Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to WNEB or OSBC?

In the previous week, Old Second Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Western New England Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Old Second Bancorp and 2 mentions for Western New England Bancorp. Western New England Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Old Second Bancorp's score of 0.90 indicating that Western New England Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western New England Bancorp	Positive
Old Second Bancorp	Positive

Is WNEB or OSBC more profitable?

Old Second Bancorp has a net margin of 24.95% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.51%. Old Second Bancorp's return on equity of 13.73% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western New England Bancorp	9.51%	4.91%	0.45%
Old Second Bancorp	24.95%	13.73%	1.52%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WNEB or OSBC?

67.9% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer WNEB or OSBC?

Western New England Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.33%. Old Second Bancorp has a consensus price target of $20.90, suggesting a potential upside of 23.60%. Given Old Second Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Old Second Bancorp is more favorable than Western New England Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Old Second Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WNEB or OSBC?

Old Second Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Western New England Bancorp. Old Second Bancorp 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
Western New England Bancorp	$72.73M	2.67	$11.67M	$0.56	16.74
Old Second Bancorp	$279.90M	2.72	$85.26M	$1.87	9.04

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WNEB or OSBC?

Old Second Bancorp received 30 more outperform votes than Western New England Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.14% of users gave Old Second Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.94% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western New England Bancorp	Outperform Votes 300 58.94%	Underperform Votes 209 41.06%
Old Second Bancorp	Outperform Votes 330 59.14%	Underperform Votes 228 40.86%

Which has more volatility and risk, WNEB or OSBC?

Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Second Bancorp has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WNEB or OSBC a better dividend stock?

Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Old Second Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Western New England Bancorp pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old Second Bancorp pays out 12.8% 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.

Summary

Old Second Bancorp beats Western New England Bancorp on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.