ARBK vs. PBHC, FNWB, FUSB, CULL, CPBI, BYFC, BCOW, FFBW, NSTS, and CLST
Should you be buying Argo Blockchain stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Argo Blockchain include Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC), First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB), First Us Bancsh (FUSB), Cullman Bancorp (CULL), Central Plains Bancshares (CPBI), Broadway Financial (BYFC), 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin (BCOW), FFBW (FFBW), NSTS Bancorp (NSTS), and Catalyst Bancorp (CLST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Argo Blockchain vs. Its Competitors
Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK) and Pathfinder Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBHC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Pathfinder Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Argo Blockchain. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pathfinder Bancorp and 1 mentions for Argo Blockchain. Pathfinder Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Argo Blockchain's score of 0.00 indicating that Pathfinder Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Argo Blockchain has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathfinder Bancorp has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.
2.4% of Argo Blockchain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.7% of Pathfinder Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Pathfinder Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Pathfinder Bancorp has a net margin of 2.98% compared to Argo Blockchain's net margin of 0.00%. Pathfinder Bancorp's return on equity of 2.15% beat Argo Blockchain's return on equity.
Pathfinder Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Argo Blockchain. Argo Blockchain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pathfinder Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Pathfinder Bancorp beats Argo Blockchain on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ARBK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:ARBK) was last updated on 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
