Northeast Bank (NBN) Competitors

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) and Northeast Bank (NASDAQ:NBN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FHB or NBN?

First Hawaiian has higher revenue and earnings than Northeast Bank. Northeast Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Hawaiian, 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 Hawaiian	$774.71M	3.68	$230.13M	$1.79	12.63
Northeast Bank	$170.62M	4.30	$58.23M	$8.59	10.41

Does the media refer more to FHB or NBN?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 1 more articles in the media than Northeast Bank. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Hawaiian and 12 mentions for Northeast Bank. Northeast Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat First Hawaiian's score of 0.73 indicating that Northeast Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Hawaiian	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northeast Bank	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FHB or NBN?

97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Northeast Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FHB or NBN?

First Hawaiian received 133 more outperform votes than Northeast Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave Northeast Bank an outperform vote while only 49.73% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 49.73%	Underperform Votes 283 50.27%
Northeast Bank	Outperform Votes 147 60.00%	Underperform Votes 98 40.00%

Is FHB or NBN more profitable?

Northeast Bank has a net margin of 22.87% compared to First Hawaiian's net margin of 19.74%. First Hawaiian's return on equity of 8.91% beat Northeast Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Hawaiian	19.74%	8.91%	0.96%
Northeast Bank	22.87%	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend FHB or NBN?

First Hawaiian presently has a consensus target price of $28.29, indicating a potential upside of 25.10%. Northeast Bank has a consensus target price of $97.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.07%. Given First Hawaiian's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Northeast Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Hawaiian	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
Northeast Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FHB or NBN a better dividend stock?

First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Northeast Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. First Hawaiian pays out 58.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northeast Bank pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, FHB or NBN?

First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northeast Bank has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Hawaiian and Northeast Bank tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.