National Bank (NBHC) Competitors

National Bank (NYSE:NBHC) and Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NYSE:HOMB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NBHC or HOMB?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has higher revenue and earnings than National Bank. National Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR), 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
National Bank	$401.43M	3.35	$118.82M	$3.09	11.42
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	$1.00B	5.19	$402.24M	$2.02	12.96

Which has more risk & volatility, NBHC or HOMB?

National Bank has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NBHC or HOMB?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) received 265 more outperform votes than National Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.10% of users gave Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave National Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Bank	Outperform Votes 238 53.85%	Underperform Votes 204 46.15%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	Outperform Votes 503 60.10%	Underperform Votes 334 39.90%

Do analysts rate NBHC or HOMB?

National Bank currently has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.85%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.28%. Given National Bank's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Bank is more favorable than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media prefer NBHC or HOMB?

In the previous week, Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) had 5 more articles in the media than National Bank. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) and 9 mentions for National Bank. National Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s score of 1.02 indicating that National Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Bank	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NBHC or HOMB a better dividend stock?

National Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. National Bank pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays out 38.6% 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. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. National Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NBHC or HOMB?

92.7% of National Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of National Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NBHC or HOMB more profitable?

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a net margin of 27.39% compared to National Bank's net margin of 19.82%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s return on equity of 10.31% beat National Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Bank	19.82%	9.76%	1.25%
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)	27.39%	10.31%	1.77%

Summary

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) beats National Bank on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.