Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors

DeFi Development (NASDAQ:DFDV) and Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the media prefer DFDV or BKSC?

In the previous week, DeFi Development had 9 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for DeFi Development and 1 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. Bank of South Carolina's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat DeFi Development's score of 0.36 indicating that Bank of South Carolina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DeFi Development	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bank of South Carolina	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, DFDV or BKSC?

DeFi Development has a beta of -7.3, meaning that its stock price is 830% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DFDV or BKSC?

0.5% of DeFi Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. 39.6% of DeFi Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate DFDV or BKSC?

DeFi Development presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 73.18%. Given DeFi Development's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe DeFi Development is more favorable than Bank of South Carolina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DeFi Development	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Bank of South Carolina	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is DFDV or BKSC more profitable?

Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to DeFi Development's net margin of -129.81%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat DeFi Development's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DeFi Development	-129.81%	-26.19%	-19.59%
Bank of South Carolina	23.42%	13.59%	1.14%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DFDV or BKSC?

Bank of South Carolina has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Development. Bank of South Carolina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DeFi Development, 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
DeFi Development	$3.52M	120.81	-$2.73M	$0.67	30.16
Bank of South Carolina	$21.16M	3.97	$6.75M	$1.33	11.65

Summary

DeFi Development beats Bank of South Carolina on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.