HFBL vs. KFFB, BYFC, MGYR, CZWI, CBFV, FRAF, HNVR, RMBI, FXNC, and UNB
Should you be buying Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana include Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (KFFB), Broadway Financial (BYFC), Magyar Bancorp (MGYR), Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Franklin Financial Services (FRAF), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (RMBI), First National (FXNC), and Union Bankshares (UNB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana vs.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) and Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (NASDAQ:KFFB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Kentucky First Federal Bancorp's net margin of -8.93%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's return on equity of 6.25% beat Kentucky First Federal Bancorp's return on equity.
In the previous week, Kentucky First Federal Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kentucky First Federal Bancorp and 0 mentions for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's score of 0.00 indicating that Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has higher revenue and earnings than Kentucky First Federal Bancorp. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana received 19 more outperform votes than Kentucky First Federal Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.31% of users gave Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Kentucky First Federal Bancorp an outperform vote.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kentucky First Federal Bancorp has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.
21.1% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 25.6% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp shares are held by 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.
Summary
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana beats Kentucky First Federal Bancorp on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HFBL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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