Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Competitors $248.48 +2.64 (+1.07%) Closing price 08/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$248.76 +0.28 (+0.11%) As of 08/5/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HIFS vs. CATY, OBK, QCRH, STEL, THFF, WAFD, FBK, PFS, PRK, and TMPShould you be buying Hingham Institution for Savings stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hingham Institution for Savings include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Origin Bancorp (OBK), QCR (QCRH), Stellarone (STEL), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), WaFd (WAFD), FB Financial (FBK), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Park National (PRK), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Hingham Institution for Savings vs. Its Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Origin Bancorp QCR Stellarone First Financial Corporation Indiana WaFd FB Financial Provident Financial Services Park National Tompkins Financial Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate HIFS or CATY? Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $49.71, suggesting a potential upside of 8.93%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cathay General Bancorp is more favorable than Hingham Institution for Savings.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hingham Institution for Savings 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Which has higher earnings and valuation, HIFS or CATY? Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Hingham Institution for Savings. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hingham Institution for Savings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHingham Institution for Savings$217.38MN/A$28.19M$15.3416.20Cathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.30$285.98M$4.1411.02 Is HIFS or CATY more profitable? Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 21.44% compared to Hingham Institution for Savings' net margin of 15.53%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.39% beat Hingham Institution for Savings' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hingham Institution for Savings15.53% 4.99% 0.48% Cathay General Bancorp 21.44%10.39%1.27% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HIFS or CATY? 49.3% of Hingham Institution for Savings shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is HIFS or CATY a better dividend stock? Hingham Institution for Savings pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Hingham Institution for Savings pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 32.9% 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. Which has more volatility and risk, HIFS or CATY? Hingham Institution for Savings has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HIFS or CATY? In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Hingham Institution for Savings. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 1 mentions for Hingham Institution for Savings. Hingham Institution for Savings' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.02 indicating that Hingham Institution for Savings is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hingham Institution for Savings 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cathay General Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCathay General Bancorp beats Hingham Institution for Savings on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hingham Institution for Savings News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIFS 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 HIFS 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 HIFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHingham Institution for SavingsBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$841.74M$12.10B$9.53BDividend Yield1.03%3.23%5.65%4.14%P/E Ratio16.2015.6719.8923.88Price / SalesN/A1.9626.0598.82Price / Cash40.3448.8521.3158.35Price / Book1.241.062.125.60Net Income$28.19M$53.98M$1.00B$265.26M7 Day Performance1.38%-0.60%0.34%-0.14%1 Month Performance-12.76%-3.28%0.12%6.08%1 Year Performance9.01%14.86%544.26%24.22% Hingham Institution for Savings Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIFSHingham Institution for Savings1.1757 of 5 stars$248.48+1.1%N/A+8.3%$0.00$217.38M16.2087CATYCathay General Bancorp3.7654 of 5 stars$46.78+0.3%$49.86+6.6%+14.6%$3.27B$1.39B11.301,266Analyst DowngradeOBKOrigin Bancorp3.6424 of 5 stars$38.07+1.6%$43.20+13.5%+18.5%$1.19B$358.20M15.481,010QCRHQCR3.841 of 5 stars$73.92-1.9%$87.38+18.2%+2.4%$1.28B$597.39M11.131,013Positive NewsSTELStellarone3.0192 of 5 stars$31.08+12.1%$31.50+1.4%+16.2%$1.55B$625.45M14.131,025Gap UpTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana3.8402 of 5 stars$55.78+1.3%$57.67+3.4%+32.7%$652.73M$307.51M10.67880Positive NewsWAFDWaFd3.9867 of 5 stars$29.74flat$32.25+8.4%-7.7%$2.38B$1.43B11.312,208FBKFB Financial4.7202 of 5 stars$49.50+0.7%$58.25+17.7%+12.9%$2.25B$764.61M25.651,490Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.2381 of 5 stars$19.29+1.3%$22.70+17.7%+8.8%$2.48B$1.14B10.901,801PRKPark National2.9599 of 5 stars$165.22-0.2%$177.75+7.6%+1.0%$2.68B$528.91M17.751,790Trending NewsTMPTompkins Financial3.5382 of 5 stars$68.73+7.0%$69.00+0.4%N/A$927.41M$435.70M12.411,011High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors QCR Competitors Stellarone Competitors First Financial Corporation Indiana Competitors WaFd Competitors FB Financial Competitors Provident Financial Services Competitors Park National Competitors Tompkins Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HIFS) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash?The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Goldco Precious Metals | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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