Waterstone Financial (WSBF) Competitors $15.25 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WSBF vs. FMAO, NRIM, FCAP, TBNK, OCFC, BRKL, CFFN, TRST, HIFS, and TREEShould you be buying Waterstone Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waterstone Financial include Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO), Northrim BanCorp (NRIM), First Capital (FCAP), Territorial Bancorp (TBNK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), and LendingTree (TREE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Waterstone Financial vs. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Northrim BanCorp First Capital Territorial Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Brookline Bancorp Capitol Federal Financial TrustCo Bank Corp NY Hingham Institution for Savings LendingTree Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:FMAO) and Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking. Does the media favor FMAO or WSBF? In the previous week, Waterstone Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Waterstone Financial and 0 mentions for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. Waterstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Waterstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Neutral Waterstone Financial Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, FMAO or WSBF? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waterstone Financial has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FMAO or WSBF more profitable? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a net margin of 13.16% compared to Waterstone Financial's net margin of 6.79%. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's return on equity of 7.16% beat Waterstone Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Farmers & Merchants Bancorp13.16% 7.16% 0.70% Waterstone Financial 6.79%4.18%0.63% Is FMAO or WSBF a better dividend stock? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Waterstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp pays out 51.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waterstone Financial pays out 82.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Do analysts rate FMAO or WSBF? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 24.79%. Given Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is more favorable than Waterstone Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Waterstone Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FMAO or WSBF? 24.0% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Waterstone Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Waterstone Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FMAO or WSBF? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Waterstone Financial. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waterstone Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFarmers & Merchants Bancorp$155.85M2.81$22.79M$1.7018.77Waterstone Financial$180.39M1.64$9.38M$0.7320.89 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FMAO or WSBF? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp received 51 more outperform votes than Waterstone Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.61% of users gave Farmers & Merchants Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.59% of users gave Waterstone Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFarmers & Merchants BancorpOutperform Votes19357.61% Underperform Votes14242.39% Waterstone FinancialOutperform Votes14252.59% Underperform Votes12847.41% SummaryFarmers & Merchants Bancorp beats Waterstone Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. Get Waterstone Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSBF 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 WSBF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaterstone FinancialFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$295.44M$1.79B$10.41B$8.87BDividend Yield3.93%3.17%10.14%4.06%P/E Ratio20.8914.6947.1214.18Price / Sales1.643.113,443.7889.42Price / Cash24.1518.8730.7732.79Price / Book0.861.022.485.12Net Income$9.38M$358.89M$993.44M$225.99M7 Day Performance-0.78%-0.58%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance3.74%3.66%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance27.51%20.00%24.11%26.23% Waterstone Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSBFWaterstone Financial2.9591 of 5 stars$15.25flatN/A+26.8%$295.44M$180.39M20.89698News CoverageFMAOFarmers & Merchants Bancorp1.9454 of 5 stars$31.91-0.4%$24.00-24.8%+63.9%$438.79M$155.85M18.77430NRIMNorthrim BanCorp4.7455 of 5 stars$81.81+0.4%N/A+64.9%$448.30M$158.33M13.96450FCAPFirst Capital1.4006 of 5 stars$33.29flatN/A+26.6%$111.57M$51.24M9.43220TBNKTerritorial Bancorp0.9444 of 5 stars$10.74+1.5%$9.89-8.0%+50.0%$93.44M$71.56M0.00232Analyst ForecastOCFCOceanFirst Financial3.3274 of 5 stars$19.98-0.7%$19.75-1.2%+41.3%$1.18B$641.60M11.42878Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.0766 of 5 stars$12.03-0.5%$11.50-4.4%+25.7%$1.07B$609.22M14.491,018Positive NewsCFFNCapitol Federal Financial2.957 of 5 stars$6.66-1.0%$6.75+1.4%+25.7%$893.32M$164.59M22.97730Positive NewsTRSTTrustCo Bank Corp NY2.3757 of 5 stars$36.29-0.2%N/A+31.2%$691.41M$244.52M14.52753Dividend AnnouncementHIFSHingham Institution for Savings1.7653 of 5 stars$267.84-0.5%N/A+62.1%$577.95M$190.57M25.3687Positive NewsTREELendingTree4.8712 of 5 stars$42.99+0.1%$64.00+48.9%+159.0%$573.77M$672.50M0.001,250 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FMAO Competitors NRIM Competitors FCAP Competitors TBNK Competitors OCFC Competitors BRKL Competitors CFFN Competitors TRST Competitors HIFS Competitors TREE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WSBF) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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