Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Competitors

Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) and Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, HIFS or AGM?

Hingham Institution for Savings has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HIFS or AGM 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%. 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 out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Federal Agricultural Mortgage pays out 36.0% 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. Federal Agricultural Mortgage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is HIFS or AGM more profitable?

Hingham Institution for Savings has a net margin of 12.97% compared to Federal Agricultural Mortgage's net margin of 12.59%. 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
Hingham Institution for Savings	12.97%	2.95%	0.27%
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	12.59%	20.14%	0.67%

Which has better valuation and earnings, HIFS or AGM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hingham Institution for Savings	$217.38M	2.58	$28.19M	$12.83	20.34
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	$1.42B	1.60	$200M	$15.55	13.39

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HIFS or AGM?

49.3% of Hingham Institution for Savings shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend HIFS or AGM?

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a consensus target price of $215.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.26%. Given Federal Agricultural Mortgage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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
Hingham Institution for Savings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HIFS or AGM?

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 59.88% of users gave Hingham Institution for Savings an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hingham Institution for Savings	Outperform Votes 197 59.88%	Underperform Votes 132 40.12%
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	Outperform Votes 218 64.50%	Underperform Votes 120 35.50%

Does the media refer more to HIFS or AGM?

In the previous week, Federal Agricultural Mortgage had 5 more articles in the media than Hingham Institution for Savings. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Federal Agricultural Mortgage and 5 mentions for Hingham Institution for Savings. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Hingham Institution for Savings' score of 0.76 indicating that Federal Agricultural Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hingham Institution for Savings	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Federal Agricultural Mortgage beats Hingham Institution for Savings on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.