OptimumBank (OPHC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OPHC or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp received 216 more outperform votes than OptimumBank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.94% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote while only 29.68% of users gave OptimumBank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OptimumBank	Outperform Votes 84 29.68%	Underperform Votes 199 70.32%
Western New England Bancorp	Outperform Votes 300 58.94%	Underperform Votes 209 41.06%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OPHC or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than OptimumBank. OptimumBank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western New England Bancorp, 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
OptimumBank	$39.31M	1.11	$6.28M	$1.32	2.82
Western New England Bancorp	$72.73M	2.27	$11.67M	$0.56	14.20

Which has more volatility and risk, OPHC or WNEB?

OptimumBank has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor OPHC or WNEB?

In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than OptimumBank. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Western New England Bancorp and 0 mentions for OptimumBank. Western New England Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat OptimumBank's score of 0.00 indicating that Western New England Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
OptimumBank	Neutral
Western New England Bancorp	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OPHC or WNEB?

7.4% of OptimumBank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of OptimumBank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OPHC or WNEB more profitable?

OptimumBank has a net margin of 19.62% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.51%. OptimumBank's return on equity of 14.10% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OptimumBank	19.62%	14.10%	1.31%
Western New England Bancorp	9.51%	4.91%	0.45%

Do analysts recommend OPHC or WNEB?

OptimumBank presently has a consensus target price of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 41.13%. Western New England Bancorp has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.92%. Given OptimumBank's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe OptimumBank is more favorable than Western New England Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OptimumBank	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Western New England Bancorp beats OptimumBank on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.