First Western Financial (MYFW) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, HBT or MYFW?

HBT Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Western Financial. HBT Financial 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
HBT Financial	$222.37M	3.19	$71.78M	$2.26	9.95
First Western Financial	$89.44M	2.07	$8.47M	$0.87	21.97

Do analysts prefer HBT or MYFW?

HBT Financial currently has a consensus target price of $24.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. First Western Financial has a consensus target price of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.07%. Given First Western Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Western Financial is more favorable than HBT Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HBT Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HBT or MYFW?

78.6% of HBT Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of First Western Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 59.8% of HBT Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of First Western Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, HBT or MYFW?

HBT Financial has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Western Financial has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HBT or MYFW?

In the previous week, HBT Financial had 3 more articles in the media than First Western Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for HBT Financial and 2 mentions for First Western Financial. First Western Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat HBT Financial's score of 0.85 indicating that First Western Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HBT Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Western Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HBT or MYFW?

First Western Financial received 43 more outperform votes than HBT Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.30% of users gave First Western Financial an outperform vote while only 41.54% of users gave HBT Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HBT Financial	Outperform Votes 27 41.54%	Underperform Votes 38 58.46%
First Western Financial	Outperform Votes 70 49.30%	Underperform Votes 72 50.70%

Is HBT or MYFW more profitable?

HBT Financial has a net margin of 24.99% compared to First Western Financial's net margin of 4.70%. HBT Financial's return on equity of 14.57% beat First Western Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HBT Financial	24.99%	14.57%	1.50%
First Western Financial	4.70%	3.43%	0.29%

Summary

HBT Financial beats First Western Financial on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.