Heritage Financial (HFWA) Competitors $26.16 +0.03 (+0.11%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HFWA vs. SMBC, GCBC, BHLB, HBCP, FSBW, FIBK, FBP, CVBF, BOH, and SFNCShould you be buying Heritage Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heritage Financial include Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), Home Bancorp (HBCP), FS Bancorp (FSBW), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), First BanCorp. (FBP), CVB Financial (CVBF), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), and Simmons First National (SFNC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Heritage Financial vs. Southern Missouri Bancorp Greene County Bancorp Berkshire Hills Bancorp Home Bancorp FS Bancorp First Interstate BancSystem First BanCorp. CVB Financial Bank of Hawaii Simmons First National Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) and Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is HFWA or SMBC more profitable? Southern Missouri Bancorp has a net margin of 17.44% compared to Heritage Financial's net margin of 12.27%. Southern Missouri Bancorp's return on equity of 10.18% beat Heritage Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heritage Financial12.27% 7.01% 0.84% Southern Missouri Bancorp 17.44%10.18%1.06% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HFWA or SMBC? Heritage Financial received 154 more outperform votes than Southern Missouri Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.56% of users gave Southern Missouri Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave Heritage Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHeritage FinancialOutperform Votes33558.06% Underperform Votes24241.94% Southern Missouri BancorpOutperform Votes18161.56% Underperform Votes11338.44% Which has more volatility and risk, HFWA or SMBC? Heritage Financial has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Missouri Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HFWA or SMBC a better dividend stock? Heritage Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Heritage Financial pays out 85.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heritage Financial has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Southern Missouri Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in HFWA or SMBC? 78.3% of Heritage Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Heritage Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HFWA or SMBC? Heritage Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Southern Missouri Bancorp. Southern Missouri Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heritage Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeritage Financial$303.13M2.95$61.76M$1.0824.22Southern Missouri Bancorp$273.22M2.72$50.18M$4.3515.12 Do analysts prefer HFWA or SMBC? Heritage Financial currently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.43%. Southern Missouri Bancorp has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.21%. Given Southern Missouri Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Southern Missouri Bancorp is more favorable than Heritage Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Heritage Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Southern Missouri Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media refer more to HFWA or SMBC? In the previous week, Southern Missouri Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Heritage Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Southern Missouri Bancorp and 2 mentions for Heritage Financial. Heritage Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Southern Missouri Bancorp's score of 1.13 indicating that Heritage Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Heritage Financial Positive Southern Missouri Bancorp Positive SummarySouthern Missouri Bancorp beats Heritage Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyUrgent: This election is riggedIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Get Heritage Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HFWA 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 HFWA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHeritage FinancialSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$893.47M$314.57M$11.07B$8.72BDividend Yield3.52%2.15%5.95%4.07%P/E Ratio24.2217.0426.8914.16Price / Sales2.953.3043.9881.71Price / Cash11.8022.8718.4836.03Price / Book1.021.023.715.94Net Income$61.76M$16.85M$998.34M$225.73M7 Day Performance-0.38%0.04%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance13.39%3.32%1.87%1.15%1 Year Performance46.23%27.52%24.81%24.02% Heritage Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HFWAHeritage Financial3.9591 of 5 stars$26.16+0.1%$25.00-4.4%+47.0%$893.47M$303.13M24.22748Short Interest ↓SMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp3.8615 of 5 stars$66.20+0.1%N/A+47.8%$746.74M$273.22M15.22693News CoveragePositive NewsGCBCGreene County Bancorp3.2713 of 5 stars$34.11+0.4%N/A+34.3%$580.89M$117.57M23.52210Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp3.7289 of 5 stars$30.70-0.4%N/A+44.6%$1.32B$619.08M32.321,340Short Interest ↓HBCPHome Bancorp2.0664 of 5 stars$49.88-0.7%N/A+30.6%$403.03M$178.30M11.06440Analyst DowngradeFSBWFS Bancorp2.498 of 5 stars$46.63-0.6%N/A+50.1%$364.51M$142.60M9.90540News CoverageFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem4.1629 of 5 stars$33.28-0.7%N/A+29.7%$3.48B$1.43B14.603,585Analyst UpgradeInsider SellingFBPFirst BanCorp.3.3354 of 5 stars$20.92-1.8%N/A+39.6%$3.43B$1.16B11.563,168Insider SellingShort Interest ↓CVBFCVB Financial1.7759 of 5 stars$22.62+0.2%N/A+23.1%$3.16B$665.66M15.821,107Short Interest ↑BOHBank of Hawaii3.3574 of 5 stars$77.29-0.6%N/A+38.2%$3.09B$642.02M23.211,899Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSFNCSimmons First National4.039 of 5 stars$24.52-1.0%N/A+49.2%$3.08B$1.37B24.043,007Dividend AnnouncementInsider SellingNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southern Missouri Bancorp Competitors Greene County Bancorp Competitors Berkshire Hills Bancorp Competitors Home Bancorp Competitors FS Bancorp Competitors First Interstate BancSystem Competitors First BanCorp. 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