FS Bancorp (FSBW) Competitors

Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) and FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer BY or FSBW?

In the previous week, Byline Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than FS Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Byline Bancorp and 0 mentions for FS Bancorp. Byline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat FS Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Byline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Byline Bancorp	Positive
FS Bancorp	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BY or FSBW?

FS Bancorp received 56 more outperform votes than Byline Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.07% of users gave FS Bancorp an outperform vote while only 59.39% of users gave Byline Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Byline Bancorp	Outperform Votes 174 59.39%	Underperform Votes 119 40.61%
FS Bancorp	Outperform Votes 230 64.07%	Underperform Votes 129 35.93%

Is BY or FSBW a better dividend stock?

Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. FS Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Byline Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FS Bancorp pays out 25.7% 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. Byline Bancorp has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and FS Bancorp has raised 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BY or FSBW?

Byline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than FS Bancorp. FS Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Byline 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
Byline Bancorp	$405.32M	3.00	$120.76M	$2.70	9.76
FS Bancorp	$150.88M	2.01	$35.02M	$4.35	9.04

Do analysts rate BY or FSBW?

Byline Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $33.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.06%. FS Bancorp has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.87%. Given Byline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Byline Bancorp is more favorable than FS Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
FS Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BY or FSBW?

67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of FS Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of FS Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BY or FSBW?

Byline Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS Bancorp has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BY or FSBW more profitable?

Byline Bancorp has a net margin of 19.33% compared to FS Bancorp's net margin of 16.97%. FS Bancorp's return on equity of 12.35% beat Byline Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byline Bancorp	19.33%	11.61%	1.28%
FS Bancorp	16.97%	12.35%	1.18%

Summary

Byline Bancorp beats FS Bancorp on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.