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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, WNEB or OSBC?

Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Second Bancorp has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	$71.68M	2.72	$15.07M	$0.52	17.81
Old Second Bancorp	$276.83M	2.86	$91.73M	$1.85	9.55

Is WNEB or OSBC more profitable?

Old Second Bancorp has a net margin of 25.02% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 9.05%. Old Second Bancorp's return on equity of 13.81% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western New England Bancorp	9.05%	4.58%	0.42%
Old Second Bancorp	25.02%	13.81%	1.49%

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

67.9% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WNEB or OSBC?

Old Second Bancorp received 30 more outperform votes than Western New England Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.92% of users gave Old Second Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.70% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western New England Bancorp	Outperform Votes 297 58.70%	Underperform Votes 209 41.30%
Old Second Bancorp	Outperform Votes 327 58.92%	Underperform Votes 228 41.08%

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 53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old Second Bancorp pays out 13.0% 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.

Do analysts prefer WNEB or OSBC?

Western New England Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.21%. Old Second Bancorp has a consensus target price of $18.88, suggesting a potential upside of 6.88%. 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Old Second Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer WNEB or OSBC?

In the previous week, Old Second Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Western New England Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Old Second Bancorp and 0 mentions for Western New England Bancorp. Old Second Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Western New England Bancorp's score of 0.25 indicating that Old Second Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Old Second Bancorp beats Western New England Bancorp on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.