CLST vs. IROQ, NSTS, CFSB, TCBC, BYFC, TBNK, FSEA, BOTJ, FFBW, and ASRV
Should you be buying Catalyst Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Catalyst Bancorp include IF Bancorp (IROQ), NSTS Bancorp (NSTS), CFSB Bancorp (CFSB), TC Bancshares (TCBC), Broadway Financial (BYFC), Territorial Bancorp (TBNK), First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA), Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ), FFBW (FFBW), and AmeriServ Financial (ASRV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
IF Bancorp (NASDAQ:IROQ) and Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
IF Bancorp received 106 more outperform votes than Catalyst Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.03% of users gave IF Bancorp an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Catalyst Bancorp an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Catalyst Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than IF Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp and 1 mentions for IF Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat IF Bancorp's score of -0.50 indicating that IF Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
IF Bancorp has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.
44.1% of IF Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.1% of IF Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Catalyst Bancorp has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Catalyst Bancorp's net margin of 4.79%. Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity of 2.71% beat IF Bancorp's return on equity.
IF Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. IF 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.
Summary
IF Bancorp beats Catalyst Bancorp on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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