Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors

OP Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) and Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OPBK or CLST?

53.6% of OP Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of OP Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to OPBK or CLST?

In the previous week, OP Bancorp had 11 more articles in the media than Catalyst Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for OP Bancorp and 2 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat OP Bancorp's score of 0.54 indicating that Catalyst Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OP Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Catalyst Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OPBK or CLST?

OP Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. OP Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Catalyst Bancorp, 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
OP Bancorp	$154.05M	1.23	$21.07M	$1.48	8.65
Catalyst Bancorp	$10.02M	5.13	-$3.09M	$0.57	21.58

Is OPBK or CLST more profitable?

OP Bancorp has a net margin of 13.91% compared to Catalyst Bancorp's net margin of 13.74%. OP Bancorp's return on equity of 10.81% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OP Bancorp	13.91%	10.81%	0.92%
Catalyst Bancorp	13.74%	2.70%	0.79%

Do analysts prefer OPBK or CLST?

OP Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.09%. Given OP Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe OP Bancorp is more favorable than Catalyst Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OP Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Catalyst Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, OPBK or CLST?

OP Bancorp has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OP Bancorp beats Catalyst Bancorp on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.