Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Competitors $234.70 +4.29 (+1.86%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$234.70 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09:11 AM 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. AGM, NWBI, BHLB, DCOM, OCFC, BRKL, CFFN, TREE, TRST, and NFBKShould you be buying Hingham Institution for Savings stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hingham Institution for Savings include Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), LendingTree (TREE), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), and Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NFBK). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Hingham Institution for Savings vs. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares Berkshire Hills Bancorp Dime Community Bancshares OceanFirst Financial Brookline Bancorp Capitol Federal Financial LendingTree TrustCo Bank Corp NY Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) and Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is AGM or HIFS more profitable? Hingham Institution for Savings has a net margin of 12.97% compared to Federal Agricultural Mortgage's net margin of 12.75%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's return on equity of 19.43% beat Hingham Institution for Savings' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Federal Agricultural Mortgage12.75% 19.43% 0.66% Hingham Institution for Savings 12.97%2.95%0.27% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AGM or HIFS? Federal Agricultural Mortgage has higher revenue and earnings than Hingham Institution for Savings. Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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 RatioFederal Agricultural Mortgage$375.18M4.95$207.19M$16.4510.36Hingham Institution for Savings$65.85M7.66$28.19M$12.9418.14 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGM or HIFS? Federal Agricultural Mortgage received 21 more outperform votes than Hingham Institution for Savings when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.31% of users gave Federal Agricultural Mortgage an outperform vote while only 59.70% of users gave Hingham Institution for Savings an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFederal Agricultural MortgageOutperform Votes21864.31% Underperform Votes12135.69% Hingham Institution for SavingsOutperform Votes19759.70% Underperform Votes13340.30% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AGM or HIFS? 68.0% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.3% of Hingham Institution for Savings shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate AGM or HIFS? Federal Agricultural Mortgage currently has a consensus price target of $230.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.99%. Given Federal Agricultural Mortgage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Federal Agricultural Mortgage is more favorable than Hingham Institution for Savings.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Federal Agricultural Mortgage 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Hingham Institution for Savings 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is AGM or HIFS a better dividend stock? Federal Agricultural Mortgage pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Hingham Institution for Savings pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hingham Institution for Savings pays out 19.5% 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. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Federal Agricultural Mortgage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, AGM or HIFS? Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hingham Institution for Savings has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AGM or HIFS? In the previous week, Hingham Institution for Savings had 5 more articles in the media than Federal Agricultural Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hingham Institution for Savings and 4 mentions for Federal Agricultural Mortgage. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Hingham Institution for Savings' score of 0.89 indicating that Federal Agricultural Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Federal Agricultural Mortgage 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hingham Institution for Savings 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFederal Agricultural Mortgage beats Hingham Institution for Savings on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {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 HIFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHingham Institution for SavingsSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$504.61M$396.67M$10.85B$7.57BDividend Yield1.15%2.45%6.01%4.32%P/E Ratio18.2920.5221.5717.82Price / Sales7.663.6625.4694.61Price / Cash37.3621.3717.6134.64Price / Book1.240.872.574.00Net Income$28.19M-$21.83M$1.03B$247.23M7 Day Performance-1.49%-1.80%0.14%1.44%1 Month Performance-0.17%-4.43%-3.46%-6.26%1 Year Performance41.36%15.00%534.42%0.59% Hingham Institution for Savings Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIFSHingham Institution for Savings0.5952 of 5 stars$234.70+1.9%N/A+42.1%$504.61M$65.85M18.2987Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.618 of 5 stars$168.07-3.7%$230.00+36.8%-5.0%$1.83B$375.18M10.22160News CoveragePositive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.4464 of 5 stars$11.10-0.7%$12.50+12.6%+3.7%$1.42B$520.47M14.052,160High Trading VolumeBHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp4.7463 of 5 stars$23.63+0.4%$31.13+31.7%+12.9%$1.10B$383.76M16.411,310Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeDCOMDime Community Bancshares4.001 of 5 stars$25.07-0.4%$38.50+53.6%+37.2%$1.09B$314.10M42.49820Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.4506 of 5 stars$14.96-0.7%$21.00+40.4%+5.8%$876.01M$379.81M9.07960Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.5659 of 5 stars$9.80-0.4%$15.25+55.6%+7.3%$873.23M$355.56M12.73850Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCFFNCapitol Federal Financial3.655 of 5 stars$5.25flat$6.50+23.8%-0.2%$697.13M$180.76M13.46730Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTREELendingTree4.7842 of 5 stars$43.99-4.3%$65.75+49.5%+27.9%$589.20M$900.22M-16.291,250Analyst UpgradeTRSTTrustCo Bank Corp NY2.5338 of 5 stars$28.17-0.7%N/A+7.1%$535.79M$171.77M10.96820Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑NFBKNorthfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)4.0229 of 5 stars$9.83-0.3%$12.00+22.1%+15.0%$423.83M$127.91M13.65400 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Federal Agricultural Mortgage Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors Berkshire Hills Bancorp Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors OceanFirst Financial Competitors Brookline Bancorp Competitors Capitol Federal Financial Competitors LendingTree Competitors TrustCo Bank Corp NY Competitors Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow War with China Could Start in 128 DaysThe clock is ticking. Those who aren't prepared could lose everything. 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