Do analysts prefer BVFL or IBCP?

Independent Bank has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.18%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than BV Financial. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BV Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Independent Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

Do analysts recommend BVFL or CARE?

Carter Bankshares has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.13%. Given Carter Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carter Bankshares is more favorable than BV Financial. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BV Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Carter Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20

Do analysts recommend VEL or BVFL?

Velocity Financial presently has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.63%. Given Velocity Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Velocity Financial is more favorable than BV Financial. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Velocity Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 BV Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts prefer BVFL or BTBT?

Bit Digital has a consensus target price of $5.67, indicating a potential upside of 242.40%. Given Bit Digital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bit Digital is more favorable than BV Financial. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BV Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Bit Digital 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

BV Financial (BVFL) Competitors

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BVFL vs. IBCP, CWBC, CARE, VEL, and BTBT

Should you buy BV Financial stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares BV Financial with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with BV Financial include Independent Bank (IBCP), Community West Bancshares (CWBC), Carter Bankshares (CARE), Velocity Financial (VEL), and Bit Digital (BTBT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does BV Financial compare to Independent Bank?

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

42.7% of BV Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of BV Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Independent Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Independent Bank has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.18%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than BV Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BV Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Independent Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

BV Financial has a net margin of 23.73% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 22.02%. Independent Bank's return on equity of 14.15% beat BV Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BV Financial	23.73%	9.02%	1.87%
Independent Bank	22.02%	14.15%	1.27%

BV Financial has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Independent Bank has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Independent Bank had 2 more articles in the media than BV Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Independent Bank and 1 mentions for BV Financial. BV Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Independent Bank's score of 1.00 indicating that BV Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BV Financial	Positive
Independent Bank	Positive

Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than BV Financial. Independent Bank 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
BV Financial	$52.43M	3.55	$13.49M	$1.39	15.45
Independent Bank	$315.38M	2.37	$68.54M	$3.35	10.81

Summary

Independent Bank beats BV Financial on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BV Financial compare to Community West Bancshares?

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

In the previous week, Community West Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than BV Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Community West Bancshares and 1 mentions for BV Financial. BV Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Community West Bancshares' score of 0.94 indicating that BV Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Community West Bancshares	Positive
BV Financial	Positive

BV Financial has a net margin of 23.73% compared to Community West Bancshares' net margin of 20.77%. Community West Bancshares' return on equity of 10.44% beat BV Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community West Bancshares	20.77%	10.44%	1.15%
BV Financial	23.73%	9.02%	1.87%

Community West Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than BV Financial. Community West 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
Community West Bancshares	$196.20M	3.73	$38.17M	$2.16	12.48
BV Financial	$52.43M	3.55	$13.49M	$1.39	15.45

Community West Bancshares has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BV Financial has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

Community West Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $28.17, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Community West Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Community West Bancshares is more favorable than BV Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community West Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
BV Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

33.8% of Community West Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of BV Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Community West Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of BV Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

How does BV Financial compare to Carter Bankshares?

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

Carter Bankshares has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.13%. Given Carter Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carter Bankshares is more favorable than BV Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BV Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Carter Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

In the previous week, Carter Bankshares had 2 more articles in the media than BV Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Carter Bankshares and 1 mentions for BV Financial. BV Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Carter Bankshares' score of 0.47 indicating that BV Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BV Financial	Positive
Carter Bankshares	Neutral

Carter Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than BV Financial. Carter Bankshares 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
BV Financial	$52.43M	3.55	$13.49M	$1.39	15.45
Carter Bankshares	$254.63M	2.93	$31M	$4.87	6.90

Carter Bankshares has a net margin of 33.60% compared to BV Financial's net margin of 23.73%. BV Financial's return on equity of 9.02% beat Carter Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BV Financial	23.73%	9.02%	1.87%
Carter Bankshares	33.60%	7.51%	0.68%

42.7% of BV Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of Carter Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of BV Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Carter Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

BV Financial has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carter Bankshares has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Carter Bankshares beats BV Financial on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BV Financial compare to Velocity Financial?

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

97.5% of Velocity Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of BV Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Velocity Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of BV Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Velocity Financial has a net margin of 56.47% compared to BV Financial's net margin of 23.73%. Velocity Financial's return on equity of 18.01% beat BV Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Velocity Financial	56.47%	18.01%	1.66%
BV Financial	23.73%	9.02%	1.87%

Velocity Financial has higher revenue and earnings than BV Financial. Velocity Financial 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
Velocity Financial	$185.78M	3.95	$105.05M	$2.80	6.68
BV Financial	$52.43M	3.55	$13.49M	$1.39	15.45

In the previous week, Velocity Financial and Velocity Financial both had 1 articles in the media. BV Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Velocity Financial's score of -1.00 indicating that BV Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Velocity Financial	Negative
BV Financial	Positive

Velocity Financial presently has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.63%. Given Velocity Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Velocity Financial is more favorable than BV Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Velocity Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
BV Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Velocity Financial has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BV Financial has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Velocity Financial beats BV Financial on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BV Financial compare to Bit Digital?

