Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors $15.07 +0.81 (+5.68%) As of 11:22 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BKSC vs. HIVE, PBFS, NEWT, PCB, FRBA, RBB, SFST, ONIT, CBAN, and BCMLShould you be buying Bank of South Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of South Carolina include HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS), NewtekOne (NEWT), PCB Bancorp (PCB), First Bank (FRBA), RBB Bancorp (RBB), Southern First Bancshares (SFST), Onity Group (ONIT), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), and BayCom (BCML). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank of South Carolina vs. HIVE Digital Technologies Pioneer Bancorp NewtekOne PCB Bancorp First Bank RBB Bancorp Southern First Bancshares Onity Group Colony Bankcorp BayCom Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, BKSC or HIVE? Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.55, indicating that its share price is 255% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BKSC or HIVE? In the previous week, HIVE Digital Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HIVE Digital Technologies and 0 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. HIVE Digital Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that HIVE Digital Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Bank of South Carolina Neutral HIVE Digital Technologies Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BKSC or HIVE? Bank of South Carolina received 154 more outperform votes than HIVE Digital Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.32% of users gave HIVE Digital Technologies an outperform vote while only 54.15% of users gave Bank of South Carolina an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank of South CarolinaOutperform Votes18954.15% Underperform Votes16045.85% HIVE Digital TechnologiesOutperform Votes3559.32% Underperform Votes2440.68% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BKSC or HIVE? Bank of South Carolina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of South Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of South Carolina$21.16M3.66$6.75M$1.3010.97HIVE Digital Technologies$117.25M2.56-$51.21M-$0.05-35.20 Do analysts rate BKSC or HIVE? HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus price target of $7.64, suggesting a potential upside of 334.25%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Bank of South Carolina.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of South Carolina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00HIVE Digital Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BKSC or HIVE? 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by company 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 BKSC or HIVE more profitable? Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to HIVE Digital Technologies' net margin of -5.45%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat HIVE Digital Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of South Carolina23.42% 13.59% 1.14% HIVE Digital Technologies -5.45%-8.95%-7.74% SummaryHIVE Digital Technologies beats Bank of South Carolina on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bank of South Carolina News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKSC 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 BKSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank of South CarolinaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$77.40M$3.08B$11.10B$7.93BDividend Yield5.59%3.86%5.77%4.22%P/E Ratio11.5923.5922.1018.54Price / Sales3.663.0126.31103.30Price / Cash12.8010.6317.6034.62Price / Book1.661.162.674.25Net Income$6.75M$372.21M$1.03B$248.18M7 Day Performance4.93%1.21%0.72%1.03%1 Month Performance4.85%-1.21%-0.58%2.70%1 Year Performance8.03%16.16%537.58%4.05% Bank of South Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKSCBank of South CarolinaN/A$15.07+5.7%N/A+15.0%$81.80M$21.16M12.2580Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHIVEHIVE Digital Technologies2.1931 of 5 stars$1.75-2.2%$7.64+336.7%-29.9%$298.23M$117.25M-35.0020Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePBFSPioneer Bancorp1.5824 of 5 stars$11.07+0.1%N/A+29.4%$286.19M$79.44M15.16260News CoveragePositive NewsNEWTNewtekOne3.3639 of 5 stars$10.80-0.3%$14.50+34.3%-2.0%$283.94M$237.74M6.03100Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑PCBPCB Bancorp4.7407 of 5 stars$19.50+2.6%$22.00+12.8%+29.3%$280.55M$99.71M11.21250Analyst ForecastNews CoverageFRBAFirst Bank4.2734 of 5 stars$14.20+2.2%$17.25+21.5%+20.8%$277.89M$129.85M8.50240Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsRBBRBB Bancorp4.6184 of 5 stars$15.65-1.1%$21.25+35.8%-15.1%$277.62M$114.70M10.72360Earnings ReportSFSTSouthern First Bancshares3.3269 of 5 stars$33.69+0.6%N/A+35.8%$275.21M$98.52M17.55290Positive NewsONITOnity Group3.4443 of 5 stars$34.32+3.8%$42.50+23.8%N/A$270.19M$1.07B8.394,400Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoverageCBANColony Bankcorp3.2162 of 5 stars$15.42+0.0%N/A+41.1%$269.49M$117.31M11.42520Short Interest ↑BCMLBayCom4.1774 of 5 stars$25.87-0.3%$31.00+19.8%+31.9%$269.35M$97.00M12.32370Short Interest ↑High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HIVE Digital Technologies Alternatives Pioneer Bancorp Alternatives NewtekOne Alternatives PCB Bancorp Alternatives First Bank Alternatives RBB Bancorp Alternatives Southern First Bancshares Alternatives Onity Group Alternatives Colony Bankcorp Alternatives BayCom Alternatives 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:BKSC) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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