MYFW vs. OSBC, UVSP, FCBC, MCBS, HBT, MBWM, GSBC, CCB, CPF, and BFST
Should you be buying First Western Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Western Financial include Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Univest Financial (UVSP), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), HBT Financial (HBT), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Coastal Financial (CCB), Central Pacific Financial (CPF), and Business First Bancshares (BFST). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) and Old Second Bancorp (NASDAQ:OSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Old Second Bancorp received 257 more outperform votes than First Western Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.87% of users gave Old Second Bancorp an outperform vote while only 48.87% of users gave First Western Financial an outperform vote.
In the previous week, First Western Financial and First Western Financial both had 1 articles in the media. First Western Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.89 equaled Old Second Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score.
60.3% of First Western Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 17.9% of First Western Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Western Financial currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.56%. Old Second Bancorp has a consensus price target of $17.67, suggesting a potential upside of 22.18%. Given Old Second Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Old Second Bancorp is more favorable than First Western Financial.
Old Second Bancorp has a net margin of 26.90% compared to First Western Financial's net margin of 4.28%. Old Second Bancorp's return on equity of 16.36% beat First Western Financial's return on equity.
First Western Financial has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Second Bancorp has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Old Second Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Western Financial. Old Second Bancorp 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.
Summary
Old Second Bancorp beats First Western Financial on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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