Comparing Norwood Financial (NWFL) and Its Peers

Norwood Financial (NASDAQ:NWFL) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Norwood Financial to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Norwood Financial and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norwood Financial	19.67%	13.53%	1.34%
Norwood Financial Competitors	15.65%	9.44%	0.93%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Norwood Financial and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norwood Financial	0	1	1	0	2.50
Norwood Financial Competitors	7483	30220	27802	1478	2.35

Norwood Financial presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.91%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 16.82%. Given Norwood Financial’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Norwood Financial has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Norwood Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Norwood Financial pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.3% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Norwood Financial has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Norwood Financial lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.1% of Norwood Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Norwood Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Norwood Financial has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Norwood Financial’s rivals have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Norwood Financial and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Norwood Financial	$136.15 million	$27.75 million	11.55
Norwood Financial Competitors	$37.93 billion	$2.42 billion	21.06

Norwood Financial’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Norwood Financial. Norwood Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Norwood Financial rivals beat Norwood Financial on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Norwood Financial Company Profile

Norwood Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Wayne Bank that provides various banking products and services. The company accepts a range of deposit products, including interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing transaction accounts, and statement savings and money market accounts, as well as certificate of deposits. It also provides commercial loans comprising lines of credit, revolving credit, term loans, mortgages, secured lending products, and letter of credit facilities; municipal finance lending; construction loans for commercial construction projects and single-family residences; land loans; construction financing; consumer loans; mortgage lending to finance principal residences and second home dwellings; and indirect dealer financing of new and used automobiles, boats, and recreational vehicles. In addition, the company offers investment securities services; personal and business credit services; trust and investment products; and cash management, direct deposit, remote deposit capture, mobile deposit capture, automated clearing house activity, real estate settlement, and Internet and mobile banking services. Further, it engages in the annuity and mutual fund sale, and discount brokerage activities, as well as insurance agency business. The company serves consumers, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities. It operates branches in Northeastern Pennsylvania; and in Delaware, Sullivan, Ontario, Otsego, and Yates Counties, New York, as well as automated teller machines. Norwood Financial Corp. was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.