Lake Shore Bancorp (LSBK) Competitors

8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Greene County Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.2% of Greene County Bancorp shares are owned 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 beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greene County Bancorp has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

In the previous week, Lake Shore Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Greene County Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lake Shore Bancorp and 2 mentions for Greene County Bancorp. Greene County Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Lake Shore Bancorp's score of 0.09 indicating that Greene County Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Lake Shore Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Greene County Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Lake Shore Bancorp pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greene County Bancorp pays out 17.5% 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. Greene County Bancorp has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Greene County Bancorp has a net margin of 27.28% compared to Lake Shore Bancorp's net margin of 20.23%. Greene County Bancorp's return on equity of 15.71% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.

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 8.50% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.

Waterstone Financial has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% 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.

Waterstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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.

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.

62.7% of Waterstone Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Waterstone Financial 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Lake Shore Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Waterstone Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lake Shore Bancorp and 0 mentions for Waterstone Financial. Waterstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Lake Shore Bancorp's score of 0.09 indicating that Waterstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 increased 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.

Timberland Bancorp has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% 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.

In the previous week, Lake Shore Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Timberland Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lake Shore Bancorp and 5 mentions for Timberland Bancorp. Timberland Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Lake Shore Bancorp's score of 0.09 indicating that Timberland Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 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 11.77% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

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 8.05% beat Lake Shore Bancorp's return on equity.

Lake Shore Bancorp has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens Community Bancorp has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of Citizens Community Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Citizens Community Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lake Shore Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Citizens Community Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lake Shore Bancorp pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citizens Community Bancorp pays out 27.5% 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.

In the previous week, Citizens Community Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Lake Shore Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Citizens Community Bancorp and 6 mentions for Lake Shore Bancorp. Citizens Community Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Lake Shore Bancorp's score of 0.09 indicating that Citizens Community Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.