NASDAQ:MLVFMalvern Bancorp Competitors & Alternatives

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Volume5,002 shs

Average Volume25,956 shs

Market Capitalization$92.30 million

P/E Ratio9.45

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta0.84

Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MLVF) Vs. HTBI, FCAP, FMAO, TBNK, PDLB, and SBT

Should you be buying MLVF stock or one of its competitors? Companies in the industry of "federal savings institutions" are considered alternatives and competitors to Malvern Bancorp, including Hometrust Bancshares (HTBI), First Capital (FCAP), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) (FMAO), Territorial Bancorp (TBNK), PDL Community Bancorp (PDLB), and Sterling Bancorp (SBT).

Malvern Bancorp vs. Hometrust Bancshares Stock

Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MLVF) and Hometrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Malvern Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hometrust Bancshares has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.1% of Malvern Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Hometrust Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Malvern Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Hometrust Bancshares 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.

Profitability

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and Hometrust Bancshares' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malvern Bancorp	19.16%	6.87%	0.78%
Hometrust Bancshares	15.91%	6.62%	0.77%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and Hometrust Bancshares' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Malvern Bancorp	$50.25 million	1.84	$9.33 million	$1.22	9.91
Hometrust Bancshares	$160.15 million	1.52	$27.15 million	$1.46	9.82

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Malvern Bancorp and Hometrust Bancshares, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malvern Bancorp	0	0	0	0	N/A
Hometrust Bancshares	0	1	1	0	2.50

Hometrust Bancshares has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 105.86%. Given Hometrust Bancshares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hometrust Bancshares is more favorable than Malvern Bancorp.

Summary

Malvern Bancorp beats Hometrust Bancshares on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

Malvern Bancorp vs. First Capital Stock

Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MLVF) and First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Malvern Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Capital has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.1% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of First Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of First Capital 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.

Profitability

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and First Capital's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malvern Bancorp	19.16%	6.87%	0.78%
First Capital	25.81%	12.63%	1.50%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and First Capital's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Malvern Bancorp	$50.25 million	1.84	$9.33 million	$1.22	9.91
First Capital	$38.98 million	6.03	$10.32 million	N/A	N/A

First Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Malvern Bancorp.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Malvern Bancorp and First Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malvern Bancorp	0	0	0	0	N/A
First Capital	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

First Capital beats Malvern Bancorp on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

Malvern Bancorp vs. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) Stock

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) (NASDAQ:FMAO) and Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MLVF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) and Malvern Bancorp's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH)	$80.13 million	2.78	$18.40 million	$1.70	11.78
Malvern Bancorp	$50.25 million	1.84	$9.33 million	$1.22	9.91

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) has higher revenue and earnings than Malvern Bancorp. Malvern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) and Malvern Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH)	23.47%	7.82%	1.13%
Malvern Bancorp	19.16%	6.87%	0.78%

Volatility & Risk

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Malvern Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.7% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.1% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) and Malvern Bancorp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH)	0	1	0	0	2.00
Malvern Bancorp	0	0	0	0	N/A

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.87%. Given Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH)'s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) is more favorable than Malvern Bancorp.

Summary

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) beats Malvern Bancorp on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

Malvern Bancorp vs. Territorial Bancorp Stock

Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MLVF) and Territorial Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBNK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Malvern Bancorp and Territorial Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malvern Bancorp	0	0	0	0	N/A
Territorial Bancorp	0	1	1	0	2.50

Territorial Bancorp has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.34%. Given Territorial Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Territorial Bancorp is more favorable than Malvern Bancorp.

Risk and Volatility

Malvern Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Territorial Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and Territorial Bancorp's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Malvern Bancorp	$50.25 million	1.84	$9.33 million	$1.22	9.91
Territorial Bancorp	$83.40 million	2.45	$22 million	$2.34	9.20

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

Profitability

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and Territorial Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malvern Bancorp	19.16%	6.87%	0.78%
Territorial Bancorp	24.58%	8.18%	0.95%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.1% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Territorial Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Territorial Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Territorial Bancorp beats Malvern Bancorp on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

Malvern Bancorp vs. PDL Community Bancorp Stock

Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MLVF) and PDL Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:PDLB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Malvern Bancorp and PDL Community Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malvern Bancorp	0	0	0	0	N/A
PDL Community Bancorp	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Malvern Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDL Community Bancorp has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and PDL Community Bancorp's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Malvern Bancorp	$50.25 million	1.84	$9.33 million	$1.22	9.91
PDL Community Bancorp	$53.17 million	3.17	$-5,130,000.00	N/A	N/A

Malvern Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PDL Community Bancorp.

Profitability

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and PDL Community Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malvern Bancorp	19.16%	6.87%	0.78%
PDL Community Bancorp	-13.05%	0.52%	0.08%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.1% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of PDL Community Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of PDL Community Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Malvern Bancorp beats PDL Community Bancorp on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

Malvern Bancorp vs. Sterling Bancorp Stock

Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MLVF) and Sterling Bancorp (NASDAQ:SBT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Malvern Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.1% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of Sterling Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Malvern Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Sterling Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Malvern Bancorp and Sterling Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malvern Bancorp	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sterling Bancorp	1	1	0	0	1.50

Sterling Bancorp has a consensus target price of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 142.65%. Given Sterling Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Bancorp is more favorable than Malvern Bancorp.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and Sterling Bancorp's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Malvern Bancorp	$50.25 million	1.84	$9.33 million	$1.22	9.91
Sterling Bancorp	$186.82 million	0.91	$56.95 million	$1.11	3.06

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

Profitability

This table compares Malvern Bancorp and Sterling Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malvern Bancorp	19.16%	6.87%	0.78%
Sterling Bancorp	30.49%	16.55%	1.73%

