Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) vs. Its Rivals Head-To-Head Survey

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hawthorn Bancshares and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawthorn Bancshares	0	0	1	0	3.00
Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors	7482	30219	27791	1473	2.35

As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 16.79%. Given Hawthorn Bancshares’ peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hawthorn Bancshares has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hawthorn Bancshares and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hawthorn Bancshares	$111.97 million	$23.80 million	9.90
Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors	$9.95 billion	$2.42 billion	20.28

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

Dividends

Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 21.3% 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. Hawthorn Bancshares has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawthorn Bancshares’ peers have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hawthorn Bancshares and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawthorn Bancshares	23.22%	16.28%	1.57%
Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors	15.66%	9.44%	0.93%

Summary

Hawthorn Bancshares peers beat Hawthorn Bancshares on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Hawthorn Bancshares Company Profile

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides various banking services in the United States. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards. In addition, it provides trust services that include estate planning, investment, and asset management services; and cash management, safety deposit box, brokerage, and Internet banking services. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri.