Contrasting Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI) & First National of Nebraska (OTCMKTS:FINN)

First National of Nebraska (OTCMKTS:FINN) and Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

First National of Nebraska has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shore Bancshares has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares First National of Nebraska and Shore Bancshares”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First National of Nebraska	$2.78 billion	1.16	$227.44 million	N/A	N/A
Shore Bancshares	$326.48 million	1.56	$43.89 million	$1.33	11.50

First National of Nebraska has higher revenue and earnings than Shore Bancshares.

Profitability

This table compares First National of Nebraska and Shore Bancshares’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First National of Nebraska	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shore Bancshares	13.44%	10.40%	0.93%

Dividends

First National of Nebraska pays an annual dividend of $160.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Shore Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Shore Bancshares pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.7% of First National of Nebraska shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Shore Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 41.7% of First National of Nebraska shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Shore Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for First National of Nebraska and Shore Bancshares, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First National of Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0.00
Shore Bancshares	0	1	2	0	2.67

Shore Bancshares has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.72%. Given Shore Bancshares’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shore Bancshares is more favorable than First National of Nebraska.

Summary

Shore Bancshares beats First National of Nebraska on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About First National of Nebraska

First National of Nebraska, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for First National Bank of Omaha that provides various banking products and services. The company offers checking, savings, and individual retirement accounts; certificates of deposit; and credit cards. It also provides personal loans and lines of credit; auto loans; mortgage loans; home equity lines of credit and loans; small business loans and lines of credit; small business administration loans; and commercial lending solutions. In addition, the company offers treasury management, debt consolidation, financial planning, retirement planning, wealth management, merchant, and payroll services; and personal, commercial, and farm insurance products. Further, it provides solutions for agribusiness, commercial real estate, healthcare, transportation, and correspondent banking; investment services, such as capital market and institutional asset management; and digital banking services. First National of Nebraska, Inc. was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

About Shore Bancshares

Shore Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for the Shore United Bank, N.A. that provides various commercial and consumer banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations. It offers checking, savings, overnight investment sweep, and money market accounts; and regular and IRA certificates of deposit, as well as CDARS programs and cash management services. The company also provides commercial loans, such as secured and unsecured loans, working capital loans, lines of credit, term loans, accounts receivable financing, real estate acquisition and development loans, construction loans, and letters of credit; residential real estate construction loans; residential mortgage loans; and loans to consumers, including home equity, automobile, installment, home improvement, and personal lines of credit, as well as other consumer financing products. In addition, it offers trust, asset management, and financial planning services; treasury management services, such as merchant card processing, remote deposit capture, and ACH origination, as well as telephone, mobile, and Internet banking services; safe deposit boxes; debit and credit cards; and automatic teller machine services. Shore Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Easton, Maryland.