First Western Financial (MYFW) Competitors

First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) and MetroCity Bankshares (NASDAQ:MCBS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is MYFW or MCBS more profitable?

MetroCity Bankshares has a net margin of 27.33% compared to First Western Financial's net margin of 4.70%. MetroCity Bankshares' return on equity of 15.98% beat First Western Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Western Financial	4.70%	3.43%	0.29%
MetroCity Bankshares	27.33%	15.98%	1.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MYFW or MCBS?

First Western Financial received 52 more outperform votes than MetroCity Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.30% of users gave First Western Financial an outperform vote while only 43.90% of users gave MetroCity Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Western Financial	Outperform Votes 70 49.30%	Underperform Votes 72 50.70%
MetroCity Bankshares	Outperform Votes 18 43.90%	Underperform Votes 23 56.10%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MYFW or MCBS?

60.3% of First Western Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.3% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.9% of First Western Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, MYFW or MCBS?

First Western Financial has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetroCity Bankshares has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MYFW or MCBS?

First Western Financial presently has a consensus price target of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.23%. MetroCity Bankshares has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.88%. Given MetroCity Bankshares' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MetroCity Bankshares is more favorable than First Western Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
MetroCity Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MYFW or MCBS?

MetroCity Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Western Financial. MetroCity Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Western Financial, 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
First Western Financial	$180.33M	1.05	$8.47M	$0.87	22.49
MetroCity Bankshares	$235.98M	3.22	$64.50M	$2.51	11.96

Does the media refer more to MYFW or MCBS?

In the previous week, MetroCity Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat First Western Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that MetroCity Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Western Financial	Neutral
MetroCity Bankshares	Very Positive

Summary

MetroCity Bankshares beats First Western Financial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.