BV Financial (NASDAQ:BVFL) and Bit Digital (NASDAQ:BTBT) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

42.7% of BV Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of Bit Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of BV Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Bit Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

BV Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bit Digital. Bit Digital 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
BV Financial	$52.43M	3.55	$13.49M	$1.39	15.45
Bit Digital	$113.56M	5.09	-$80.32M	-$0.68	N/A

BV Financial has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bit Digital has a beta of 4.02, suggesting that its stock price is 302% more volatile than the broader market.

Bit Digital has a consensus target price of $5.67, indicating a potential upside of 242.40%. Given Bit Digital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bit Digital is more favorable than BV Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BV Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Bit Digital	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

BV Financial has a net margin of 23.73% compared to Bit Digital's net margin of -145.39%. BV Financial's return on equity of 9.02% beat Bit Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BV Financial	23.73%	9.02%	1.87%
Bit Digital	-145.39%	-8.44%	-6.24%

In the previous week, Bit Digital had 2 more articles in the media than BV Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bit Digital and 1 mentions for BV Financial. BV Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Bit Digital's score of 0.47 indicating that BV Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BV Financial	Positive
Bit Digital	Neutral

Summary

BV Financial beats Bit Digital on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BVFL vs. The Competition

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Metric	BV Financial	BANKS Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$185.97M	$1.20B	$14.02B	$12.31B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.50%	5.69%	6.14%
P/E Ratio	15.45	19.46	20.66	24.84
Price / Sales	3.55	2.78	131.65	98.66
Price / Cash	10.89	25.93	19.29	59.26
Price / Book	1.04	1.30	2.26	6.44
Net Income	$13.49M	$75.93M	$1.14B	$336.71M
7 Day Performance	-0.67%	1.59%	1.36%	2.17%
1 Month Performance	8.57%	6.39%	1.89%	-0.11%
1 Year Performance	36.26%	27.59%	12.54%	24.91%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BVFL BV Financial	1.7317 of 5 stars	$21.48 +0.1%	N/A	+37.0%	$185.97M	$52.43M	15.45	112	Positive News Gap Down
IBCP Independent Bank	4.1207 of 5 stars	$35.58 0.0%	$37.00 +4.0%	+9.2%	$733.37M	$315.38M	10.62	920	News Coverage Positive News
CWBC Community West Bancshares	4.4535 of 5 stars	$26.53 -1.3%	$28.17 +6.2%	+34.1%	$729.10M	$196.20M	12.28	253
CARE Carter Bankshares	3.4584 of 5 stars	$32.68 +0.6%	$28.50 -12.8%	+94.3%	$722.22M	$254.63M	6.71	730	Analyst Downgrade
VEL Velocity Financial	2.8513 of 5 stars	$17.77 +0.2%	$22.75 +28.0%	-0.6%	$696M	$185.78M	6.35	220

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BV Financial (BVFL) Competitors

BVFL vs. IBCP, CWBC, CARE, VEL, and BTBT

How does BV Financial compare to Independent Bank?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BVFL or IBCP?

Do analysts prefer BVFL or IBCP?

Is BVFL or IBCP more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, BVFL or IBCP?

Does the media refer more to BVFL or IBCP?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BVFL or IBCP?

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How does BV Financial compare to Community West Bancshares?

Does the media prefer CWBC or BVFL?

Is CWBC or BVFL more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CWBC or BVFL?

Which has more volatility & risk, CWBC or BVFL?

Do analysts recommend CWBC or BVFL?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CWBC or BVFL?

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How does BV Financial compare to Carter Bankshares?

Do analysts recommend BVFL or CARE?

Does the media favor BVFL or CARE?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BVFL or CARE?

Is BVFL or CARE more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BVFL or CARE?

Which has more risk and volatility, BVFL or CARE?

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How does BV Financial compare to Velocity Financial?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VEL or BVFL?

Is VEL or BVFL more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VEL or BVFL?

Does the media prefer VEL or BVFL?

Do analysts recommend VEL or BVFL?

Which has more volatility & risk, VEL or BVFL?

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How does BV Financial compare to Bit Digital?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BVFL or BTBT?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BVFL or BTBT?

Which has more risk and volatility, BVFL or BTBT?

Do analysts prefer BVFL or BTBT?

Is BVFL or BTBT more profitable?

Does the media prefer BVFL or BTBT?

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BVFL vs. The Competition

BV Financial Competitors List

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