Head-To-Head Survey: Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB) versus Community Heritage Financial (OTCMKTS:CMHF)

Community Heritage Financial (OTCMKTS:CMHF) and Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.2% of Community Heritage Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of Northpointe Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Community Heritage Financial and Northpointe Bancshares”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Community Heritage Financial	$57.30 million	1.25	$7.09 million	$2.42	10.08
Northpointe Bancshares	$187.14 million	2.27	N/A	N/A	N/A

Community Heritage Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northpointe Bancshares.

Profitability

This table compares Community Heritage Financial and Northpointe Bancshares’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Heritage Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northpointe Bancshares	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Community Heritage Financial and Northpointe Bancshares, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community Heritage Financial	0	0	0	0	0.00
Northpointe Bancshares	0	0	2	0	3.00

Northpointe Bancshares has a consensus target price of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.48%. Given Northpointe Bancshares’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northpointe Bancshares is more favorable than Community Heritage Financial.

Dividends

Community Heritage Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Northpointe Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Community Heritage Financial pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Northpointe Bancshares beats Community Heritage Financial on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Community Heritage Financial

Community Heritage Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Middletown Valley Bank that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses in Frederick and Washington counties in Maryland and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Its primary deposit products include demand, savings, and time deposits, as well as lending products comprise real estate mortgages, commercial business loans, and instalment loans. The company also offers mortgage financing, new home purchases, refinancing, and construction lending in Middletown, Crofton, and Oakland, Maryland. The company was founded in 1908 and is based in Middletown, Maryland.

About Northpointe Bancshares

Northpointe Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. It offers a nationwide mortgage purchase program, residential mortgage loans, digital deposit banking to retail customers and custodial deposit services. The company was founded by Charles A. Williams in 1998 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.