Lake Shore Bancorp (LSBK) Competitors

Lake Shore Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. West Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Lake Shore Bancorp pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. West Bancorporation pays out 48.5% 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.

Lake Shore Bancorp has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, West Bancorporation has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of West Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of West Bancorporation shares are owned by company 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.

Lake Shore Bancorp has a net margin of 20.23% compared to West Bancorporation's net margin of 17.30%. West Bancorporation's return on equity of 14.88% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.

West Bancorporation has higher revenue and earnings than Lake Shore Bancorp. West Bancorporation 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.

West Bancorporation has a consensus price target of $24.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.38%. Given West Bancorporation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe West Bancorporation is more favorable than Lake Shore Bancorp.

In the previous week, Lake Shore Bancorp and Lake Shore Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. West Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Lake Shore Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that West Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Lake Shore Bancorp has a net margin of 20.23% compared to Waterstone Financial's net margin of 14.28%. Waterstone Financial's return on equity of 8.48% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.

Waterstone Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Lake Shore Bancorp. Waterstone Financial 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.

Waterstone Financial has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lake Shore Bancorp has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Waterstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Lake Shore Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Waterstone Financial pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lake Shore Bancorp pays out 30.5% 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.

In the previous week, Waterstone Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Lake Shore Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Waterstone Financial and 1 mentions for Lake Shore Bancorp. Lake Shore Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Waterstone Financial's score of 0.44 indicating that Lake Shore Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

62.7% of Waterstone Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Waterstone Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Timberland Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Lake Shore Bancorp. Timberland 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.

Timberland Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Lake Shore Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Timberland Bancorp pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lake Shore Bancorp pays out 30.5% 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. Timberland Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Timberland Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

65.5% of Timberland Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Timberland Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Timberland Bancorp has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lake Shore Bancorp has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Timberland Bancorp has a net margin of 26.22% compared to Lake Shore Bancorp's net margin of 20.23%. Timberland Bancorp's return on equity of 11.67% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, Timberland Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Lake Shore Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Timberland Bancorp and 1 mentions for Lake Shore Bancorp. Lake Shore Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Timberland Bancorp's score of 0.87 indicating that Lake Shore Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

55.1% of Citizens Community Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Citizens Community Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lake Shore Bancorp has a net margin of 20.23% compared to Citizens Community Bancorp's net margin of 15.02%. Citizens Community Bancorp's return on equity of 8.00% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.

Citizens Community Bancorp has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lake Shore Bancorp has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Citizens Community Bancorp and Citizens Community Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Citizens Community Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Lake Shore Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that Citizens Community Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Citizens Community Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lake Shore Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Citizens Community Bancorp pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lake Shore Bancorp pays out 30.5% 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. Citizens Community Bancorp has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Citizens Community Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Lake Shore Bancorp. Lake Shore Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citizens Community Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.