Better Home & Finance (BETR) Competitors $13.18 +0.74 (+5.95%) As of 07/3/2025 01:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BETR vs. BFST, MCBS, NBBK, EQBK, CNCK, IBCP, VEL, SMBC, ORRF, and FSBCShould you be buying Better Home & Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Better Home & Finance include Business First Bancshares (BFST), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), NB Bancorp (NBBK), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), Coincheck Group (CNCK), Independent Bank (IBCP), Velocity Financial (VEL), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), and Five Star Bancorp (FSBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Better Home & Finance vs. Its Competitors Business First Bancshares MetroCity Bankshares NB Bancorp Equity Bancshares Coincheck Group Independent Bank Velocity Financial Southern Missouri Bancorp Orrstown Financial Services Five Star Bancorp Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETR) and Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Does the media favor BETR or BFST? In the previous week, Business First Bancshares had 3 more articles in the media than Better Home & Finance. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Business First Bancshares and 4 mentions for Better Home & Finance. Better Home & Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Business First Bancshares' score of 0.02 indicating that Better Home & Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Better Home & Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Business First Bancshares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer BETR or BFST? Business First Bancshares has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.37%. Given Business First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Business First Bancshares is more favorable than Better Home & Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Better Home & Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Business First Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BETR or BFST? 20.9% of Better Home & Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.6% of Better Home & Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, BETR or BFST? Business First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Better Home & Finance. Better Home & Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Business First Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBetter Home & Finance$136.90M1.46-$206.29M-$13.32-0.99Business First Bancshares$458.96M1.69$65.11M$2.4310.78 Which has more volatility and risk, BETR or BFST? Better Home & Finance has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Business First Bancshares has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BETR or BFST more profitable? Business First Bancshares has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Better Home & Finance's net margin of -172.87%. Business First Bancshares' return on equity of 11.49% beat Better Home & Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Better Home & Finance-172.87% -1,105.80% -19.20% Business First Bancshares 15.00%11.49%1.06% SummaryBusiness First Bancshares beats Better Home & Finance on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Better Home & Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BETR 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 BETR 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 BETR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBetter Home & FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$200.39M$5.06B$12.07B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A4.30%5.57%4.10%P/E Ratio-0.999.5620.0620.28Price / Sales1.462.0625.62121.46Price / CashN/A18.9621.5057.47Price / Book-3.441.932.285.68Net Income-$206.29M$1.82B$1.00B$248.96M7 Day Performance8.75%3.41%2.20%3.30%1 Month Performance13.62%11.70%4.45%5.20%1 Year Performance2,797.34%298.13%540.86%21.37% Better Home & Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BETRBetter Home & Finance1.2498 of 5 stars$13.18+5.9%N/A+2,797.3%$200.39M$136.90M-0.991,250Positive NewsGap UpBFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.705 of 5 stars$25.59+3.8%$31.00+21.1%+23.3%$759.68M$458.96M10.53750Analyst RevisionMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.1034 of 5 stars$29.45+3.1%$34.00+15.4%+16.4%$746.13M$235.98M11.43220News CoveragePositive NewsNBBKNB Bancorp3.1454 of 5 stars$18.31+2.5%$22.00+20.2%+24.1%$741.01M$304.05M15.48342Positive NewsGap DownEQBKEquity Bancshares4.2602 of 5 stars$42.27+3.6%$46.60+10.2%+23.8%$740.80M$225.03M10.63700News CoverageCNCKCoincheck GroupN/A$5.48+0.2%$10.00+82.5%N/A$710.76M$2.56B0.00N/AIBCPIndependent Bank3.164 of 5 stars$33.82+4.4%$36.67+8.4%+32.8%$699.40M$323.14M10.75920VELVelocity Financial2.0796 of 5 stars$18.85+1.7%$21.33+13.2%+0.3%$687.87M$135.80M9.72220Negative NewsSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.0573 of 5 stars$57.08+4.2%$66.33+16.2%+31.7%$642.24M$273.22M11.41540Positive NewsGap UpORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.5653 of 5 stars$32.90+3.4%$38.00+15.5%+22.1%$641.88M$286.37M16.79430Positive NewsFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.2337 of 5 stars$29.89+4.7%$35.00+17.1%+28.4%$637.45M$213.40M13.11180Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Business First Bancshares Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors NB Bancorp Competitors Equity Bancshares Competitors Coincheck Group Competitors Independent Bank Competitors Velocity Financial Competitors Southern Missouri Bancorp Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors Five Star 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:BETR) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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