Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors

Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) and IF Bancorp (NASDAQ:IROQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, CLST or IROQ?

Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IF Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CLST or IROQ more profitable?

Catalyst Bancorp has a net margin of 5.35% compared to IF Bancorp's net margin of 4.52%. IF Bancorp's return on equity of 2.77% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Catalyst Bancorp	5.35%	-4.95%	-1.57%
IF Bancorp	4.52%	2.77%	0.22%

Does the media favor CLST or IROQ?

In the previous week, Catalyst Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than IF Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp and 3 mentions for IF Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat IF Bancorp's score of 1.00 indicating that Catalyst Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Catalyst Bancorp	Positive
IF Bancorp	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CLST or IROQ?

IF Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IF Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Catalyst Bancorp	$11.25M	4.74	$600K	-$1.02	-11.46
IF Bancorp	$36.14M	1.54	$4.66M	$0.61	27.15

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLST or IROQ?

IF Bancorp received 106 more outperform votes than Catalyst Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.03% of users gave IF Bancorp an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Catalyst Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Catalyst Bancorp	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%
IF Bancorp	Outperform Votes 106 65.03%	Underperform Votes 57 34.97%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CLST or IROQ?

33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of IF Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of IF Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CLST or IROQ?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Catalyst Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
IF Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

IF Bancorp beats Catalyst Bancorp on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.