National Bankshares (NKSH) Competitors

National Bankshares (NASDAQ:NKSH) and First Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is NKSH or FCBC more profitable?

First Community Bancshares has a net margin of 27.07% compared to National Bankshares' net margin of 10.64%. First Community Bancshares' return on equity of 9.62% beat National Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Bankshares	10.64%	5.31%	0.47%
First Community Bancshares	27.07%	9.62%	1.53%

Does the media refer more to NKSH or FCBC?

In the previous week, National Bankshares had 1 more articles in the media than First Community Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for National Bankshares and 0 mentions for First Community Bancshares. First Community Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat National Bankshares' score of 0.30 indicating that First Community Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
National Bankshares	Neutral
First Community Bancshares	Neutral

Is NKSH or FCBC a better dividend stock?

National Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. First Community Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. National Bankshares pays out 107.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Community Bancshares pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Community Bancshares has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate NKSH or FCBC?

National Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.17%. Given National Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe National Bankshares is more favorable than First Community Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Community Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, NKSH or FCBC?

National Bankshares has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Community Bancshares has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NKSH or FCBC?

29.7% of National Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of First Community Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of National Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Community Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NKSH or FCBC?

First Community Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than National Bankshares. First Community Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Bankshares, 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
National Bankshares	$50.05M	3.45	$7.62M	$1.36	19.93
First Community Bancshares	$185.53M	3.52	$51.60M	$2.73	13.10

Summary

First Community Bancshares beats National Bankshares on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.