Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (HFBL) Competitors

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) and MainStreet Bank (NASDAQ:MNSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is HFBL or MNSB more profitable?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a net margin of 11.98% compared to MainStreet Bank's net margin of -6.34%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's return on equity of 7.16% beat MainStreet Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	11.98%	7.16%	0.63%
MainStreet Bank	-6.34%	3.71%	0.31%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HFBL or MNSB?

21.1% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of MainStreet Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.6% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of MainStreet Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HFBL or MNSB a better dividend stock?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. MainStreet Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MainStreet Bank pays out -27.4% 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. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HFBL or MNSB?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MainStreet Bank. MainStreet Bank 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	$32.47M	1.23	$3.59M	$1.26	10.18
MainStreet Bank	$137.87M	1.11	-$9.98M	-$1.46	-13.64

Does the media refer more to HFBL or MNSB?

In the previous week, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had 1 more articles in the media than MainStreet Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and 3 mentions for MainStreet Bank. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat MainStreet Bank's score of 0.20 indicating that Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MainStreet Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, HFBL or MNSB?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MainStreet Bank has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana beats MainStreet Bank on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.