Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors

RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) and Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, RBB or BKSC?

RBB Bancorp has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RBB or BKSC?

In the previous week, RBB Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for RBB Bancorp and 0 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. RBB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that RBB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RBB Bancorp	Very Positive
Bank of South Carolina	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RBB or BKSC?

RBB Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of South Carolina. Bank of South Carolina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RBB Bancorp, 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
RBB Bancorp	$114.91M	2.55	$26.67M	$1.16	14.22
Bank of South Carolina	$21.16M	3.69	$6.75M	$1.30	11.07

Is RBB or BKSC more profitable?

Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to RBB Bancorp's net margin of 11.49%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat RBB Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBB Bancorp	11.49%	5.21%	0.68%
Bank of South Carolina	23.42%	13.59%	1.14%

Is RBB or BKSC a better dividend stock?

RBB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bank of South Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. RBB Bancorp pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of South Carolina pays out 58.5% 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.

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

40.1% of RBB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of RBB Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend RBB or BKSC?

RBB Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 28.87%. Given RBB Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe RBB Bancorp is more favorable than Bank of South Carolina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RBB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Bank of South Carolina	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RBB or BKSC?

Bank of South Carolina received 23 more outperform votes than RBB Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.52% of users gave RBB Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Bank of South Carolina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RBB Bancorp	Outperform Votes 166 55.52%	Underperform Votes 133 44.48%
Bank of South Carolina	Outperform Votes 189 53.85%	Underperform Votes 162 46.15%

Summary

RBB Bancorp beats Bank of South Carolina on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.