This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Lake Shore Bancorp (LSBK) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LSBK vs. GCBC, WTBA, WSBF, TSBK, HMST, FSFG, CZWI, LARK, FCAP, and RVSBShould you be buying Lake Shore Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lake Shore Bancorp include Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), West Bancorporation (WTBA), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), Timberland Bancorp (TSBK), HomeStreet (HMST), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI), Landmark Bancorp (LARK), First Capital (FCAP), and Riverview Bancorp (RVSB). These companies are all part of the "fin - svgs & loan" industry. Lake Shore Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Greene County Bancorp West Bancorporation Waterstone Financial Timberland Bancorp HomeStreet First Savings Financial Group Citizens Community Bancorp Landmark Bancorp First Capital Riverview Bancorp Greene County Bancorp (NASDAQ:GCBC) and Lake Shore Bancorp (NASDAQ:LSBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is GCBC or LSBK a better dividend stock? Greene County Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Lake Shore Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Greene County Bancorp pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lake Shore Bancorp pays out 41.9% 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. Greene County Bancorp has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Is GCBC or LSBK more profitable? Greene County Bancorp has a net margin of 23.42% compared to Lake Shore Bancorp's net margin of 15.08%. Greene County Bancorp's return on equity of 13.80% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Greene County Bancorp23.42% 13.80% 1.05% Lake Shore Bancorp 15.08%6.41%0.84% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GCBC or LSBK? Greene County Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Lake Shore Bancorp. Greene County Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lake Shore Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGreene County Bancorp$75.35M5.40$31.14M$1.8313.05Lake Shore Bancorp$38.11M2.67$4.93M$0.8615.12 Does the media prefer GCBC or LSBK? In the previous week, Greene County Bancorp and Greene County Bancorp both had 2 articles in the media. Greene County Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Lake Shore Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Greene County Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Greene County Bancorp Positive Lake Shore Bancorp Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GCBC or LSBK? 13.4% of Greene County Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Greene County Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, GCBC or LSBK? Greene County Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lake Shore Bancorp has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGreene County Bancorp beats Lake Shore Bancorp on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lake Shore Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LSBK 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. 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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 LSBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLake Shore BancorpFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$101.65M$660.32M$12.71B$10.19BDividend Yield2.77%3.31%5.41%4.60%P/E Ratio15.3010.48245.7826.02Price / Sales2.671.9430.82113.09Price / Cash16.1815.8419.2529.91Price / Book1.131.032.316.25Net Income$4.93M$36.72M$1.01B$270.76M Lake Shore Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LSBKLake Shore Bancorp1.0875 of 5 stars$13.01+8.8%N/A+2.2%$101.65M$38.11M15.30115Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeGCBCGreene County Bancorp2.9651 of 5 stars$23.80-0.4%N/A-21.9%$405.31M$75.35M13.01210Positive NewsShort Interest ↓WTBAWest Bancorporation2.6733 of 5 stars$20.07-0.6%$20.50+2.1%+5.0%$340.01M$87.39M11.81180Positive NewsWSBFWaterstone Financial3.7917 of 5 stars$14.67-0.8%N/A-2.6%$274.02M$130.70M12.87600Positive NewsTSBKTimberland Bancorp3.6787 of 5 stars$34.67-0.7%N/A+21.3%$273.89M$105.96M10.20300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHMSTHomeStreet2.1519 of 5 stars$13.87+1.8%$14.17+2.2%-10.0%$262.33M$358.19M-1.87940Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFSFGFirst Savings Financial Group4.5947 of 5 stars$27.26+0.2%$32.33+18.6%+15.6%$190.19M$80.61M8.82470News CoveragePositive NewsCZWICitizens Community Bancorp4.6617 of 5 stars$16.33-1.0%N/A+21.5%$161.18M$57.94M13.17220Positive NewsLARKLandmark Bancorp1.9435 of 5 stars$26.82-0.9%N/A+31.5%$155.10M$65.41M9.53270News CoveragePositive NewsFCAPFirst Capital2.0816 of 5 stars$43.16-0.4%N/A+32.3%$145.02M$58.13M10.95220Positive NewsRVSBRiverview Bancorp4.6827 of 5 stars$4.99-1.2%$7.00+40.3%+7.3%$104.53M$51.68M20.79220Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GCBC Alternatives WTBA Alternatives WSBF Alternatives TSBK Alternatives HMST Alternatives FSFG Alternatives CZWI Alternatives LARK Alternatives FCAP Alternatives RVSB 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:LSBK) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollege grad makes $64,000 a monthA Wall Street legend just helped train our own proprietary AI system in the stock market (a project that took ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s right about Epstein.A crisis that could devastate your wealth, upend the dollar, and accelerate the collapse of America’s economy....Porter & Company | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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