First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA) Competitors

LCNB (NASDAQ:LCNB) and First Seacoast Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is LCNB or FSEA more profitable?

LCNB has a net margin of 10.76% compared to First Seacoast Bancorp's net margin of -35.93%. LCNB's return on equity of 7.12% beat First Seacoast Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LCNB	10.76%	7.12%	0.74%
First Seacoast Bancorp	-35.93%	-13.41%	-1.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LCNB or FSEA?

LCNB received 235 more outperform votes than First Seacoast Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.27% of users gave LCNB an outperform vote while only 38.10% of users gave First Seacoast Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LCNB	Outperform Votes 243 58.27%	Underperform Votes 174 41.73%
First Seacoast Bancorp	Outperform Votes 8 38.10%	Underperform Votes 13 61.90%

Does the media refer more to LCNB or FSEA?

In the previous week, LCNB had 4 more articles in the media than First Seacoast Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for LCNB and 0 mentions for First Seacoast Bancorp. LCNB's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat First Seacoast Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that LCNB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LCNB	Neutral
First Seacoast Bancorp	Neutral

Do analysts rate LCNB or FSEA?

LCNB presently has a consensus target price of $16.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.72%. Given LCNB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe LCNB is more favorable than First Seacoast Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LCNB	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Seacoast Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LCNB or FSEA?

LCNB has higher revenue and earnings than First Seacoast Bancorp. First Seacoast Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LCNB, 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
LCNB	$84.90M	2.47	$13.49M	$1.15	12.88
First Seacoast Bancorp	$13.48M	3.85	-$10.66M	-$0.02	-550.00

Which has more risk & volatility, LCNB or FSEA?

LCNB has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Seacoast Bancorp has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LCNB or FSEA?

34.7% of LCNB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of LCNB shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LCNB beats First Seacoast Bancorp on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.