Fidelity Federal Bancorp (OTCMKTS:FDLB – Get Free Report) and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Fidelity Federal Bancorp and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Fidelity Federal Bancorp | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana | $20.38 million | 1.94 | $3.59 million | $1.36 | 9.23 |
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Federal Bancorp.
Risk & Volatility
Dividends
Fidelity Federal Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fidelity Federal Bancorp and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Fidelity Federal Bancorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
21.1% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are owned by institutional investors. 72.2% of Fidelity Federal Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Fidelity Federal Bancorp and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Fidelity Federal Bancorp | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana | 10.74% | 6.93% | 0.55% |
Summary
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana beats Fidelity Federal Bancorp on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fidelity Federal Bancorp
Fidelity Federal Bancorp operates as a bank holding company for United Fidelity Bank, Fsb, offers personal and business banking services. The company offers checking accounts, savings accounts, retirement accounts, health savings, personal line of credit, and commercial lending services. It also provides credit and debit cards; safe deposit boxes; and online and telephone banking services. Fidelity Federal Bancorp is based in Evansville, Indiana. Fidelity Federal Bancorp operates as a subsidiary of Pedcor Financial Bancorp.
About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, corporate entities, and other organizations. The company accepts various deposits, such as passbook savings, certificates of deposit, and demand deposit accounts. Its loan products include one-to-four family residential real estate loans; commercial real estate secured loans; multi-family residential loans; commercial business loans; land loans; construction loans; home equity and second mortgage loans; lines of credit; and consumer non-real estate loans, including loans secured by deposit accounts, automobile loans, overdrafts, and other unsecured loans. The company operates through branches in Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden, and Benton, Louisiana. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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