First Savings Financial Group (FSFG) Competitors

First Savings Financial Group (NASDAQ:FSFG) and Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSFG or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp received 69 more outperform votes than First Savings Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.70% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote while only 51.24% of users gave First Savings Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Savings Financial Group	Outperform Votes 228 51.24%	Underperform Votes 217 48.76%
Western New England Bancorp	Outperform Votes 297 58.70%	Underperform Votes 209 41.30%

Is FSFG or WNEB a better dividend stock?

First Savings Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First Savings Financial Group pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western New England Bancorp pays out 53.8% 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. First Savings Financial Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Is FSFG or WNEB more profitable?

First Savings Financial Group has a net margin of 10.10% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.05%. First Savings Financial Group's return on equity of 8.94% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Savings Financial Group	10.10%	8.94%	0.63%
Western New England Bancorp	9.05%	4.60%	0.42%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FSFG or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Savings Financial Group. First Savings Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western New England Bancorp, 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
First Savings Financial Group	$134.52M	1.38	$13.59M	$1.98	13.59
Western New England Bancorp	$112.01M	1.65	$15.07M	$0.52	16.71

Which has more risk and volatility, FSFG or WNEB?

First Savings Financial Group has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FSFG or WNEB?

First Savings Financial Group presently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.23%. Western New England Bancorp has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.19%. Given First Savings Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Savings Financial Group is more favorable than Western New England Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Savings Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FSFG or WNEB?

35.2% of First Savings Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of First Savings Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FSFG or WNEB?

In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than First Savings Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Western New England Bancorp and 4 mentions for First Savings Financial Group. Western New England Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat First Savings Financial Group's score of -0.09 indicating that Western New England Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Savings Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Western New England Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Savings Financial Group beats Western New England Bancorp on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.