CF Bankshares (CFBK) Competitors

CF Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK) and Third Coast Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts recommend CFBK or TCBX?

CF Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.11%. Third Coast Bancshares has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. Given CF Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CF Bankshares is more favorable than Third Coast Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CF Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Third Coast Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CFBK or TCBX?

41.1% of CF Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of CF Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CFBK or TCBX?

In the previous week, CF Bankshares had 2 more articles in the media than Third Coast Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CF Bankshares and 1 mentions for Third Coast Bancshares. Third Coast Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat CF Bankshares' score of 0.55 indicating that Third Coast Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CF Bankshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Third Coast Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CFBK or TCBX?

CF Bankshares has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Third Coast Bancshares has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CFBK or TCBX?

Third Coast Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than CF Bankshares. CF Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Third Coast Bancshares, 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
CF Bankshares	$123.56M	1.02	$13.39M	$2.27	10.64
Third Coast Bancshares	$338.98M	1.44	$47.67M	$2.94	12.05

Is CFBK or TCBX more profitable?

Third Coast Bancshares has a net margin of 14.90% compared to CF Bankshares' net margin of 11.67%. Third Coast Bancshares' return on equity of 11.15% beat CF Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CF Bankshares	11.67%	8.71%	0.70%
Third Coast Bancshares	14.90%	11.15%	1.07%

Summary

Third Coast Bancshares beats CF Bankshares on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.