First Western Financial (MYFW) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, MYFW or HBT?

First Western Financial has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HBT Financial has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MYFW or HBT?

First Western Financial received 42 more outperform votes than HBT Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.29% of users gave First Western Financial an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave HBT Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Western Financial	Outperform Votes 69 49.29%	Underperform Votes 71 50.71%
HBT Financial	Outperform Votes 27 42.86%	Underperform Votes 36 57.14%

Do analysts prefer MYFW or HBT?

First Western Financial presently has a consensus target price of $23.83, suggesting a potential upside of 34.80%. HBT Financial has a consensus target price of $24.40, suggesting a potential upside of 9.66%. 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
First Western Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
HBT Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MYFW or HBT?

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
First Western Financial	$167.52M	1.02	$5.22M	$0.62	28.52
HBT Financial	$265.05M	2.65	$65.84M	$2.20	10.11

Is MYFW or HBT more profitable?

HBT Financial has a net margin of 24.68% compared to First Western Financial's net margin of 3.33%. HBT Financial's return on equity of 14.70% beat First Western Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Western Financial	3.33%	2.44%	0.20%
HBT Financial	24.68%	14.70%	1.49%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MYFW or HBT?

60.3% of First Western Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of HBT Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 17.9% of First Western Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.8% of HBT Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MYFW or HBT?

In the previous week, First Western Financial had 1 more articles in the media than HBT Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Western Financial and 2 mentions for HBT Financial. HBT Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat First Western Financial's score of 0.17 indicating that HBT Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

HBT Financial beats First Western Financial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.