Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS) Competitors $12.39 +0.08 (+0.64%) As of 07/3/2025 01:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PBFS vs. LX, BY, OPFI, BFC, QCRH, OBK, FBMS, OBNK, PFC, and MLShould you be buying Pioneer Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pioneer Bancorp include LexinFintech (LX), Byline Bancorp (BY), OppFi (OPFI), Bank First National (BFC), QCR (QCRH), Origin Bancorp (OBK), First Bancshares (FBMS), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), Premier Financial (PFC), and MoneyLion (ML). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Pioneer Bancorp vs. Its Competitors LexinFintech Byline Bancorp OppFi Bank First National QCR Origin Bancorp First Bancshares Origin Bancorp Premier Financial MoneyLion Pioneer Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBFS) and LexinFintech (NASDAQ:LX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership. Is PBFS or LX more profitable? Pioneer Bancorp has a net margin of 16.86% compared to LexinFintech's net margin of 9.44%. LexinFintech's return on equity of 12.52% beat Pioneer Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pioneer Bancorp16.86% 6.35% 0.97% LexinFintech 9.44%12.52%5.88% Does the media refer more to PBFS or LX? In the previous week, LexinFintech had 5 more articles in the media than Pioneer Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LexinFintech and 0 mentions for Pioneer Bancorp. LexinFintech's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Pioneer Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that LexinFintech is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Pioneer Bancorp Neutral LexinFintech Positive Do analysts recommend PBFS or LX? LexinFintech has a consensus target price of $13.60, indicating a potential upside of 86.56%. Given LexinFintech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LexinFintech is more favorable than Pioneer Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pioneer Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00LexinFintech 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, PBFS or LX? Pioneer Bancorp has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LexinFintech has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PBFS or LX? LexinFintech has higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Bancorp. LexinFintech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pioneer Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPioneer Bancorp$104.65M3.06$15.26M$0.7716.09LexinFintech$14.07B0.09$150.76M$1.066.88 SummaryLexinFintech beats Pioneer Bancorp on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pioneer Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PBFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PBFS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 PBFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPioneer BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$323.16M$871.09M$12.20B$9.04BDividend YieldN/A3.11%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio16.0919.4020.0520.24Price / Sales3.062.3326.04118.06Price / Cash13.1549.3621.7058.10Price / BookN/A1.132.285.67Net Income$15.26M$53.76M$1.00B$249.21M7 Day Performance0.48%4.37%2.25%3.28%1 Month Performance8.01%6.94%3.69%3.95%1 Year Performance19.70%29.86%541.99%20.98% Pioneer Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PBFSPioneer BancorpN/A$12.39+0.6%N/A+19.7%$323.16M$104.65M16.09260LXLexinFintech4.0506 of 5 stars$7.13+3.2%$13.60+90.7%+347.2%$1.16B$1.95B6.734,667BYByline Bancorp4.1916 of 5 stars$25.55+2.0%$33.25+30.1%+22.1%$1.16B$624.78M9.461,027High Trading VolumeOPFIOppFi1.3703 of 5 stars$13.38+4.1%$13.63+1.8%+291.3%$1.12B$525.96M-36.16570Insider TradeBFCBank First National2.2063 of 5 stars$114.72+3.4%$120.50+5.0%+54.3%$1.10B$226.09M16.85330High Trading VolumeQCRHQCR3.9301 of 5 stars$66.41+2.8%$85.33+28.5%+27.5%$1.09B$597.39M9.991,013OBKOrigin Bancorp3.232 of 5 stars$35.06+2.9%$42.20+20.4%+23.7%$1.09B$358.20M14.251,010News CoverageAnalyst RevisionFBMSFirst BancsharesN/A$33.75+0.3%$38.75+14.8%+37.6%$1.05B$276.99M13.83870High Trading VolumeOBNKOrigin BancorpN/A$34.08-1.7%N/A+23.7%$1.05B$347.14M10.621,010High Trading VolumePFCPremier FinancialN/A$28.04flatN/AN/A$1.00B$243.59M14.091,023MLMoneyLion0.6982 of 5 stars$85.90flat$90.40+5.2%N/A$972.39M$545.91M390.45560 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LexinFintech Alternatives Byline Bancorp Alternatives OppFi Alternatives Bank First National Alternatives QCR Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives First Bancshares Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives Premier Financial Alternatives MoneyLion 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:PBFS) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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