Mid-Southern Bancorp (MSVB) Competitors

SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) and Mid-Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MSVB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor SWKH or MSVB?

In the previous week, SWK had 1 more articles in the media than Mid-Southern Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SWK and 0 mentions for Mid-Southern Bancorp. SWK's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mid-Southern Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SWK	Neutral
Mid-Southern Bancorp	Neutral

Do analysts rate SWKH or MSVB?

SWK presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.96%. Given SWK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SWK is more favorable than Mid-Southern Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SWK	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mid-Southern Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SWKH or MSVB?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SWK	$45.46M	4.05	$13.49M	$1.48	10.14
Mid-Southern Bancorp	$8.88M	5.15	$1.46M	-$2.34	-6.97

Is SWKH or MSVB more profitable?

SWK has a net margin of 39.60% compared to Mid-Southern Bancorp's net margin of 9.43%. SWK's return on equity of 8.58% beat Mid-Southern Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SWK	39.60%	8.58%	7.54%
Mid-Southern Bancorp	9.43%	3.08%	0.45%

Which has more volatility & risk, SWKH or MSVB?

SWK has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid-Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SWKH or MSVB?

99.3% of SWK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Mid-Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of SWK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Mid-Southern Bancorp shares are owned 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.

Summary

SWK beats Mid-Southern Bancorp on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.