Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Competitors

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

Is HIFS or NWBI more profitable?

Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 13.19% compared to Hingham Institution for Savings' net margin of 10.95%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 8.24% beat Hingham Institution for Savings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hingham Institution for Savings	10.95%	2.27%	0.21%
Northwest Bancshares	13.19%	8.24%	0.89%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HIFS or NWBI?

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
Hingham Institution for Savings	$190.57M	2.73	$26.37M	$10.56	22.90
Northwest Bancshares	$701.74M	2.39	$134.96M	$0.76	17.32

Is HIFS or NWBI 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%. Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Hingham Institution for Savings pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northwest Bancshares pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HIFS or NWBI?

49.3% of Hingham Institution for Savings shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, HIFS or NWBI?

Hingham Institution for Savings has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HIFS or NWBI?

In the previous week, Hingham Institution for Savings had 8 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hingham Institution for Savings and 1 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Hingham Institution for Savings' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Northwest Bancshares' score of 0.39 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northwest Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate HIFS or NWBI?

Northwest Bancshares has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.02%. Given Northwest Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northwest Bancshares 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)	0.00
Northwest Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HIFS or NWBI?

Northwest Bancshares received 77 more outperform votes than Hingham Institution for Savings when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.24% 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
Hingham Institution for Savings	Outperform Votes 197 60.24%	Underperform Votes 130 39.76%
Northwest Bancshares	Outperform Votes 274 57.20%	Underperform Votes 205 42.80%

Summary

Northwest Bancshares beats Hingham Institution for Savings on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.