digital (BTBT), Bank7 (BSVN), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Mercurity Fintech (MFH), and VersaBank (VBNK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Finward Bancorp vs. Alerus Financial Mid Penn Bancorp Greene County Bancorp Third Coast Bancshares Capital Bancorp Bit Digital Bank7 Unity Bancorp Mercurity Fintech VersaBank Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) and Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Does the media prefer FNWD or ALRS? In the previous week, Alerus Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alerus Financial and 3 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Alerus Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Finward Bancorp's score of 0.31 indicating that Alerus Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Finward Bancorp Neutral Alerus Financial Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in FNWD or ALRS? 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of Alerus Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Finward Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Alerus Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FNWD or ALRS? Alerus Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Finward Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alerus Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFinward Bancorp$70.21M1.73$8.38M$2.6910.46Alerus Financial$170.07M2.82$11.70M$0.16118.44 Is FNWD or ALRS more profitable? Finward Bancorp has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Alerus Financial's net margin of 1.01%. Finward Bancorp's return on equity of 7.60% beat Alerus Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Finward Bancorp10.44% 7.60% 0.55% Alerus Financial 1.01%6.02%0.54% Which has more risk and volatility, FNWD or ALRS? Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alerus Financial has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FNWD or ALRS? Finward Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.12%. Alerus Financial has a consensus target price of $23.20, indicating a potential upside of 22.43%. Given Alerus Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alerus Financial is more favorable than Finward Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Finward Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Alerus Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FNWD or ALRS? Alerus Financial received 8 more outperform votes than Finward Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Finward Bancorp an outperform vote while only 21.43% of users gave Alerus Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFinward BancorpOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesAlerus FinancialOutperform Votes921.43% Underperform Votes3378.57% Is FNWD or ALRS a better dividend stock? Finward Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Alerus Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Finward Bancorp pays out 17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alerus Financial pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alerus Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Alerus Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryAlerus Financial beats Finward Bancorp on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Finward Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FNWD 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 FNWD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFinward BancorpFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$121.44M$2.76B$11.39B$9.01BDividend Yield1.68%3.28%5.91%4.19%P/E Ratio10.4615.0624.8517.21Price / Sales1.733.8227.47147.20Price / Cash8.6219.3518.5937.89Price / Book0.820.992.555.11Net Income$8.38M$358.89M$1.04B$227.03M7 Day Performance0.14%-0.63%-0.47%3.18%1 Month Performance-10.63%-2.92%-4.32%4.05%1 Year Performance11.00%9.09%11.43%20.31% Finward Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FNWDFinward Bancorp3.5438 of 5 stars$28.15-4.4%$31.00+10.1%+16.2%$121.44M$70.21M10.46276ALRSAlerus Financial4.5696 of 5 stars$19.03-1.0%$23.20+21.9%-11.5%$482.18M$170.07M118.94840Positive NewsMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.5712 of 5 stars$28.84-0.2%$36.00+24.8%+17.2%$479.32M$171.75M9.91620GCBCGreene County Bancorp2.8245 of 5 stars$27.70-0.7%N/A-0.5%$471.65M$65.02M19.10210TCBXThird Coast Bancshares1.2854 of 5 stars$34.38+0.7%$25.33-26.3%+70.1%$470.28M$163.71M13.48330CBNKCapital Bancorp4.6525 of 5 stars$28.39-0.7%$29.33+3.3%+13.7%$470.08M$170.74M12.18270Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBTBTBit Digital3.2391 of 5 stars$3.00-5.7%$6.33+111.1%+8.4%$460.53M$98.00M50.0010News CoverageBSVNBank72.4692 of 5 stars$46.96+2.6%$41.33-12.0%+67.8%$438.75M$101.38M12.36120Positive NewsUNTYUnity Bancorp3.9028 of 5 stars$43.93+1.4%$47.50+8.1%+45.3%$438.69M$103.92M11.29230MFHMercurity Fintech1.12 of 5 stars$7.13+5.2%N/A+185.2%$433.72M$716,863.000.0010Gap DownVBNKVersaBank4.1848 of 5 stars$13.46-1.0%$19.00+41.2%+28.5%$426.18M$111.63M12.24100High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALRS Alternatives MPB Alternatives GCBC Alternatives TCBX Alternatives CBNK Alternatives BTBT Alternatives BSVN Alternatives UNTY Alternatives MFH Alternatives VBNK Alternatives 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:FNWD) was last updated on 1/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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