BV Financial (BVFL) Competitors

Equity Bancshares (NASDAQ:EQBK) and BV Financial (NASDAQ:BVFL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, EQBK or BVFL?

Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BV Financial has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EQBK or BVFL?

71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of BV Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of BV Financial 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.

Is EQBK or BVFL more profitable?

BV Financial has a net margin of 21.08% compared to Equity Bancshares' net margin of 18.66%. Equity Bancshares' return on equity of 14.64% beat BV Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Bancshares	18.66%	14.64%	1.31%
BV Financial	21.08%	6.59%	1.45%

Do analysts rate EQBK or BVFL?

Equity Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $47.80, indicating a potential upside of 21.50%. Given Equity Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Equity Bancshares is more favorable than BV Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BV Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer EQBK or BVFL?

In the previous week, BV Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Equity Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BV Financial and 0 mentions for Equity Bancshares. Equity Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat BV Financial's score of 0.93 indicating that Equity Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equity Bancshares	Very Positive
BV Financial	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EQBK or BVFL?

Equity Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than BV Financial. Equity Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BV Financial, 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
Equity Bancshares	$228.94M	3.01	$62.62M	$4.03	9.76
BV Financial	$38.70M	4.17	$11.72M	$1.03	15.78

Summary

Equity Bancshares beats BV Financial on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.