Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors

First Savings Financial Group (NASDAQ:FSFG) and Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FSFG or CLST?

35.2% of First Savings Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of First Savings Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Catalyst Bancorp 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSFG or CLST?

First Savings Financial Group has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FSFG or CLST?

First Savings Financial Group presently has a consensus price target of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.19%. Given First Savings Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Savings Financial Group is more favorable than Catalyst Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Savings Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Catalyst Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FSFG or CLST more profitable?

First Savings Financial Group has a net margin of 14.92% compared to Catalyst Bancorp's net margin of 13.74%. First Savings Financial Group's return on equity of 10.60% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Savings Financial Group	14.92%	10.60%	0.79%
Catalyst Bancorp	13.74%	2.70%	0.79%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FSFG or CLST?

First Savings Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. First Savings Financial Group 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
First Savings Financial Group	$134.52M	1.58	$13.59M	$3.09	9.85
Catalyst Bancorp	$11.60M	4.75	-$3.09M	$0.57	23.34

Does the media prefer FSFG or CLST?

In the previous week, First Savings Financial Group and First Savings Financial Group both had 3 articles in the media. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat First Savings Financial Group's score of 0.84 indicating that Catalyst Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Savings Financial Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Catalyst Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Savings Financial Group beats Catalyst Bancorp on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.