Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Competitors $28.09 -0.61 (-2.13%) Closing price 03/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.06 -0.03 (-0.11%) As of 03/7/2025 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HWBK vs. FUFU, ATLC, NBN, OSBC, NBBK, CFB, HBT, BFST, GHLD, and MCBSShould you be buying Hawthorn Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hawthorn Bancshares include BitFuFu (FUFU), Atlanticus (ATLC), Northeast Bank (NBN), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), NB Bancorp (NBBK), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), HBT Financial (HBT), Business First Bancshares (BFST), Guild (GHLD), and MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Hawthorn Bancshares vs. BitFuFu Atlanticus Northeast Bank Old Second Bancorp NB Bancorp CrossFirst Bankshares HBT Financial Business First Bancshares Guild MetroCity Bankshares Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) and BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Does the media prefer HWBK or FUFU? In the previous week, BitFuFu had 3 more articles in the media than Hawthorn Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BitFuFu and 2 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat BitFuFu's score of 0.30 indicating that Hawthorn Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hawthorn Bancshares 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BitFuFu 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HWBK or FUFU? 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of BitFuFu shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of BitFuFu shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, HWBK or FUFU? Hawthorn Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BitFuFu. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHawthorn Bancshares$72.91M2.69$18.26M$2.6110.76BitFuFu$452.74M1.70$10.49MN/AN/A Is HWBK or FUFU more profitable? Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 16.65% compared to BitFuFu's net margin of 8.17%. BitFuFu's return on equity of 40.15% beat Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hawthorn Bancshares16.65% 13.00% 1.00% BitFuFu 8.17%40.15%13.55% Which has more volatility and risk, HWBK or FUFU? Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BitFuFu has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer HWBK or FUFU? BitFuFu has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.99%. Given BitFuFu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BitFuFu is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00BitFuFu 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HWBK or FUFU? Hawthorn Bancshares received 159 more outperform votes than BitFuFu when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave BitFuFu an outperform vote while only 63.28% of users gave Hawthorn Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHawthorn BancsharesOutperform Votes16263.28% Underperform Votes9436.72% BitFuFuOutperform Votes3100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes SummaryBitFuFu beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {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 HWBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHawthorn BancsharesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$200.52M$22.47B$11.25B$8.33BDividend Yield2.54%3.32%5.70%4.02%P/E Ratio10.7612.6724.1419.36Price / Sales2.692.8725.47118.07Price / Cash58.1811.1617.7034.62Price / Book1.451.182.494.23Net Income$18.26M$2.17B$1.03B$247.13M7 Day Performance-8.62%-3.52%-1.55%-2.38%1 Month Performance-14.23%-4.80%-2.31%-6.15%1 Year Performance39.34%17.64%11.22%2.83% Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWBKHawthorn Bancshares1.774 of 5 stars$28.09-2.1%N/A+39.3%$200.52M$72.91M10.76310Short Interest ↑News CoverageFUFUBitFuFu2.2713 of 5 stars$5.14-3.9%$7.00+36.2%-21.2%$838.39M$284.11M0.0029News CoverageATLCAtlanticus2.998 of 5 stars$56.02-2.2%$57.20+2.1%+49.8%$825.74M$1.16B12.59330Upcoming EarningsNBNNortheast Bank3.3365 of 5 stars$99.28+0.0%$97.50-1.8%+71.0%$815.09M$263.77M11.56180Short Interest ↓Positive NewsOSBCOld Second Bancorp3.3505 of 5 stars$18.08-1.4%$19.88+9.9%+24.1%$810.94M$279.90M9.67890NBBKNB Bancorp3.5643 of 5 stars$18.76-0.6%$22.00+17.3%+32.5%$801.17M$172.73M17.53342News CoveragePositive NewsCFBCrossFirst Bankshares1.2968 of 5 stars$15.98-1.0%$19.33+21.0%N/A$787.97M$517.33M10.24460HBTHBT Financial2.7003 of 5 stars$24.51-1.9%$24.80+1.2%+20.8%$773.54M$287.27M10.85730News CoveragePositive NewsBFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.4137 of 5 stars$25.93-1.4%$31.50+21.5%+11.4%$765.97M$458.96M11.47750Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGHLDGuild3.0679 of 5 stars$12.33-0.2%$16.40+33.0%-2.1%$763.17M$655.19M-7.964,200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpMCBSMetroCity Bankshares4.195 of 5 stars$29.82-0.7%$36.00+20.7%+16.0%$755.34M$235.98M11.88220News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BitFuFu Alternatives Atlanticus Alternatives Northeast Bank Alternatives Old Second Bancorp Alternatives NB Bancorp Alternatives CrossFirst Bankshares Alternatives HBT Financial Alternatives Business First Bancshares Alternatives Guild Alternatives MetroCity Bankshares Alternatives 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:HWBK) was last updated on 3/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Musk Wants to Audit Fort Knox—What It Means for Your RetirementYou can take advantage of the coming tariff-fueled gold melt-up right inside your IRA or 401(k) – 100% TAX-FRE...Colonial Metals | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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