Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC) Competitors $45.75 -0.30 (-0.65%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.91 +0.16 (+0.35%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SFBC vs. BHB, COFS, HKD, ACNB, BSVN, BWB, CARE, RRBI, FFWM, and FBIZShould you be buying Sound Financial Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sound Financial Bancorp include Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), AMTD Digital (HKD), ACNB (ACNB), Bank7 (BSVN), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), Carter Bankshares (CARE), Red River Bancshares (RRBI), First Foundation (FFWM), and First Business Financial Services (FBIZ). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Sound Financial Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Bar Harbor Bankshares ChoiceOne Financial Services AMTD Digital ACNB Bank7 Bridgewater Bancshares Carter Bankshares Red River Bancshares First Foundation First Business Financial Services Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE:BHB) and Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:SFBC) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Is BHB or SFBC more profitable? Sound Financial Bancorp has a net margin of 10.02% compared to Bar Harbor Bankshares' net margin of 0.00%. Sound Financial Bancorp's return on equity of 6.08% beat Bar Harbor Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bar Harbor BanksharesN/A N/A N/A Sound Financial Bancorp 10.02%6.08%0.60% Do analysts rate BHB or SFBC? Bar Harbor Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.72%. Given Bar Harbor Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bar Harbor Bankshares is more favorable than Sound Financial Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bar Harbor Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Sound Financial Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BHB or SFBC? Bar Harbor Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Sound Financial Bancorp. Bar Harbor Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sound Financial Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBar Harbor Bankshares$147.99M2.96$39.52M$2.5811.10Sound Financial Bancorp$62.03M1.90$4.64M$2.4318.83 Do institutionals and insiders believe in BHB or SFBC? 54.5% of Bar Harbor Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Sound Financial Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Bar Harbor Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sound Financial 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. Which has more risk & volatility, BHB or SFBC? Bar Harbor Bankshares has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sound Financial Bancorp has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BHB or SFBC? In the previous week, Sound Financial Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Bar Harbor Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sound Financial Bancorp and 1 mentions for Bar Harbor Bankshares. Sound Financial Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Bar Harbor Bankshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Sound Financial Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bar Harbor Bankshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Sound Financial Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BHB or SFBC a better dividend stock? Bar Harbor Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Sound Financial Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Bar Harbor Bankshares pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sound Financial Bancorp pays out 31.3% 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. Bar Harbor Bankshares has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Sound Financial Bancorp has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Bar Harbor Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryBar Harbor Bankshares and Sound Financial Bancorp tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sound Financial Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFBC 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 SFBC 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 SFBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSound Financial BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$118.17M$1.80B$12.05B$9.52BDividend Yield1.65%3.49%5.62%4.09%P/E Ratio18.8316.8819.7523.81Price / Sales1.902.5425.9666.04Price / Cash18.7310.9821.3357.96Price / Book1.131.182.095.54Net Income$4.64M$198.60M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day Performance-4.09%-4.02%-2.46%-4.64%1 Month Performance-2.89%-5.52%-0.84%4.41%1 Year Performance6.35%7.48%537.11%17.95% Sound Financial Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFBCSound Financial Bancorp2.0508 of 5 stars$45.75-0.7%N/A+6.3%$118.17M$62.03M18.83140Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeBHBBar Harbor Bankshares1.5896 of 5 stars$30.93+1.9%$34.00+9.9%N/A$473.76M$147.99M11.99490COFSChoiceOne Financial Services4.1664 of 5 stars$30.22-0.5%$37.00+22.4%+4.5%$454.92M$139.10M23.98380News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionHKDAMTD Digital0.1608 of 5 stars$1.78-3.3%N/A-50.1%$453.26M$20.44M0.0050News CoverageGap DownACNBACNB3.7579 of 5 stars$43.36+1.5%$48.40+11.6%+1.9%$447.33M$132.20M16.12400BSVNBank73.7297 of 5 stars$47.15+0.4%$53.50+13.5%+7.9%$443.69M$142.79M10.16120BWBBridgewater Bancshares4.8569 of 5 stars$16.50+2.4%$20.00+21.2%+15.1%$442.33M$123.36M13.52250News CoverageInsider TradeCARECarter Bankshares4.0366 of 5 stars$17.93-0.9%$21.50+19.9%+4.8%$419.21M$243.10M13.18730News CoverageRRBIRed River Bancshares4.3377 of 5 stars$60.85-0.2%$62.00+1.9%+12.6%$414.09M$112.33M11.44340News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastFFWMFirst Foundation3.5254 of 5 stars$4.98+0.2%$6.50+30.5%-27.6%$410.37M$69.21M-3.72710News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeFBIZFirst Business Financial Services4.7602 of 5 stars$48.80+0.4%$57.25+17.3%+7.2%$404.21M$262.38M8.68340Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bar Harbor Bankshares Alternatives ChoiceOne Financial Services Alternatives AMTD Digital Alternatives ACNB Alternatives Bank7 Alternatives Bridgewater Bancshares Alternatives Carter Bankshares Alternatives Red River Bancshares Alternatives First Foundation Alternatives First Business Financial Services 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:SFBC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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