BayFirst Financial (BAFN) Competitors $15.05 +0.06 (+0.40%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BAFN vs. SWKH, ONIT, TSBK, BWFG, SNFCA, NWFL, HWBK, FDBC, RHLD, and PKBKShould you be buying BayFirst Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BayFirst Financial include SWK (SWKH), Onity Group (ONIT), Timberland Bancorp (TSBK), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Security National Financial (SNFCA), Norwood Financial (NWFL), Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK), Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC), Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD), and Parke Bancorp (PKBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. BayFirst Financial vs. SWK Onity Group Timberland Bancorp Bankwell Financial Group Security National Financial Norwood Financial Hawthorn Bancshares Fidelity D & D Bancorp Resolute Holdings Management Parke Bancorp SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) and BayFirst Financial (NASDAQ:BAFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Is SWKH or BAFN more profitable? SWK has a net margin of 26.51% compared to BayFirst Financial's net margin of 8.80%. BayFirst Financial's return on equity of 14.81% beat SWK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SWK26.51% 5.07% 4.40% BayFirst Financial 8.80%14.81%1.05% Which has more volatility & risk, SWKH or BAFN? SWK has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BayFirst Financial has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SWKH or BAFN? In the previous week, BayFirst Financial had 6 more articles in the media than SWK. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BayFirst Financial and 2 mentions for SWK. BayFirst Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat SWK's score of 0.43 indicating that BayFirst Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment SWK Neutral BayFirst Financial Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SWKH or BAFN? SWK received 9 more outperform votes than BayFirst Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSWKOutperform Votes950.00% Underperform Votes950.00% BayFirst FinancialN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SWKH or BAFN? 99.3% of SWK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of BayFirst Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of SWK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of BayFirst Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, SWKH or BAFN? SWK has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BayFirst Financial. BayFirst Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SWK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSWK$44.99M3.84$15.89M$1.1811.94BayFirst Financial$80.46M0.77$12.60M$2.246.72 SummarySWK and BayFirst Financial tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BayFirst Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BAFN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BAFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBayFirst FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$62.14M$3.06B$11.11B$7.82BDividend Yield1.98%3.87%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio5.9723.1221.9918.48Price / Sales0.773.0026.08103.91Price / Cash5.6410.6317.6034.62Price / Book0.731.152.654.25Net Income$12.60M$372.21M$1.03B$248.23M7 Day Performance-5.35%0.62%1.35%3.29%1 Month Performance-17.08%-1.26%-0.66%2.42%1 Year Performance16.85%18.38%536.11%5.54% BayFirst Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BAFNBayFirst Financial3.1989 of 5 stars$15.05+0.4%N/A+16.8%$62.14M$80.46M5.97640Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageSWKHSWK1.5112 of 5 stars$18.88+4.6%N/A-18.7%$231.34M$44.99M20.3040Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeONITOnity Group3.405 of 5 stars$29.38-2.2%$42.50+44.7%N/A$231.31M$1.07B7.184,400Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpTSBKTimberland Bancorp3.7838 of 5 stars$28.97-2.0%N/A+26.0%$230.49M$71.81M9.38300News CoveragePositive NewsBWFGBankwell Financial Group2.4536 of 5 stars$28.95-1.2%$40.00+38.2%+47.9%$228.39M$87M24.53140Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownSNFCASecurity National Financial1.7379 of 5 stars$9.14+2.0%N/A+55.6%$225.66M$335.45M7.441,730Short Interest ↑NWFLNorwood Financial2.108 of 5 stars$23.82+3.5%$28.17+18.2%+3.8%$220.65M$51.04M2,382.00260Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeHWBKHawthorn Bancshares1.8978 of 5 stars$28.47-2.5%N/A+61.9%$220.60M$72.91M10.91310Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑FDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp3.7136 of 5 stars$37.43-3.4%N/A-10.8%$218.67M$79.92M10.37320Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageRHLDResolute Holdings ManagementN/A$24.91-2.2%N/AN/A$212.38M$420.57M0.00N/APositive NewsPKBKParke Bancorp3.4394 of 5 stars$17.85+1.8%N/A+14.5%$211.40M$63.01M7.86100Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SWK Competitors Onity Group Competitors Timberland Bancorp Competitors Bankwell Financial Group Competitors Security National Financial Competitors Norwood Financial Competitors Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors Fidelity D & D Bancorp Competitors Resolute Holdings Management Competitors Parke Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BAFN) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out n...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump and Buffett Are Quietly Leading America’s Gold RevivalThe “Buffett Indicator” Predicts Gold Set To Dominate for Next Decade Each time the Buffett Indicator has...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredJames Altucher: Do not invest in AI unless…I made millions during the crypto boom. Many “experts” are now saying… Artificial Intelligence opportuni...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. Forbes says this could be " a $24 trillion opportunity for investors." Huang s...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThis isn’t a trade war. It’s worse…Investigative Journalist Bombhsell: The Curse on the U.S Dollar Depleted retirement accounts? Meme coin inv...Stansberry Research | SponsoredThey rigged the gameThe U.S. fired the first shot with 145% tariffs. Apple relies heavily on Chinese production. Tesla needs Ch...Investors Alley | SponsoredIf you missed your chance with Tesla...Elon Musk is moments from launching a revolutionary technology some Silicon Valley insiders are calling "The F...Brownstone Research | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding BayFirst Financial Corp. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share BayFirst Financial With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Buy BAFN Stock Free BAFN Stock Alerts