Hanover Bancorp (HNVR) Competitors

Hanover Bancorp (NASDAQ:HNVR) and Metropolitan Bank (NYSE:MCB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to HNVR or MCB?

In the previous week, Metropolitan Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Hanover Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Metropolitan Bank and 1 mentions for Hanover Bancorp. Metropolitan Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Hanover Bancorp's score of 0.95 indicating that Metropolitan Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hanover Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Metropolitan Bank	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is HNVR or MCB more profitable?

Metropolitan Bank has a net margin of 13.55% compared to Hanover Bancorp's net margin of 8.32%. Metropolitan Bank's return on equity of 10.89% beat Hanover Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hanover Bancorp	8.32%	6.71%	0.54%
Metropolitan Bank	13.55%	10.89%	1.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HNVR or MCB?

Metropolitan Bank received 184 more outperform votes than Hanover Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.48% of users gave Metropolitan Bank an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Hanover Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hanover Bancorp	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
Metropolitan Bank	Outperform Votes 189 68.48%	Underperform Votes 87 31.52%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HNVR or MCB?

Metropolitan Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Hanover Bancorp. Metropolitan Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hanover Bancorp, 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
Hanover Bancorp	$68.43M	2.19	$12.35M	$1.66	12.55
Metropolitan Bank	$276.91M	2.12	$66.69M	$5.92	8.83

Do analysts recommend HNVR or MCB?

Hanover Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.62%. Metropolitan Bank has a consensus target price of $78.13, suggesting a potential upside of 49.46%. Given Metropolitan Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Metropolitan Bank is more favorable than Hanover Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hanover Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Metropolitan Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HNVR or MCB?

15.0% of Hanover Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of Metropolitan Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Hanover Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Metropolitan Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, HNVR or MCB?

Hanover Bancorp has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metropolitan Bank has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Metropolitan Bank beats Hanover Bancorp on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.