Cullman Bancorp (CULL) Competitors $10.49 +0.02 (+0.19%) As of 05/21/2025 09:37 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock CULL vs. BWFG, OPRT, COFS, PLBC, GHI, SNFCA, JMSB, RHLD, TSBK, and FDBCShould you be buying Cullman Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cullman Bancorp include Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Oportun Financial (OPRT), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI), Security National Financial (SNFCA), John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB), Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD), Timberland Bancorp (TSBK), and Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Cullman Bancorp vs. Bankwell Financial Group Oportun Financial ChoiceOne Financial Services Plumas Bancorp Greystone Housing Impact Investors Security National Financial John Marshall Bancorp Resolute Holdings Management Timberland Bancorp Fidelity D & D Bancorp Cullman Bancorp (NASDAQ:CULL) and Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Is CULL or BWFG more profitable? Bankwell Financial Group has a net margin of 4.76% compared to Cullman Bancorp's net margin of 0.00%. Bankwell Financial Group's return on equity of 3.48% beat Cullman Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cullman BancorpN/A N/A N/A Bankwell Financial Group 4.76%3.48%0.30% Do analysts recommend CULL or BWFG? Bankwell Financial Group has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.41%. Given Bankwell Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bankwell Financial Group is more favorable than Cullman Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cullman Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Bankwell Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to CULL or BWFG? In the previous week, Cullman Bancorp and Cullman Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Bankwell Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Cullman Bancorp's score of -0.25 indicating that Bankwell Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cullman Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bankwell Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor CULL or BWFG? Bankwell Financial Group received 188 more outperform votes than Cullman Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCullman BancorpN/AN/ABankwell Financial GroupOutperform Votes18863.73% Underperform Votes10736.27% Is CULL or BWFG a better dividend stock? Cullman Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Bankwell Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Cullman Bancorp pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bankwell Financial Group pays out 51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility and risk, CULL or BWFG? Cullman Bancorp has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bankwell Financial Group has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, CULL or BWFG? Bankwell Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cullman Bancorp. Cullman Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bankwell Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCullman Bancorp$16.54M4.14$3.95M$0.5020.98Bankwell Financial Group$88.51M3.00$9.31M$1.5721.50 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CULL or BWFG? 25.7% of Cullman Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Cullman Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBankwell Financial Group beats Cullman Bancorp on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cullman Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CULL 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CULL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCullman BancorpSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$68.51M$430.56M$11.47B$8.39BDividend Yield1.14%2.28%5.45%4.11%P/E Ratio20.9822.0222.4219.71Price / Sales4.143.7227.62120.53Price / Cash16.7421.3717.6234.62Price / Book0.750.922.774.50Net Income$3.95M-$21.83M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance0.87%-1.89%-1.34%-0.78%1 Month Performance2.84%1.10%5.24%11.53%1 Year Performance2.64%15.15%538.04%8.99% Cullman Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CULLCullman BancorpN/A$10.49+0.2%N/A+2.6%$68.51M$16.54M20.9850BWFGBankwell Financial Group2.2134 of 5 stars$34.87-0.4%$42.00+20.4%+38.5%$274.53M$88.51M29.55140Positive NewsOPRTOportun Financial3.6328 of 5 stars$7.29+8.0%$7.50+2.9%+82.9%$273.37M$295.20M-3.632,730High Trading VolumeCOFSChoiceOne Financial Services3.4244 of 5 stars$30.25+0.6%$37.00+22.3%+9.0%$271.31M$103.15M9.28380Dividend AnnouncementPLBCPlumas Bancorp4.5446 of 5 stars$45.14-0.6%$57.67+27.8%+22.8%$267.64M$84.27M9.42190News CoveragePositive NewsGHIGreystone Housing Impact Investors3.8251 of 5 stars$11.51-0.9%$15.88+37.9%-22.7%$266.70M$40.00M14.95N/APositive NewsSNFCASecurity National Financial1.7093 of 5 stars$10.36+1.0%N/A+18.4%$255.78M$335.45M8.441,730Positive NewsEarnings ReportJMSBJohn Marshall BancorpN/A$17.75flatN/A+2.1%$253.86M$55.36M14.79140RHLDResolute Holdings ManagementN/A$29.76+5.8%N/AN/A$253.73M$420.57M0.00N/APositive NewsTSBKTimberland Bancorp2.3065 of 5 stars$31.72+1.9%N/A+16.1%$252.36M$73.53M10.27300News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeFDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp3.3885 of 5 stars$42.58+0.9%N/A-12.8%$248.75M$81.55M11.80320Ex-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bankwell Financial Group Alternatives Oportun Financial Alternatives ChoiceOne Financial Services Alternatives Plumas Bancorp Alternatives Greystone Housing Impact Investors Alternatives Security National Financial Alternatives John Marshall Bancorp Alternatives Resolute Holdings Management Alternatives Timberland Bancorp Alternatives Fidelity D & D Bancorp Alternatives 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:CULL) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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