Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors $15.70 +0.04 (+0.23%) As of 08/1/2025 02:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BKSC vs. BKKT, FSBW, PBFS, PCB, CBAN, FRBA, NEWT, BCML, BWFG, and FRSTShould you be buying Bank of South Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of South Carolina include Bakkt (BKKT), FS Bancorp (FSBW), Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS), PCB Bancorp (PCB), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), First Bank (FRBA), NewtekOne (NEWT), Bay Commercial Bank (BCML), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), and Primis Financial (FRST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank of South Carolina vs. Its Competitors Bakkt FS Bancorp Pioneer Bancorp PCB Bancorp Colony Bankcorp First Bank NewtekOne Bay Commercial Bank Bankwell Financial Group Primis Financial Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) and Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends. Is BKSC or BKKT more profitable? Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to Bakkt's net margin of -0.83%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat Bakkt's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of South Carolina23.42% 13.59% 1.14% Bakkt -0.83%-88.55%-10.76% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BKSC or BKKT? 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Bakkt shares are held by institutional investors. 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Bakkt shares are held 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. Which has more volatility and risk, BKSC or BKKT? Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bakkt has a beta of 5.32, meaning that its stock price is 432% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BKSC or BKKT? Bank of South Carolina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bakkt. Bakkt 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$21.16M4.02$6.75M$1.3311.80Bakkt$3.49B0.04-$46.66M-$4.94-1.88 Does the media refer more to BKSC or BKKT? In the previous week, Bakkt had 7 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bakkt and 1 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. Bakkt's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of -1.00 indicating that Bakkt is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Bank of South Carolina Negative Bakkt Neutral SummaryBank of South Carolina beats Bakkt on 8 of the 13 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 BKSC 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$85.11M$1.38B$12.05B$9.52BDividend Yield5.62%8.96%5.62%4.09%P/E Ratio12.769.1919.7423.81Price / Sales4.023.1825.9566.02Price / Cash12.8010.4721.3357.96Price / Book1.820.982.095.55Net Income$6.75M$819.47M$1.00B$259.20M7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.48%-2.45%-4.64%1 Month Performance7.90%-3.53%-0.84%4.41%1 Year Performance29.22%1.18%537.12%17.95% Bank of South Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKSCBank of South Carolina1.5145 of 5 stars$15.70+0.2%N/A+27.6%$85.11M$21.16M12.7680Negative NewsShort Interest ↑BKKTBakkt0.6351 of 5 stars$23.81+4.5%N/A-41.7%$316.76M$3.49B-4.82760Gap DownFSBWFS Bancorp3.9664 of 5 stars$41.67+1.7%$44.00+5.6%-10.4%$315.36M$206.39M9.58540Positive NewsPBFSPioneer Bancorp0.9996 of 5 stars$12.15+0.3%N/A+11.8%$313.08M$104.65M15.78260News CoveragePCBPCB Bancorp4.8621 of 5 stars$21.62+0.3%$22.00+1.8%+10.7%$308.36M$191.91M11.14250Positive NewsInsider TradeCBANColony Bankcorp4.5323 of 5 stars$17.63+0.6%N/A+10.1%$307.52M$117.31M13.06520Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFRBAFirst Bank4.0962 of 5 stars$15.53-0.1%$17.25+11.1%-1.7%$304.12M$131.64M10.08240Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNEWTNewtekOne3.0542 of 5 stars$11.48+0.6%$13.75+19.8%-19.0%$300.56M$338.73M5.98100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBCMLBay Commercial Bank4.5145 of 5 stars$28.32+3.8%$31.50+11.2%+14.7%$300.38M$138.09M12.99370BWFGBankwell Financial Group2.2547 of 5 stars$38.05+0.4%$40.25+5.8%+46.8%$298.24M$195.71M24.24140Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFRSTPrimis Financial4.2276 of 5 stars$11.87-0.3%$7.50-36.8%-11.5%$294.20M$254.63M-40.93420 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bakkt Alternatives FS Bancorp Alternatives Pioneer Bancorp Alternatives PCB Bancorp Alternatives Colony Bankcorp Alternatives First Bank Alternatives NewtekOne Alternatives Bay Commercial Bank Alternatives Bankwell Financial Group Alternatives Primis Financial 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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