Summary

Sterling Bancorp beats Malvern Bancorp on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

Competitor Name	Competitor BTM Rank	Competitor Price	Competitor Price Change	Competitor Market Cap	Competitor Revenue	Competitor P/E Ratio	Competitor Indicator(s)
HTBI Hometrust Bancshares	2.6	$14.33	-1.4%	$254.96 million	$160.15 million	9.43	Increase in Short Interest
FCAP First Capital	0.5	$69.60	-1.3%	$238.11 million	$38.98 million	18.71	Increase in Short Interest Heavy News Reporting
FMAO Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH)	1.9	$20.02	-3.1%	$229.81 million	$80.13 million	11.51
TBNK Territorial Bancorp	2.5	$21.53	-1.4%	$217.24 million	$83.40 million	10.11	Decrease in Short Interest
PDLB PDL Community Bancorp	0.4	$9.74	-10.5%	$186.15 million	$53.17 million	-23.76	Analyst Upgrade
SBT Sterling Bancorp	1.6	$3.40	-2.9%	$180.73 million	$186.82 million	3.04	Decrease in Short Interest
PVBC Provident Bancorp	1.6	$7.55	-3.2%	$151.82 million	$55.65 million	10.58	Decrease in Short Interest
BCBP BCB Bancorp	2.7	$8.66	-3.3%	$150.03 million	$128.95 million	8.57
NRIM Northrim BanCorp	2.4	$21.84	-2.2%	$149.60 million	$107.43 million	8.47	Decrease in Short Interest Heavy News Reporting
WNEB Western New England Bancorp	3.0	$5.29	-2.1%	$144.89 million	$91.82 million	11.76	Heavy News Reporting

OFED Oconee Federal Financial	0.7	$25.78	-1.3%	$144.78 million	$20.54 million	37.91	Increase in Short Interest
CVLY Codorus Valley Bancorp	2.2	$13.16	-5.6%	$135.72 million	$99.23 million	11.53
FGBI First Guaranty Bancshares	2.5	$12.70	-4.5%	$129.27 million	$99.94 million	7.89	Increase in Short Interest
FCCY 1st Constitution Bancorp	2.1	$12.02	-2.4%	$125.58 million	$68.33 million	8.12	Analyst Upgrade
RVSB Riverview Bancorp	2.8	$5.03	-1.4%	$120.11 million	$86.76 million	7.29	Analyst Upgrade Heavy News Reporting
BFIN BankFinancial	3.2	$7.80	-1.8%	$117.18 million	$71.58 million	11.30	Decrease in Short Interest
PBBI PB Bancorp	0.8	$15.25	-0.0%	$113.57 million	$21.31 million	29.33
SAL Salisbury Bancorp	1.8	$39.94	-3.3%	$112.54 million	$52.66 million	10.57	Increase in Short Interest
FSFG First Savings Financial Group	1.8	$40.06	-5.5%	$100.43 million	$94.85 million	7.12	Increase in Short Interest
PROV Provident Financial	2.4	$12.30	-4.6%	$95.71 million	$56.89 million	13.82	Decrease in Short Interest
BYFC Broadway Financial	0.4	$2.40	-1.7%	$93.09 million	$17.90 million	-120.00	Decrease in Short Interest
CZWI Citizens Community Bancorp	2.4	$6.90	-1.6%	$78.17 million	$75.40 million	6.97	Decrease in Short Interest
LSBK Lake Shore Bancorp	0.8	$12.30	-1.1%	$73.21 million	$26.76 million	18.92	Increase in Short Interest
HMNF HMN Financial	1.6	$14.42	-1.8%	$71.06 million	$40.35 million	8.79
FFBW FFBW	0.4	$8.57	-0.7%	$66.57 million	$12.28 million	39.58	Increase in Short Interest
SFBC Sound Financial Bancorp	1.4	$24.22	-0.8%	$62.73 million	$38.61 million	10.05	Decrease in Short Interest
CFBI Community First Bancshares	0.6	$7.75	-3.0%	$56.93 million	$16.64 million	250.67	Increase in Short Interest
MSBF MSB Financial	0.8	$10.76	-1.2%	$56.46 million	$25.53 million	13.12	Decrease in Short Interest
IROQ IF Bancorp	1.8	$17.25	-2.9%	$55.90 million	$30.89 million	14.38	High Trading Volume Increase in Short Interest
KFFB Kentucky First Federal Bancorp	0.9	$6.65	-2.1%	$54.92 million	$12.94 million	51.16
MGYR Magyar Bancorp	0.6	$8.99	-0.4%	$49.39 million	$29.24 million	21.93
CBMB CBM Bancorp	0.5	$11.95	-2.9%	$47.27 million	$9.63 million	136.67	Increase in Short Interest
HFBL Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana	1.0	$24.81	-0.0%	$43.01 million	$22.23 million	11.49	Increase in Short Interest
FSEA First Seacoast Bancorp	0.5	$6.27	-0.3%	$38.02 million	$16.98 million	0.00	Increase in Short Interest
BCTF Bancorp 34	0.8	$11.60	-0.4%	$37.56 million	$19.97 million	31.63	Increase in Short Interest
CARV Carver Bancorp	0.6	$6.62	-7.6%	$32.22 million	$28.09 million	0.00
OTTW Ottawa Savings Bancorp	0.9	$9.49	-0.4%	$30.12 million	$14.99 million	17.91	Decrease in Short Interest
FSBC FSB Bancorp	0.6	$13.36	-0.0%	$25.93 million	$14.98 million	0.00
WCFB WCF Bancorp	0.8	$6.05	-0.5%	$14.66 million	$5.07 million	0.00

This page was last updated on 7/8/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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