Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Competitors $273.93 -4.35 (-1.56%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipShort InterestTrends HIFS vs. AGM, NWBI, DCOM, BHLB, OCFC, BRKL, CFFN, TRST, TREE, 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), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), LendingTree (TREE), 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 Dime Community Bancshares Berkshire Hills Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Brookline Bancorp Capitol Federal Financial TrustCo Bank Corp NY LendingTree Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) and Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer AGM or HIFS? In the previous week, Hingham Institution for Savings had 1 more articles in the media than Federal Agricultural Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hingham Institution for Savings and 3 mentions for Federal Agricultural Mortgage. Hingham Institution for Savings' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Federal Agricultural Mortgage's score of 0.13 indicating that Hingham Institution for Savings is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Federal Agricultural Mortgage 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Hingham Institution for Savings 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGM or HIFS? Federal Agricultural Mortgage received 21 more outperform votes than Hingham Institution for Savings when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.50% of users gave Federal Agricultural Mortgage an outperform vote while only 60.43% of users gave Hingham Institution for Savings an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFederal Agricultural MortgageOutperform Votes21864.50% Underperform Votes12035.50% Hingham Institution for SavingsOutperform Votes19760.43% Underperform Votes12939.57% Is AGM or HIFS more profitable? Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a net margin of 12.59% compared to Hingham Institution for Savings' net margin of 10.95%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's return on equity of 20.14% beat Hingham Institution for Savings' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Federal Agricultural Mortgage12.59% 20.14% 0.67% Hingham Institution for Savings 10.95%2.28%0.21% Which has more volatility & risk, AGM or HIFS? Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hingham Institution for Savings has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & 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$1.42B1.58$200M$15.5513.26Hingham Institution for Savings$190.57M3.09$26.37M$10.5625.94 Do analysts recommend AGM or HIFS? Federal Agricultural Mortgage presently has a consensus price target of $215.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.25%. Given Federal Agricultural Mortgage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hingham Institution for Savings pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hingham Institution for Savings pays out 23.9% 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. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Hingham Institution for Savings has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. SummaryFederal Agricultural Mortgage beats Hingham Institution for Savings on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$588.24M$318.28M$11.20B$8.74BDividend Yield0.92%2.16%5.95%4.08%P/E Ratio25.9415.8226.1713.55Price / Sales3.092.5343.7887.67Price / Cash37.8222.8318.6135.24Price / Book1.441.023.715.93Net Income$26.37M$16.85M$998.34M$225.73M7 Day Performance-5.56%0.04%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance1.58%3.32%1.87%1.15%1 Year Performance64.03%27.52%24.89%24.02% Hingham Institution for Savings Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIFSHingham Institution for Savings1.7457 of 5 stars$273.93-1.6%N/A+68.1%$588.24M$190.57M25.9487News CoveragePositive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.2316 of 5 stars$207.79-1.2%N/A+26.5%$2.26B$1.42B13.36185Insider SellingNWBINorthwest Bancshares2.293 of 5 stars$14.65-0.9%N/A+31.3%$1.87B$701.74M19.282,165Analyst UpgradePositive NewsDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.2806 of 5 stars$33.85+0.3%N/A+64.2%$1.33B$339.86M22.57820Insider BuyingShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp3.7285 of 5 stars$30.70-0.4%N/A+44.6%$1.32B$619.08M32.321,340Short Interest ↓OCFCOceanFirst Financial3.3858 of 5 stars$20.46-1.3%N/A+44.5%$1.20B$641.60M11.69878News CoverageBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.0063 of 5 stars$12.65-0.5%N/A+31.7%$1.13B$355.54M15.241,018Short Interest ↓CFFNCapitol Federal Financial3.1824 of 5 stars$6.83-1.0%N/A+30.8%$906.61M$382.09M23.55730Positive NewsTRSTTrustCo Bank Corp NY2.4247 of 5 stars$36.74-0.4%N/A+31.8%$698.43M$244.52M14.70753Positive NewsTREELendingTree4.8875 of 5 stars$48.45-2.7%N/A+185.5%$647.39M$773.05M-17.941,250Short Interest ↑News CoverageNFBKNorthfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)3.8801 of 5 stars$13.46-0.8%N/A+38.3%$581.34M$220.69M21.03397Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Federal Agricultural Mortgage Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors Berkshire Hills Bancorp Competitors OceanFirst Financial Competitors Brookline Bancorp Competitors Capitol Federal Financial Competitors TrustCo Bank Corp NY Competitors LendingTree Competitors Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HIFS) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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