FSBW vs. LX, BY, OPFI, BFC, QCRH, OBK, FBMS, OBNK, PFC, and ML
Should you be buying FS Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FS Bancorp include LexinFintech (LX), Byline Bancorp (BY), OppFi (OPFI), Bank First National (BFC), QCR (QCRH), Origin Bancorp (OBK), First Bancshares (FBMS), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), Premier Financial (PFC), and MoneyLion (ML). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
FS Bancorp vs. Its Competitors
FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW) and LexinFintech (NASDAQ:LX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, LexinFintech had 2 more articles in the media than FS Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for LexinFintech and 5 mentions for FS Bancorp. LexinFintech's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat FS Bancorp's score of -0.33 indicating that LexinFintech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
FS Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. LexinFintech pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. FS Bancorp pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LexinFintech pays out 17.0% 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. FS Bancorp has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. FS Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
LexinFintech has higher revenue and earnings than FS Bancorp. LexinFintech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
FS Bancorp has a net margin of 16.63% compared to LexinFintech's net margin of 9.44%. LexinFintech's return on equity of 12.52% beat FS Bancorp's return on equity.
FS Bancorp has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LexinFintech has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
63.9% of FS Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of FS Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of LexinFintech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
FS Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.44%. LexinFintech has a consensus target price of $13.60, indicating a potential upside of 86.56%. Given LexinFintech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LexinFintech is more favorable than FS Bancorp.
Summary
LexinFintech beats FS Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FSBW) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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