Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Competitors

Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) and Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NWBI or HIFS?

Northwest Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Hingham Institution for Savings. Northwest Bancshares 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northwest Bancshares	$520.47M	2.98	$100.28M	$0.79	15.38
Hingham Institution for Savings	$65.85M	7.97	$28.19M	$12.83	19.03

Is NWBI or HIFS a better dividend stock?

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Hingham Institution for Savings pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Northwest Bancshares pays out 101.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hingham Institution for Savings pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is NWBI or HIFS more profitable?

Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 13.26% compared to Hingham Institution for Savings' net margin of 12.97%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 8.44% beat Hingham Institution for Savings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northwest Bancshares	13.26%	8.44%	0.92%
Hingham Institution for Savings	12.97%	2.95%	0.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, NWBI or HIFS?

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hingham Institution for Savings has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NWBI or HIFS?

In the previous week, Hingham Institution for Savings had 2 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hingham Institution for Savings and 1 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Hingham Institution for Savings' score of 1.03 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northwest Bancshares	Very Positive
Hingham Institution for Savings	Positive

Do analysts rate NWBI or HIFS?

Northwest Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. Given Northwest Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Northwest Bancshares is more favorable than Hingham Institution for Savings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northwest Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Hingham Institution for Savings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWBI or HIFS?

Northwest Bancshares received 77 more outperform votes than Hingham Institution for Savings when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.88% of users gave Hingham Institution for Savings an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave Northwest Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northwest Bancshares	Outperform Votes 274 57.20%	Underperform Votes 205 42.80%
Hingham Institution for Savings	Outperform Votes 197 59.88%	Underperform Votes 132 40.12%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NWBI or HIFS?

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.3% of Hingham Institution for Savings shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Northwest Bancshares beats Hingham Institution for Savings on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.