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$13.04 +0.04 (+0.27%)
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CLST vs. OPOF, INBK, FCCO, FRAF, FXNC, CBNA, BLFY, BTCS, EFSI, and BKKT

Should you be buying Catalyst Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Catalyst Bancorp include Old Point Financial (OPOF), First Internet Bancorp (INBK), First Community (FCCO), Franklin Financial Services (FRAF), First National (FXNC), Chain Bridge Bancorp (CBNA), Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY), BTCS (BTCS), Eagle Financial Services (EFSI), and Bakkt (BKKT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Catalyst Bancorp vs. Its Competitors

Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) and Old Point Financial (NASDAQ:OPOF) 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, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Catalyst Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Old Point Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp and 1 mentions for Old Point Financial. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Old Point Financial's score of 1.89 indicating that Catalyst Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Catalyst Bancorp Very Positive
Old Point Financial Very Positive

Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Point Financial has a beta of -0.31, indicating that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Catalyst Bancorp has a net margin of 13.74% compared to Old Point Financial's net margin of 10.12%. Old Point Financial's return on equity of 8.16% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Catalyst Bancorp13.74% 2.70% 0.79%
Old Point Financial 10.12%8.16%0.66%

Old Point Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Point Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Catalyst Bancorp$10.02M5.39-$3.09M$0.5722.87
Old Point Financial$85.82M2.50$9.51M$1.7024.76

33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.4% of Old Point Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Old Point Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Old Point Financial beats Catalyst Bancorp on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CLST vs. The Competition

MetricCatalyst BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$53.80M$2.03B$12.81B$10.13B
Dividend YieldN/A2.58%5.40%4.60%
P/E Ratio22.8711.90245.5925.93
Price / Sales5.392.7630.86181.21
Price / CashN/A13.0022.3660.44
Price / Book0.711.242.316.29
Net Income-$3.09M$156.23M$1.01B$270.77M
7 Day Performance0.04%-0.58%1.03%3.84%
1 Month Performance4.07%2.24%2.37%4.85%
1 Year Performance19.59%18.47%539.26%26.00%

Catalyst Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLST
Catalyst Bancorp
2.037 of 5 stars
$13.04
+0.3%
N/A+19.3%$53.80M$10.02M22.8760Positive News
Short Interest ↓
OPOF
Old Point Financial
1.5145 of 5 stars
$42.10
flat
N/AN/A$214.71M$85.82M24.76280
INBK
First Internet Bancorp
4.1462 of 5 stars
$24.13
-2.0%
$27.33
+13.3%
-26.9%$214.60M$136.50M13.71290Positive News
FCCO
First Community
3.6907 of 5 stars
$27.94
+1.0%
$29.67
+6.2%
+31.0%$212.66M$103.43M12.53250News Coverage
Positive News
FRAF
Franklin Financial Services
2.6154 of 5 stars
$47.50
-0.3%
N/A+48.1%$212.64M$76.08M14.57280Positive News
FXNC
First National
3.6117 of 5 stars
$23.44
0.0%
$28.50
+21.6%
+33.6%$210.79M$78.58M23.44210
CBNA
Chain Bridge Bancorp
2.4408 of 5 stars
$31.08
-0.1%
$29.67
-4.5%
N/A$204.14M$56.65M8.2284Positive News
BLFY
Blue Foundry Bancorp
1.6975 of 5 stars
$9.25
-1.9%
$10.00
+8.1%
-11.9%$202.70M$87.25M-16.82180Positive News
BTCS
BTCS
2.7397 of 5 stars
$4.22
+0.5%
$7.00
+65.9%
+343.5%$201.82M$7.52M-3.704Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↓
EFSI
Eagle Financial Services
3.0962 of 5 stars
$37.10
-0.3%
$39.50
+6.5%
N/A$200.16M$59.17M17.18230News Coverage
Positive News
BKKT
Bakkt
1.8996 of 5 stars
$9.76
+8.9%
$13.00
+33.2%
-15.9%$193.09M$3.49B-2.20760

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This page (NASDAQ:CLST) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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