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Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors

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$14.49 -0.06 (-0.41%)
As of 03:36 PM Eastern

BKSC vs. OPRT, ONIT, RHLD, CZFS, MVBF, CBAN, BWFG, LNKB, PLBC, and FDBC

Should you be buying Bank of South Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of South Carolina include Oportun Financial (OPRT), Onity Group (ONIT), Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD), Citizens Financial Services (CZFS), Mvb Financial (MVBF), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), LINKBANCORP (LNKB), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), and Fidelity D&D Bancorp (FDBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Bank of South Carolina vs. Its Competitors

Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT) and Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Bank of South Carolina has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Oportun Financial. Oportun Financial 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 Ratio
Oportun Financial$1.00B0.31-$78.68M-$1.12-6.39
Bank of South Carolina$21.16M3.71$6.75M$1.3011.15

Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to Oportun Financial's net margin of -4.31%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat Oportun Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oportun Financial-4.31% 10.12% 1.10%
Bank of South Carolina 23.42%13.59%1.14%

82.7% of Oportun Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Oportun Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned 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.

Oportun Financial currently has a consensus target price of $8.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.39%. Given Oportun Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Oportun Financial is more favorable than Bank of South Carolina.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Oportun Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Bank of South Carolina
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Oportun Financial had 7 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Oportun Financial and 0 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. Oportun Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that Oportun Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Oportun Financial Positive
Bank of South Carolina Neutral

Oportun Financial has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% 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.

Summary

Oportun Financial beats Bank of South Carolina on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BKSC vs. The Competition

MetricBank of South CarolinaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$78.58M$1.33B$12.00B$8.96B
Dividend Yield5.22%8.04%5.55%4.02%
P/E Ratio11.7815.6719.9920.15
Price / Sales3.713.4325.40127.85
Price / Cash12.8010.4921.4557.97
Price / Book1.681.062.275.62
Net Income$6.75M$648.53M$990.08M$248.50M
7 Day Performance-0.41%0.53%0.37%5.54%
1 Month Performance1.68%3.03%3.05%7.52%
1 Year Performance30.15%16.93%541.27%22.06%

Bank of South Carolina Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKSC
Bank of South Carolina
1.5298 of 5 stars
$14.49
-0.4%
N/A+29.8%$78.58M$21.16M11.7880
OPRT
Oportun Financial
3.6526 of 5 stars
$7.69
+8.6%
$8.33
+8.4%
+181.0%$310.60M$1.00B-6.872,429High Trading Volume
ONIT
Onity Group
3.5425 of 5 stars
$37.80
-2.2%
$48.33
+27.9%
N/A$309.69M$976M13.264,300News Coverage
RHLD
Resolute Holdings Management
N/A$35.50
-2.1%
N/AN/A$309.07M$420.57M0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
CZFS
Citizens Financial Services
2.2641 of 5 stars
$62.52
-3.0%
N/A+49.1%$306.71M$169.72M10.45310News Coverage
MVBF
Mvb Financial
4.8059 of 5 stars
$23.14
-1.3%
$24.67
+6.6%
+26.4%$304.73M$228.76M15.85460News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
CBAN
Colony Bankcorp
N/A$17.29
-0.9%
N/AN/A$304.21M$176.62M12.09520
BWFG
Bankwell Financial Group
1.0215 of 5 stars
$38.00
+0.4%
$40.25
+5.9%
+60.7%$298.09M$195.71M24.20140
LNKB
LINKBANCORP
3.6037 of 5 stars
$7.39
-3.7%
$8.75
+18.4%
+18.8%$286.74M$167.59M7.70110
PLBC
Plumas Bancorp
4.6143 of 5 stars
$45.72
-3.7%
$57.67
+26.1%
+33.2%$281.63M$93.11M9.26190News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
FDBC
Fidelity D&D Bancorp
3.9891 of 5 stars
$48.16
-0.9%
N/A+15.1%$280.24M$126.04M12.81320Positive News
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:BKSC) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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