First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB) Competitors

First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB) and Affinity Bancshares (NASDAQ:AFBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FNWB or AFBI?

Affinity Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Northwest Bancorp. Affinity Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Northwest 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
First Northwest Bancorp	$104.92M	0.97	$2.29M	$0.25	42.92
Affinity Bancshares	$45.17M	2.40	$6.45M	$0.92	18.37

Is FNWB or AFBI more profitable?

Affinity Bancshares has a net margin of 12.98% compared to First Northwest Bancorp's net margin of 2.18%. Affinity Bancshares' return on equity of 5.08% beat First Northwest Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Northwest Bancorp	2.18%	4.81%	0.35%
Affinity Bancshares	12.98%	5.08%	0.71%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FNWB or AFBI?

First Northwest Bancorp received 221 more outperform votes than Affinity Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.79% of users gave First Northwest Bancorp an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Affinity Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Northwest Bancorp	Outperform Votes 221 67.79%	Underperform Votes 105 32.21%
Affinity Bancshares	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%

Which has more volatility & risk, FNWB or AFBI?

First Northwest Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Affinity Bancshares has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FNWB or AFBI?

In the previous week, First Northwest Bancorp and First Northwest Bancorp both had 2 articles in the media. Affinity Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat First Northwest Bancorp's score of 0.84 indicating that Affinity Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Northwest Bancorp	Positive
Affinity Bancshares	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FNWB or AFBI?

66.1% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of Affinity Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of First Northwest Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Affinity Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FNWB or AFBI?

First Northwest Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.84%. Given First Northwest Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Northwest Bancorp is more favorable than Affinity Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Northwest Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Affinity Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Affinity Bancshares beats First Northwest Bancorp on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.