GOVB vs NECB vs WNEB Stock Comparison

Gouverneur Bancorp, NorthEast Community Bancorp and Western New England Bancorp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOVB Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc./MD/
$21.16 -7.6% 1M +51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.41M
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55M
Div. yield
0.85%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

NorthEast Community Bancorp leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (NorthEast Community Bancorp 6, Gouverneur Bancorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOVBNECBWNEBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.41M $392.78M $277.43M NECB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 9.5x 13.8x NECB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.7x 14.6x NECB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.85% 3.16% 2.02% NECB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.1% +40.9% +21.4% GOVB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +21.1%/yr +7.1%/yr NECB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 23.1% 25.6% NECB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

GOVBNECBWNEB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGOVBNECBWNEB
Valuation 89 #41 of 360 76 #87 of 360 28 #259 of 360
Growth 72 #54 of 191 – –
Profitability 17 #139 of 168 – –
Financial Health 83 #30 of 175 – –
Shareholder Returns 30 #240 of 341 78 #77 of 341 27 #248 of 341
Overall 58 – –
  • GOVB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • NECB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WNEB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGOVBNECBWNEBSPY
1 month -7.6%+6.5%-0.9% -0.2%
3 months +9.6%+3.8%-5.6% +3.9%
6 months +17.6%+14.3%-2.4% +8.2%
Year to date +20.9%+26.1%+9.7% +12.9%
1 year +51.1%+40.9%+21.4% +12.3%
3 years +112.9%+96.7%+94.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.7%+25.3%+24.8% +23.3%
5 years +22.0%+160.2%+40.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.1%+21.1%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years -19.4%+438.2%+82.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.1%+18.3%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOVBNECBWNEBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%23.1%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%21.1%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.300.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.001.770.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-37.3%-43.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-0.9%-6.5% -1.2%
52-week high $23.37$28.78$14.81 $779.14
52-week low $14.00$19.51$11.32 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGOVBNECBWNEB
P/E now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 12.1x 9.5xmedian 12.1x 13.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.4x 3.5xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 10.9x 7.5xmedian 10.9x 16.1xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 1.34 4.59median 1.34 116.43median 1.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGOVBNECBWNEB
Revenue $8.55M – –
Net income $981.00K – –
Free cash flow $764.00K – –
EPS (diluted) $0.95 $3.05 $1.00
Cash & equivalents $6.34M $72.63M –
Total debt $4.00M – –
Shares (diluted) 1.03M 13.54M 19.89M
Enterprise value -$80.47M $392.78M $277.43M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGOVBNECBWNEB
P/E 22.3x 9.5x 13.8x
P/FCF 29.3x 7.5x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x – –
P/S 2.6x 3.5x 3.1x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x – –
EV/EBIT 1.6x – –
EV/Revenue 0.5x – –
EV/FCF 5.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 3.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 4.59 116.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOVBNECBWNEB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 55.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.4% -5.3% 51.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 2.1% 0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOVBNECBWNEB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 33.4% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 12.2% – –
Net margin 11.5% – –
FCF margin 8.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 13.6% – –
Return on equity 3.0% – –
Return on assets 0.5% – –
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOVBNECBWNEB
Debt / assets 2.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -6.4x – –
Debt / FCF 5.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 83.5% 83.3% 91.1%
Equity / assets 16.5% 16.7% 8.9%
Interest coverage 1.7x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOVBNECBWNEB
Dividend yield 0.9% 3.2% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.2% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGOVBNECBWNEB
Forward P/E – 9.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.94FY2026 $0.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -9.5%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +42.5% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $113.45MFY2026 $97.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.2%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.4% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOVBNECBWNEB
Held by institutions – 50.8% 62.7%
Institutions holding – 126 102
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.1% -0.4%
Institutions buying – 67 53
Institutions selling – 33 28
Buyers to sellers – 2.03 1.89

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GOVBNECBWNEB
GOVB 1.00 -0.10 0.06
NECB -0.10 1.00 0.59
WNEB 0.06 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOVB, NECB and WNEB?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gouverneur Bancorp (GOVB) $22.41M, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) $392.78M, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) $277.43M.

Which stock is cheaper, GOVB, NECB and WNEB?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gouverneur Bancorp (GOVB) 22.3x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.5x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is cheapest (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.7x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gouverneur Bancorp (GOVB) returned the most: Gouverneur Bancorp (GOVB) +51.1%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +40.9%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +21.4%. Over five years, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) compounded fastest (Gouverneur Bancorp (GOVB) +4.1%/yr, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +21.1%/yr, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) has the highest dividend yield: Gouverneur Bancorp (GOVB) 0.85%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 3.16%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 2.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) has been the steadiest (Gouverneur Bancorp (GOVB) 25.6%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 23.1%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GOVB, NECB and WNEB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.