Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors $11.80 +0.10 (+0.85%) As of 05/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CLST vs. ISTR, FSFG, FXNC, FCCO, OVBC, CBNA, FRAF, EFSI, SWKH, and BVFLShould you be buying Catalyst Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Catalyst Bancorp include Investar (ISTR), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), First National (FXNC), First Community (FCCO), Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC), Chain Bridge Bancorp (CBNA), Franklin Financial Services (FRAF), Eagle Financial Services (EFSI), SWK (SWKH), and BV Financial (BVFL). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Catalyst Bancorp vs. Investar First Savings Financial Group First National First Community Ohio Valley Banc Chain Bridge Bancorp Franklin Financial Services Eagle Financial Services SWK BV Financial Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) and Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CLST or ISTR? 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Investar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, CLST or ISTR? Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLST or ISTR? Investar received 223 more outperform votes than Catalyst Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.79% of users gave Investar an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Catalyst Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCatalyst BancorpOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% InvestarOutperform Votes22359.79% Underperform Votes15040.21% Does the media prefer CLST or ISTR? In the previous week, Investar had 2 more articles in the media than Catalyst Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Investar and 0 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp. Investar's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Catalyst Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Catalyst Bancorp Neutral Investar Neutral Do analysts rate CLST or ISTR? Investar has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.59%. Given Investar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Investar is more favorable than Catalyst Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Catalyst Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Investar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLST or ISTR? Investar has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. Investar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Catalyst Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCatalyst Bancorp$11.59M4.26-$3.09M$0.5621.07Investar$83.23M2.23$20.25M$2.198.62 Is CLST or ISTR more profitable? Investar has a net margin of 12.81% compared to Catalyst Bancorp's net margin of 0.00%. Investar's return on equity of 8.00% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Catalyst BancorpN/A -3.78% -1.08% Investar 12.81%8.00%0.67% SummaryInvestar beats Catalyst Bancorp on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Catalyst Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CLST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCatalyst BancorpFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$49.34M$3.16B$11.50B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A3.32%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio-15.9516.0322.4819.71Price / Sales4.263.6327.28117.54Price / Cash37.3719.1117.6234.62Price / Book0.660.932.794.50Net Income-$3.09M$352.78M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.19%-0.02%0.23%1 Month Performance4.97%3.73%6.70%12.39%1 Year Performance1.11%14.46%537.71%7.07% Catalyst Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLSTCatalyst BancorpN/A$11.80+0.9%N/A+0.9%$49.34M$11.59M-15.9560ISTRInvestar4.6773 of 5 stars$19.74+0.1%$22.00+11.4%+17.4%$194.34M$83.23M9.68340FSFGFirst Savings Financial Group4.4588 of 5 stars$27.92+0.1%$32.33+15.8%+67.0%$193.07M$76.80M10.19470Positive NewsFXNCFirst National3.7216 of 5 stars$21.07+1.3%$24.75+17.5%+33.7%$189.36M$70.49M18.16210Positive NewsFCCOFirst Community4.4226 of 5 stars$24.11+0.0%$29.67+23.0%+35.8%$184.95M$65.42M13.32250OVBCOhio Valley Banc2.3549 of 5 stars$38.82+5.0%N/A+51.3%$182.88M$63.88M16.73260Analyst UpgradeCBNAChain Bridge Bancorp1.4 of 5 stars$26.83+0.3%$29.67+10.6%N/A$176.06M$57.24M0.0084Positive NewsFRAFFranklin Financial Services2.1726 of 5 stars$38.72-0.2%N/A+47.4%$171.92M$69.89M15.55280High Trading VolumeEFSIEagle Financial Services1.8149 of 5 stars$31.50flat$40.00+27.0%N/A$169.44M$65.83M7.29230SWKHSWK3.1888 of 5 stars$13.65-0.4%N/A-19.9%$167.49M$44.99M14.6840Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBVFLBV Financial1.6601 of 5 stars$15.79-0.1%N/A+49.4%$167.28M$38.33M14.49112 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Investar Competitors First Savings Financial Group Competitors First National Competitors First Community Competitors Ohio Valley Banc Competitors Chain Bridge Bancorp Competitors Franklin Financial Services Competitors Eagle Financial Services Competitors SWK Competitors BV Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CLST) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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