Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) Competitors $10.08 +0.35 (+3.60%) Closing price 07/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.06 -0.03 (-0.25%) As of 07/17/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WNEB vs. NBN, MCB, XYF, BFST, NBBK, EQBK, CNCK, MCBS, IBCP, and BTBTShould you be buying Western New England Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western New England Bancorp include Northeast Bancorp (NBN), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), X Financial (XYF), Business First Bancshares (BFST), NB Bancorp (NBBK), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), Coincheck Group (CNCK), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Independent Bank (IBCP), and Bit Digital (BTBT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Western New England Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Northeast Bancorp Metropolitan Bank X Financial Business First Bancshares NB Bancorp Equity Bancshares Coincheck Group MetroCity Bankshares Independent Bank Bit Digital Northeast Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBN) 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 dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Is NBN or WNEB more profitable? Northeast Bancorp has a net margin of 22.84% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 8.83%. Northeast Bancorp's return on equity of 17.46% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northeast Bancorp22.84% 17.46% 1.91% Western New England Bancorp 8.83%4.63%0.42% Does the media favor NBN or WNEB? In the previous week, Northeast Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Western New England Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Northeast Bancorp and 1 mentions for Western New England Bancorp. Northeast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Western New England Bancorp's score of 0.94 indicating that Northeast Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Northeast Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Western New England Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend NBN or WNEB? Northeast Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $97.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.63%. Western New England Bancorp has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.67%. Given Northeast Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Northeast Bancorp is more favorable than Western New England Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northeast Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Western New England Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility and risk, NBN or WNEB? Northeast Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NBN or WNEB? Northeast Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Western New England Bancorp. Northeast 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNortheast Bancorp$263.77M2.99$58.23M$8.9910.67Western New England Bancorp$122.74M1.70$11.67M$0.5319.02 Is NBN or WNEB a better dividend stock? Northeast Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Northeast Bancorp pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western New England Bancorp pays out 52.8% 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. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NBN or WNEB? 68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Northeast Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% 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. SummaryNortheast Bancorp beats Western New England Bancorp on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WNEB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart WNEB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern New England BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$201.52M$66.53B$12.04B$9.34BDividend Yield2.88%3.71%5.57%4.06%P/E Ratio19.028.9019.1819.86Price / Sales1.704.4426.1699.96Price / Cash12.359.2821.5057.94Price / Book0.901.342.325.67Net Income$11.67M$6.73B$997.60M$257.80M7 Day Performance3.17%-0.20%0.50%1.87%1 Month Performance17.07%2.86%4.40%10.92%1 Year Performance19.57%38.86%541.93%18.51% Western New England Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.6127 of 5 stars$10.08+3.6%$8.50-15.7%+19.7%$201.52M$122.74M19.02360Upcoming EarningsNBNNortheast Bancorp3.2757 of 5 stars$98.80+3.3%$97.50-1.3%+39.2%$811.15M$263.77M10.99180Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMCBMetropolitan Bank2.4772 of 5 stars$75.58+3.0%$77.00+1.9%+36.1%$805.67M$492.21M12.79240Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementTrading HaltedXYFX Financial3.145 of 5 stars$19.04-0.6%N/A+321.3%$795.32M$804.43M3.97420Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.8721 of 5 stars$26.38+2.4%$30.50+15.6%+7.1%$783.22M$458.96M10.86750Analyst RevisionNBBKNB Bancorp2.4266 of 5 stars$19.26+1.5%$22.00+14.2%+4.7%$781.38M$304.05M16.32342Upcoming EarningsEQBKEquity Bancshares4.5357 of 5 stars$43.97+2.4%$46.60+6.0%-0.7%$770.19M$225.03M11.05700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCNCKCoincheck Group2.1766 of 5 stars$5.80-2.4%$10.00+72.4%N/A$752.26M$383.33B0.00N/APositive NewsMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.4439 of 5 stars$29.55+1.5%$34.00+15.1%+2.2%$750.57M$235.98M11.50220News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseIBCPIndependent Bank3.5311 of 5 stars$34.44+2.1%$36.67+6.5%+7.8%$713.60M$323.14M10.97920Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBTBTBit Digital3.0189 of 5 stars$3.29-1.2%$6.33+92.5%-1.5%$686.06M$108.05M-7.0010Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Northeast Bancorp Competitors Metropolitan Bank Competitors X Financial Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors NB Bancorp Competitors Equity Bancshares Competitors Coincheck Group Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors Independent Bank Competitors Bit Digital Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WNEB) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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