BayFirst Financial (BAFN) Competitors $10.37 +1.47 (+16.52%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.20 -0.16 (-1.59%) As of 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BAFN vs. SRBK, FNWD, EBMT, RBKB, SBFG, PNBK, NCTY, FGBI, AFBI, and BSBKShould you be buying BayFirst Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BayFirst Financial include SR Bancorp (SRBK), Finward Bancorp (FNWD), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), Rhinebeck Bancorp (RBKB), SB Financial Group (SBFG), Patriot National Bancorp (PNBK), The9 (NCTY), First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI), Affinity Bancshares (AFBI), and Bogota Financial (BSBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. BayFirst Financial vs. Its Competitors SR Bancorp Finward Bancorp Eagle Bancorp Montana Rhinebeck Bancorp SB Financial Group Patriot National Bancorp The9 First Guaranty Bancshares Affinity Bancshares Bogota Financial BayFirst Financial (NASDAQ:BAFN) and SR Bancorp (NASDAQ:SRBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BAFN or SRBK? BayFirst Financial has higher revenue and earnings than SR Bancorp. BayFirst Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SR Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBayFirst Financial$143.28M0.30$12.60M$1.735.99SR Bancorp$48.54M2.73$3.75M$0.4433.41 Does the media refer more to BAFN or SRBK? In the previous week, BayFirst Financial had 3 more articles in the media than SR Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BayFirst Financial and 1 mentions for SR Bancorp. SR Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat BayFirst Financial's score of 0.45 indicating that SR Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BayFirst Financial Neutral SR Bancorp Positive Is BAFN or SRBK a better dividend stock? BayFirst Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. SR Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. BayFirst Financial pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SR Bancorp pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. BayFirst Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BAFN or SRBK? 16.9% of BayFirst Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.7% of SR Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of BayFirst Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of SR Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BAFN or SRBK more profitable? SR Bancorp has a net margin of 7.70% compared to BayFirst Financial's net margin of 6.65%. BayFirst Financial's return on equity of 10.14% beat SR Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BayFirst Financial6.65% 10.14% 0.72% SR Bancorp 7.70%1.74%0.32% Which has more risk and volatility, BAFN or SRBK? BayFirst Financial has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SR Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBayFirst Financial beats SR Bancorp on 9 of the 15 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. 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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 FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$36.79M$1.99B$12.67B$10.39BDividend Yield3.60%2.60%5.48%4.70%P/E Ratio5.9911.76240.2726.38Price / Sales0.302.3830.64234.17Price / Cash1.6512.9219.6430.68Price / Book0.451.222.286.40Net Income$12.60M$156.23M$1.01B$276.69M7 Day Performance23.16%-0.86%-0.60%-0.28%1 Month Performance14.97%-1.70%0.86%6.69%1 Year Performance-23.19%16.10%539.88%27.61% BayFirst Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BAFNBayFirst Financial2.9726 of 5 stars$10.37+16.5%N/A-34.1%$36.79M$143.28M5.99640News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSRBKSR Bancorp0.9176 of 5 stars$15.36+0.1%N/A+36.0%$138.10M$48.54M34.9165FNWDFinward Bancorp1.2643 of 5 stars$32.49+1.9%$34.00+4.6%+1.0%$137.92M$111.82M26.20280Positive NewsEBMTEagle Bancorp Montana3.8799 of 5 stars$17.31+0.1%N/A+10.3%$137.49M$84.53M10.82350News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionRBKBRhinebeck Bancorp0.5557 of 5 stars$11.58-2.0%N/A+28.0%$131.26M$54.24M-21.44200SBFGSB Financial Group4.2772 of 5 stars$20.54+1.3%N/A+0.4%$128.39M$62.33M11.22270News CoveragePositive NewsPNBKPatriot National Bancorp0.8548 of 5 stars$1.38+3.0%N/A-30.6%$128.37M$60.72M-0.15130News CoveragePositive NewsNCTYThe90.7314 of 5 stars$10.63+3.3%N/A+47.4%$128.25M$111.71M0.0070FGBIFirst Guaranty Bancshares3.5335 of 5 stars$8.32+0.5%N/A-24.4%$125.19M$246.45M-8.24490Positive NewsAFBIAffinity Bancshares2.0929 of 5 stars$19.87+1.3%N/A-8.2%$123.39M$49.99M18.57100News CoveragePositive NewsBSBKBogota Financial1.6345 of 5 stars$9.28-0.7%N/A+11.0%$121.55M$43.10M-927,800.0080Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SR Bancorp Competitors Finward Bancorp Competitors Eagle Bancorp Montana Competitors Rhinebeck Bancorp Competitors SB Financial Group Competitors Patriot National Bancorp Competitors The9 Competitors First Guaranty Bancshares Competitors Affinity Bancshares Competitors Bogota Financial 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 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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