Heritage Southeast Bancorporation (OTCMKTS:HSBI – Get Free Report) and Logansport Financial (OTCMKTS:LOGN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Heritage Southeast Bancorporation and Logansport Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Heritage Southeast Bancorporation | 20.73% | N/A | N/A |
Logansport Financial | 14.22% | N/A | N/A |
Volatility and Risk
Heritage Southeast Bancorporation has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Logansport Financial has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Heritage Southeast Bancorporation and Logansport Financial’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Heritage Southeast Bancorporation | $75.43 million | 2.88 | $13.81 million | $2.19 | 14.08 |
Logansport Financial | $12.98 million | 1.40 | $1.79 million | $2.04 | 14.58 |
Heritage Southeast Bancorporation has higher revenue and earnings than Logansport Financial. Heritage Southeast Bancorporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Logansport Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Heritage Southeast Bancorporation and Logansport Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Heritage Southeast Bancorporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Logansport Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Summary
Heritage Southeast Bancorporation beats Logansport Financial on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Heritage Southeast Bancorporation
Heritage Southeast Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Southeast Bank that provides a range of commercial and consumer banking products and services primarily in North and South Metro Atlanta, southeastern Georgia, and Northeastern Florida. The company offers checking and savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; personal, home equity, mortgage, term, small business administration, commercial real estate, and construction loans; personal lines of credit; accounts receivable financing; credit and debit cards; and mobile, online, and telephone banking services, as well as cash management, courier, and remote deposit services. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Jonesboro, Georgia.
About Logansport Financial
Logansport Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Logansport Savings Bank that provides various banking products and services to individuals and businesses in Cass County, Indiana. The company's personal banking products and services include checking accounts, rite accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, health savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts; mortgage, home equity lines of credit, home improvement, construction, commercial buildings, farm, consumer, education, and car loans, as well as loans for single family and multi-family dwellings; and overdraft, and internet and mobile banking services. It also provides business and commercial checking accounts, commercial savings accounts/certificates of deposit, money market accounts and certificates, commercial sweep accounts, ACH debit/credit capabilities, electric federal tax payment systems, remote banking and merchant card services, wires, coin services, night deposit bags, and remote deposit banking services. In addition, the company offers revolving or seasonal lines of credit, term loans for equipment, commercial real estate mortgages for expansion or acquisition, commercial letters of credit, and guaranteed loans, as well as agricultural loans. Logansport Financial Corp. was founded in 1925 and is based in Logansport, Indiana.
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