Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors $12.25 -0.04 (-0.33%) As of 12:02 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CLST vs. VABK, OPOF, HWBK, WNEB, BLFY, FUNC, FINW, ISTR, BETR, and BKKTShould you be buying Catalyst Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Catalyst Bancorp include Virginia National Bankshares (VABK), Old Point Financial (OPOF), Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY), First United (FUNC), FinWise Bancorp (FINW), Investar (ISTR), Better Home & Finance (BETR), and Bakkt (BKKT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Catalyst Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Virginia National Bankshares Old Point Financial Hawthorn Bancshares Western New England Bancorp Blue Foundry Bancorp First United FinWise Bancorp Investar Better Home & Finance Bakkt Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) and Virginia National Bankshares (NASDAQ:VABK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CLST or VABK? 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Virginia National Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of Virginia National Bankshares 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLST or VABK? Catalyst Bancorp and Virginia National Bankshares both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCatalyst BancorpOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% Virginia National BanksharesN/AN/A Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CLST or VABK? Virginia National Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. Virginia National Bankshares 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$11.60M4.41-$3.09M$0.5621.88Virginia National Bankshares$54.38M3.70$16.97M$3.3011.30 Which has more volatility & risk, CLST or VABK? Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virginia National Bankshares has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CLST or VABK more profitable? Virginia National Bankshares has a net margin of 20.32% compared to Catalyst Bancorp's net margin of 0.00%. Virginia National Bankshares' return on equity of 10.77% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Catalyst BancorpN/A -3.78% -1.08% Virginia National Bankshares 20.32%10.77%1.06% Does the media refer more to CLST or VABK? In the previous week, Catalyst Bancorp and Catalyst Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 equaled Virginia National Bankshares'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Catalyst Bancorp Very Positive Virginia National Bankshares Very Positive SummaryVirginia National Bankshares beats Catalyst Bancorp on 10 of the 11 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 CLST 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$51.22M$3.18B$11.69B$8.61BDividend YieldN/A3.35%5.66%4.18%P/E Ratio-16.5515.8122.9919.97Price / Sales4.413.6326.93152.58Price / Cash37.3719.1117.6034.64Price / Book0.690.932.884.68Net Income-$3.09M$352.78M$1.04B$248.05M7 Day Performance3.34%0.84%1.33%2.40%1 Month Performance5.15%0.95%1.24%6.14%1 Year Performance6.06%16.64%540.03%13.62% Catalyst Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLSTCatalyst Bancorp1.2737 of 5 stars$12.25-0.3%N/A+6.2%$51.22M$11.60M-16.5560Positive NewsVABKVirginia National Bankshares3.0241 of 5 stars$37.62+1.0%N/A+25.2%$202.85M$54.38M11.94170Positive NewsOPOFOld Point Financial2.062 of 5 stars$39.67+0.9%N/A+167.5%$202.52M$62.72M21.10280Positive NewsGap UpHWBKHawthorn Bancshares2.1114 of 5 stars$28.60-1.8%N/A+47.5%$198.68M$73.90M10.96310Buyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeWNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.0105 of 5 stars$9.46+1.8%$8.50-10.1%+47.5%$195.93M$72.99M16.89360BLFYBlue Foundry Bancorp1.8842 of 5 stars$9.02+0.7%$11.00+22.0%+4.1%$195.92M$40.61M-16.11180FUNCFirst United4.3959 of 5 stars$29.96+1.4%$42.00+40.2%+51.0%$194.11M$82.03M9.51300Positive NewsGap UpFINWFinWise Bancorp4.0504 of 5 stars$14.55+0.8%$20.88+43.5%+44.3%$192.28M$84.44M15.48120Positive NewsISTRInvestar4.962 of 5 stars$19.47+1.2%$22.00+13.0%+27.8%$191.68M$83.23M9.54340Positive NewsBETRBetter Home & Finance1.5949 of 5 stars$12.36+1.6%N/A+4,013.4%$187.92M$136.90M-0.931,300BKKTBakkt0.1972 of 5 stars$13.50-10.9%N/A-35.0%$187.73M$3.71B-1.10760 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virginia National Bankshares Competitors Old Point Financial Competitors Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors Western New England Bancorp Competitors Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors First United Competitors FinWise Bancorp Competitors Investar Competitors Better Home & Finance Competitors Bakkt 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold is soaring. 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