WNEB vs. MCBS, HBT, FUFU, GHLD, IBCP, ESQ, MCB, LPRO, BITF, and SMBC
Should you be buying Western New England Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western New England Bancorp include MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), HBT Financial (HBT), BitFuFu (FUFU), Guild (GHLD), Independent Bank (IBCP), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Open Lending (LPRO), Bitfarms (BITF), and Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Western New England Bancorp vs.
MetroCity Bankshares (NASDAQ:MCBS) and Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
MetroCity Bankshares has a net margin of 27.33% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.51%. MetroCity Bankshares' return on equity of 15.98% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.
Western New England Bancorp received 282 more outperform votes than MetroCity Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.94% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote while only 43.90% of users gave MetroCity Bankshares an outperform vote.
MetroCity Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Western New England Bancorp. MetroCity Bankshares 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.
25.3% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 27.5% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, MetroCity Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Western New England Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that MetroCity Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MetroCity Bankshares has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
MetroCity Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. MetroCity Bankshares pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western New England Bancorp pays out 50.0% 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. MetroCity Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
MetroCity Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.88%. Western New England Bancorp has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.90%. Given MetroCity Bankshares' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MetroCity Bankshares is more favorable than Western New England Bancorp.
Summary
MetroCity Bankshares beats Western New England Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Western New England Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WNEB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Western New England Bancorp Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:WNEB) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
