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Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors

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$19.02 +0.35 (+1.87%)
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BKSC vs. FRST, PKBK, FCBM, CHMG, and FNLC

Should you buy Bank of South Carolina stock or one of its competitors? Bank of South Carolina's main competitors and comparable companies include Primis Financial (FRST), Parke Bancorp (PKBK), First Carolina Financial Services (FCBM), Chemung Financial (CHMG), and First Bancorp, Inc (ME) (FNLC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

How does Bank of South Carolina compare to Primis Financial?

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

Primis Financial has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

Primis Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Bank of South Carolina pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Primis Financial pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of South Carolina pays out 65.8% 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.

Primis Financial currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than Bank of South Carolina.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Primis Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bank of South Carolina
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Primis Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of South Carolina. Primis 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
Primis Financial$277M1.47$61.44M$2.167.58
Bank of South Carolina$21.16M4.80$6.75M$1.5212.51

Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to Primis Financial's net margin of 19.19%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat Primis Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Primis Financial19.19% 5.49% 0.55%
Bank of South Carolina 23.42%13.59%1.14%

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Primis Financial and 0 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. Primis Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that Primis Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Primis Financial Positive
Bank of South Carolina Neutral

75.0% of Primis Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Primis Financial 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Primis Financial beats Bank of South Carolina on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bank of South Carolina compare to Parke Bancorp?

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

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 29.99% compared to Bank of South Carolina's net margin of 23.42%. Parke Bancorp's return on equity of 13.88% beat Bank of South Carolina's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Parke Bancorp29.99% 13.88% 2.05%
Bank of South Carolina 23.42%13.59%1.14%

In the previous week, Parke Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp and 0 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Bank of South Carolina pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Parke Bancorp pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of South Carolina pays out 65.8% 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.

Parke Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of South Carolina. Parke Bancorp 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
Parke Bancorp$146.08M2.78$37.78M$3.849.01
Bank of South Carolina$21.16M4.80$6.75M$1.5212.51

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Parke Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bank of South Carolina
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Parke Bancorp beats Bank of South Carolina on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bank of South Carolina compare to First Carolina Financial Services?

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

In the previous week, First Carolina Financial Services had 3 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Carolina Financial Services and 0 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. First Carolina Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that First Carolina Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Carolina Financial Services Positive
Bank of South Carolina Neutral

Bank of South Carolina has higher revenue and earnings than First Carolina Financial Services.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Bank of South Carolina$21.16M4.80$6.75M$1.5212.51

Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to First Carolina Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat First Carolina Financial Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Carolina Financial ServicesN/A N/A N/A
Bank of South Carolina 23.42%13.59%1.14%

First Carolina Financial Services presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.46%. Given First Carolina Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Carolina Financial Services is more favorable than Bank of South Carolina.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Carolina Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Bank of South Carolina
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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

Summary

Bank of South Carolina beats First Carolina Financial Services on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bank of South Carolina compare to Chemung Financial?

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

47.5% of Chemung Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Chemung Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Chemung Financial currently has a consensus price target of $84.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.99%. Given Chemung Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chemung Financial is more favorable than Bank of South Carolina.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chemung Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bank of South Carolina
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Chemung Financial has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

Chemung Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Bank of South Carolina pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Chemung Financial pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of South Carolina pays out 65.8% 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. Chemung Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Chemung Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of South Carolina. Chemung 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
Chemung Financial$119M3.44$15.10M$6.9612.19
Bank of South Carolina$21.16M4.80$6.75M$1.5212.51

In the previous week, Chemung Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Chemung Financial and 0 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. Chemung Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that Chemung Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Chemung Financial Positive
Bank of South Carolina Neutral

Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to Chemung Financial's net margin of 20.68%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat Chemung Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chemung Financial20.68% 12.98% 1.22%
Bank of South Carolina 23.42%13.59%1.14%

Summary

Chemung Financial beats Bank of South Carolina on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bank of South Carolina compare to First Bancorp, Inc (ME)?

Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) and First Bancorp, Inc (ME) (NASDAQ:FNLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, First Bancorp, Inc (ME) had 4 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Bancorp, Inc (ME) and 0 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that First Bancorp, Inc (ME) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bank of South Carolina Neutral
First Bancorp, Inc (ME) Very Positive

Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Bancorp, Inc (ME) has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of South Carolina. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) 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
Bank of South Carolina$21.16M4.80$6.75M$1.5212.51
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)$177.61M2.23$34.39M$3.3710.43

Bank of South Carolina pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Bank of South Carolina pays out 65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) pays out 45.1% 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. First Bancorp, Inc (ME) has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s net margin of 21.43%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat First Bancorp, Inc (ME)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bank of South Carolina23.42% 13.59% 1.14%
First Bancorp, Inc (ME) 21.43%13.30%1.18%

0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of First Bancorp, Inc (ME) shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of First Bancorp, Inc (ME) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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)
0.00
First Bancorp, Inc (ME)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

First Bancorp, Inc (ME) beats Bank of South Carolina on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BKSC vs. The Competition

MetricBank of South CarolinaBanks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$101.55M$24.17B$14.21B$12.88B
Dividend Yield5.30%3.17%5.89%8.57%
P/E Ratio15.4627.3526.1425.40
Price / Sales4.809.57523.2897.75
Price / Cash12.8016.0938.3752.27
Price / Book2.211.392.136.17
Net Income$6.75M$2.58B$1.32B$349.50M
7 Day Performance0.63%1.39%0.24%-0.05%
1 Month Performance0.48%0.92%1.56%0.80%
1 Year Performance24.48%24.11%12.05%15.62%

Bank of South Carolina Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKSC
Bank of South Carolina
N/A$19.02
+1.9%
N/A+22.2%$101.55M$21.16M15.4680
FRST
Primis Financial
4.7743 of 5 stars
$15.99
-0.7%
$18.00
+12.6%
+43.5%$396.55M$277M7.40420
PKBK
Parke Bancorp
2.3237 of 5 stars
$33.43
-0.9%
N/A+53.5%$394.51M$90.62M8.74100
FCBM
First Carolina Financial Services
3.2358 of 5 stars
$12.66
flat
$14.50
+14.5%
N/A$393.35MN/AN/AN/A
CHMG
Chemung Financial
3.1781 of 5 stars
$81.39
+0.6%
$81.00
-0.5%
+58.6%$392.27M$140.78M11.69340

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This page (NASDAQ:BKSC) was last updated on 9/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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