IF Bancorp (IROQ) Competitors $25.60 +0.29 (+1.13%) As of 10/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IROQ vs. PDLB, MSBI, USCB, SFST, PBFS, FMAO, OBT, BWFG, MVBF, and BCMLShould you be buying IF Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IF Bancorp include Ponce Financial Group (PDLB), Midland States Bancorp (MSBI), USCB Financial (USCB), Southern First Bancshares (SFST), Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO), Orange County Bancorp (OBT), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Mvb Financial (MVBF), and Bay Commercial Bank (BCML). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. IF Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ponce Financial Group Midland States Bancorp USCB Financial Southern First Bancshares Pioneer Bancorp Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Orange County Bancorp Bankwell Financial Group Mvb Financial Bay Commercial Bank Ponce Financial Group (NASDAQ:PDLB) and IF Bancorp (NASDAQ:IROQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings. Is PDLB or IROQ more profitable? Ponce Financial Group has a net margin of 9.59% compared to IF Bancorp's net margin of 8.90%. Ponce Financial Group's return on equity of 6.09% beat IF Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ponce Financial Group9.59% 6.09% 0.57% IF Bancorp 8.90%5.46%0.49% Do analysts prefer PDLB or IROQ? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ponce Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00IF Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PDLB or IROQ? 64.3% of Ponce Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of IF Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Ponce Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of IF Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, PDLB or IROQ? Ponce Financial Group has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IF Bancorp has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PDLB or IROQ? Ponce Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than IF Bancorp. IF Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ponce Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPonce Financial Group$92.25M3.80$10.97M$0.7220.31IF Bancorp$48.36M1.77$4.30M$1.3419.10 Does the media refer more to PDLB or IROQ? In the previous week, Ponce Financial Group had 5 more articles in the media than IF Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ponce Financial Group and 2 mentions for IF Bancorp. IF Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Ponce Financial Group's score of 1.11 indicating that IF Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ponce Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IF Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryPonce Financial Group beats IF Bancorp on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IF Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IROQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 IROQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIF BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$84.79M$879.50M$12.71B$10.65BDividend Yield1.58%3.15%5.57%4.82%P/E Ratio19.1017.0422.1830.57Price / Sales1.772.6330.64176.50Price / Cash17.8752.2522.3661.44Price / Book1.051.122.206.61Net Income$4.30M$54.82M$1.02B$277.10M7 Day Performance1.17%3.32%1.54%2.55%1 Month Performance-1.18%-1.54%0.21%3.77%1 Year Performance19.66%10.14%538.04%33.05% IF Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IROQIF Bancorp2.8577 of 5 stars$25.60+1.1%N/A+20.2%$84.79M$48.36M19.10110Positive NewsShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumePDLBPonce Financial Group2.4925 of 5 stars$14.22+1.4%N/A+27.0%$341.30M$169.85M19.75250News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsMSBIMidland States Bancorp4.2421 of 5 stars$15.83+1.4%$20.75+31.1%-26.1%$341.03M$489.48M-20.56970News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUSCBUSCB Financial4.435 of 5 stars$16.95+0.3%$22.00+29.8%+16.7%$340.33M$143.97M11.53196Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSFSTSouthern First Bancshares3.3212 of 5 stars$41.15-0.1%$51.00+23.9%+13.5%$336.64M$213.35M15.24290Upcoming EarningsGap UpPBFSPioneer Bancorp1.1791 of 5 stars$13.01flatN/A+19.1%$329.09M$31.81M14.95260News CoverageFMAOFarmers & Merchants Bancorp2.8136 of 5 stars$23.68+2.4%N/A-9.3%$324.98M$179.19M10.96430Upcoming EarningsOBTOrange County Bancorp3.8799 of 5 stars$24.23+2.5%$29.25+20.7%-12.6%$323.78M$128.82M9.48210Upcoming EarningsBWFGBankwell Financial Group1.6432 of 5 stars$40.83+0.4%$42.00+2.9%+55.4%$321.47M$195.71M15.83140Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMVBFMvb Financial4.5679 of 5 stars$25.15-2.0%$29.25+16.3%+32.7%$320.19M$228.76M19.35460Upcoming EarningsBCMLBay Commercial Bank4.4739 of 5 stars$27.15+0.0%$31.50+16.0%+13.8%$296.58M$138.09M12.45370News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PDLB Alternatives MSBI Alternatives USCB Alternatives SFST Alternatives PBFS Alternatives FMAO Alternatives OBT Alternatives BWFG Alternatives MVBF Alternatives BCML 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:IROQ) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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