Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Competitors $32.69 +2.17 (+7.11%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.65 -0.04 (-0.12%) As of 08/22/2025 04:04 PM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HWBK vs. AMTB, NBN, ESQ, QD, HBT, DEFT, MCB, EQBK, VEL, and JFINShould you be buying Hawthorn Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hawthorn Bancshares include Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Northeast Bancorp (NBN), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Qudian (QD), HBT Financial (HBT), DeFi Technologies (DEFT), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), Velocity Financial (VEL), and Jiayin Group (JFIN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Hawthorn Bancshares vs. Its Competitors Amerant Bancorp Northeast Bancorp Esquire Financial Qudian HBT Financial DeFi Technologies Metropolitan Bank Equity Bancshares Velocity Financial Jiayin Group Amerant Bancorp (NYSE:AMTB) and Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is AMTB or HWBK more profitable? Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 18.88% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of 0.60%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 13.63% beat Amerant Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amerant Bancorp0.60% 7.12% 0.63% Hawthorn Bancshares 18.88%13.63%1.12% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMTB or HWBK? 42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to AMTB or HWBK? In the previous week, Hawthorn Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Amerant Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares and 0 mentions for Amerant Bancorp. Hawthorn Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Amerant Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Hawthorn Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Amerant Bancorp Neutral Hawthorn Bancshares Very Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, AMTB or HWBK? Hawthorn Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hawthorn Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerant Bancorp$330.31M2.69-$15.75M-$0.20-106.40Hawthorn Bancshares$75.43M2.99$18.26M$2.9711.01 Is AMTB or HWBK a better dividend stock? Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Amerant Bancorp pays out -180.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 26.9% 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. Hawthorn Bancshares has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Hawthorn Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, AMTB or HWBK? Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHawthorn Bancshares beats Amerant Bancorp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hawthorn Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HWBK 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 HWBK 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 HWBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHawthorn BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$225.76M$926.52M$12.56B$9.76BDividend Yield2.62%3.03%5.46%4.06%P/E Ratio11.0116.5819.4126.05Price / Sales2.992.3826.2888.42Price / Cash11.0449.8122.1959.36Price / Book1.441.142.356.60Net Income$18.26M$53.90M$1.01B$265.65M7 Day Performance8.86%4.27%1.75%2.00%1 Month Performance13.43%3.97%1.61%0.46%1 Year Performance46.66%14.49%541.38%18.88% Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWBKHawthorn Bancshares2.7969 of 5 stars$32.69+7.1%N/A+46.7%$225.76M$75.43M11.01310Positive NewsAMTBAmerant BancorpN/A$20.12+1.4%N/AN/A$828.72M$605.50M-100.60680Analyst DowngradeNBNNortheast Bancorp3.053 of 5 stars$102.18+2.1%$97.50-4.6%+54.7%$821.53M$351M10.14180Positive NewsESQEsquire Financial2.1705 of 5 stars$96.98+1.5%$100.50+3.6%+62.3%$815.86M$138.27M17.89110News CoverageQDQudian1.8506 of 5 stars$5.03+7.7%N/A+154.9%$787.78M$29.65M11.70940News CoverageShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeHBTHBT Financial3.9363 of 5 stars$25.11+0.5%$28.80+14.7%+16.9%$787.07M$287.27M10.38730News CoveragePositive NewsDEFTDeFi TechnologiesN/A$2.27-1.7%$6.25+175.3%N/A$778.66M$40.30M25.2220Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMCBMetropolitan Bank3.1537 of 5 stars$73.05+0.1%$82.67+13.2%+47.6%$760.55M$492.21M11.84240News CoverageInsider TradeEQBKEquity Bancshares4.6769 of 5 stars$39.87+0.9%$47.80+19.9%+1.5%$759.11M$228.94M10.02700News CoveragePositive NewsVELVelocity Financial3.0201 of 5 stars$18.83-0.8%$21.33+13.3%+4.3%$729.56M$135.80M8.52220JFINJiayin Group2.806 of 5 stars$13.02-3.8%N/A+125.4%$722.09M$794.74M3.781,028News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amerant Bancorp Alternatives Northeast Bancorp Alternatives Esquire Financial Alternatives Qudian Alternatives HBT Financial Alternatives DeFi Technologies Alternatives Metropolitan Bank Alternatives Equity Bancshares Alternatives Velocity Financial Alternatives Jiayin Group Alternatives 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:HWBK) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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