Finward Bancorp (FNWD) Competitors $31.47 +0.09 (+0.29%) (As of 10:56 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FNWD vs. MPB, HIVE, GCBC, CBNK, TCBX, VBNK, FMAO, UNTY, BSVN, and CAREShould you be buying Finward Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Finward Bancorp include Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), VersaBank (VBNK), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Bank7 (BSVN), and Carter Bankshares (CARE). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Finward Bancorp vs. Mid Penn Bancorp HIVE Digital Technologies Greene County Bancorp Capital Bancorp Third Coast Bancshares VersaBank Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Unity Bancorp Bank7 Carter Bankshares Mid Penn Bancorp (NASDAQ:MPB) and Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Do analysts rate MPB or FNWD? Mid Penn Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.03%. Finward Bancorp has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.49%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mid Penn Bancorp is more favorable than Finward Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mid Penn Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Finward Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is MPB or FNWD a better dividend stock? Mid Penn Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Finward Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Mid Penn Bancorp pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finward Bancorp pays out 17.8% 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. Does the media prefer MPB or FNWD? In the previous week, Mid Penn Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Finward Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp and 2 mentions for Finward Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Finward Bancorp's score of 0.44 indicating that Mid Penn Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Mid Penn Bancorp Positive Finward Bancorp Neutral Is MPB or FNWD more profitable? Mid Penn Bancorp has a net margin of 16.06% compared to Finward Bancorp's net margin of 10.44%. Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity of 8.34% beat Finward Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mid Penn Bancorp16.06% 8.34% 0.86% Finward Bancorp 10.44%7.60%0.55% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MPB or FNWD? 43.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Finward Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MPB or FNWD? Mid Penn Bancorp received 112 more outperform votes than Finward Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Finward Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Mid Penn Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMid Penn BancorpOutperform Votes11357.65% Underperform Votes8342.35% Finward BancorpOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Which has more volatility & risk, MPB or FNWD? Mid Penn Bancorp has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finward Bancorp has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MPB or FNWD? Mid Penn Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Finward Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finward Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMid Penn Bancorp$256.35M2.06$37.40M$2.9110.95Finward Bancorp$96.53M1.41$8.38M$2.6911.70 SummaryMid Penn Bancorp beats Finward Bancorp on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Darwin"Start Earning Extra Income with Just $30"What if you could unlock a steady income stream from stocks priced under $30? Our new guide walks you through simple, effective options strategies designed for everyday investors. With step-by-step insights, you’ll learn how to transform familiar names like Ford and Intel into reliable monthly income generators.Claim Your Free Report Now: “Options Made Simple – 2 Affordable Stocks for Monthly Income” 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$135.64M$2.80B$10.58B$8.97BDividend Yield1.54%3.13%10.25%4.04%P/E Ratio11.7014.2645.1313.39Price / Sales1.412.293,461.5686.49Price / Cash8.6319.3030.8935.09Price / Book0.921.042.964.96Net Income$8.38M$358.89M$1.02B$224.10M7 Day Performance2.31%1.05%0.33%2.01%1 Month Performance1.16%5.99%5.61%9.79%1 Year Performance47.75%20.37%24.61%29.97% Finward Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FNWDFinward Bancorp3.4307 of 5 stars$31.47+0.3%$31.00-1.5%+47.3%$135.64M$96.53M11.70276Short Interest ↑MPBMid Penn Bancorp3.825 of 5 stars$32.27+0.7%$36.00+11.6%+48.4%$536.33M$256.35M11.01620HIVEHIVE Digital Technologies3.6123 of 5 stars$4.02-1.5%$7.40+84.1%+17.9%$526.10M$124.87M-29.8620Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGCBCGreene County Bancorp2.3989 of 5 stars$30.25-0.6%N/A+16.8%$515.16M$117.57M20.98210Short Interest ↑News CoverageCBNKCapital Bancorp4.3784 of 5 stars$29.43+1.6%$27.67-6.0%+36.6%$487.36M$208.18M12.55270Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeTCBXThird Coast Bancshares1.654 of 5 stars$35.18-0.9%$25.33-28.0%+98.3%$481.23M$163.71M13.98330News CoveragePositive NewsVBNKVersaBank2.9035 of 5 stars$17.42-3.2%$19.00+9.1%+124.6%$452.92M$176.45M13.38100FMAOFarmers & Merchants Bancorp2.7071 of 5 stars$32.97-1.6%$24.00-27.2%+62.1%$451.69M$155.85M19.72430Short Interest ↓UNTYUnity Bancorp3.6654 of 5 stars$44.92-1.1%$41.50-7.6%+62.0%$448.75M$151.64M11.67230BSVNBank72.1123 of 5 stars$46.96-1.5%$37.00-21.2%+92.6%$438.61M$130.79M12.54120News CoveragePositive NewsCARECarter Bankshares2.9934 of 5 stars$18.68flat$21.50+15.1%+41.9%$430.95M$214.70M30.13730News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MPB Alternatives HIVE Alternatives GCBC Alternatives CBNK Alternatives TCBX Alternatives VBNK Alternatives FMAO Alternatives UNTY Alternatives BSVN Alternatives CARE 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 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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