First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor FCCO or FSEA?

In the previous week, First Community had 2 more articles in the media than First Seacoast Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Community and 0 mentions for First Seacoast Bancorp. First Community's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled First Seacoast Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Community	Neutral
First Seacoast Bancorp	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCCO or FSEA?

First Community has higher revenue and earnings than First Seacoast Bancorp. First Seacoast Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Community, 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
First Community	$103.43M	2.04	$13.95M	$2.23	12.30
First Seacoast Bancorp	$29.33M	1.84	-$510K	-$0.57	-20.11

Is FCCO or FSEA more profitable?

First Community has a net margin of 15.87% compared to First Seacoast Bancorp's net margin of -9.05%. First Community's return on equity of 11.65% beat First Seacoast Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Community	15.87%	11.65%	0.87%
First Seacoast Bancorp	-9.05%	-4.02%	-0.42%

Which has more volatility & risk, FCCO or FSEA?

First Community has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Seacoast Bancorp has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

61.3% of First Community shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of First Community shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FCCO or FSEA?

First Community presently has a consensus target price of $29.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.15%. Given First Community's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Community is more favorable than First Seacoast Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Community	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
First Seacoast Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

First Community beats First Seacoast Bancorp on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.