Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLST or WNEB?

33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLST or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. Western New England 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
Catalyst Bancorp	$10.02M	5.22	-$3.09M	$0.56	22.36
Western New England Bancorp	$122.74M	1.68	$11.67M	$0.53	18.79

Do analysts prefer CLST or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.66%. Given Western New England Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western New England Bancorp 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)	0.00
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CLST or WNEB more profitable?

Catalyst Bancorp has a net margin of 13.70% compared to Western New England Bancorp's net margin of 8.83%. Western New England Bancorp's return on equity of 4.63% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Catalyst Bancorp	13.70%	2.70%	0.78%
Western New England Bancorp	8.83%	4.63%	0.42%

Which has more risk & volatility, CLST or WNEB?

Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CLST or WNEB?

In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Catalyst Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Western New England Bancorp and 0 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Western New England Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Catalyst Bancorp	Neutral
Western New England Bancorp	Neutral

Summary

Western New England Bancorp beats Catalyst Bancorp on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.