SWK (SWKH) Competitors $14.14 -0.06 (-0.42%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.12 -0.02 (-0.14%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SWKH vs. IBCP, SMBC, FUFU, ORRF, FSBC, VEL, BITF, SPFI, ALRS, and MPBShould you be buying SWK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SWK include Independent Bank (IBCP), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), BitFuFu (FUFU), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), Velocity Financial (VEL), Bitfarms (BITF), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Alerus Financial (ALRS), and Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. SWK vs. Independent Bank Southern Missouri Bancorp BitFuFu Orrstown Financial Services Five Star Bancorp Velocity Financial Bitfarms South Plains Financial Alerus Financial Mid Penn Bancorp Independent Bank (NASDAQ:IBCP) and SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, IBCP or SWKH? Independent Bank has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SWK has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate IBCP or SWKH? Independent Bank currently has a consensus price target of $36.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.03%. SWK has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.30%. Given SWK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SWK is more favorable than Independent Bank.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Independent Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00SWK 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is IBCP or SWKH more profitable? SWK has a net margin of 26.51% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 20.67%. Independent Bank's return on equity of 15.43% beat SWK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Independent Bank20.67% 15.43% 1.27% SWK 26.51%5.07%4.40% Do institutionals and insiders believe in IBCP or SWKH? 79.4% of Independent Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of SWK shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Independent Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of SWK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor IBCP or SWKH? Independent Bank received 215 more outperform votes than SWK when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.09% of users gave Independent Bank an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave SWK an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIndependent BankOutperform Votes22554.09% Underperform Votes19145.91% SWKOutperform Votes1050.00% Underperform Votes1050.00% Does the media prefer IBCP or SWKH? In the previous week, SWK had 5 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for SWK and 2 mentions for Independent Bank. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat SWK's score of 0.66 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Independent Bank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SWK 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, IBCP or SWKH? Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than SWK. SWK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIndependent Bank$216.85M3.02$66.79M$3.1410.06SWK$44.99M3.86$15.89M$1.489.55 SummaryIndependent Bank and SWK tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SWK News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SWKH 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SWKH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSWKbusiness credit IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$173.50M$7.89B$11.47B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A3.19%5.44%4.11%P/E Ratio15.205.6622.4219.71Price / Sales3.863.8527.62120.55Price / Cash9.2435.6217.6234.62Price / Book0.630.412.774.50Net Income$15.89M$800.83M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance1.07%7.98%-0.23%0.56%1 Month Performance-25.58%5.09%6.11%13.17%1 Year Performance-18.83%-18.78%536.61%7.30% SWK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWKHSWK3.1815 of 5 stars$14.14-0.4%$18.00+27.3%-19.9%$173.50M$44.99M15.2040News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastIBCPIndependent Bank3.3043 of 5 stars$32.40+2.4%$36.67+13.2%+21.1%$655.61M$216.83M10.25920SMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.1382 of 5 stars$54.44+2.2%$66.33+21.8%+24.9%$651.05M$171.80M11.89540Positive NewsFUFUBitFuFu2.7519 of 5 stars$3.74+3.0%$7.00+87.2%+3.0%$610.02M$463.33M10.6929ORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.6325 of 5 stars$31.25+2.7%$36.40+16.5%+12.2%$609.53M$217.63M16.98430Positive NewsGap UpFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.547 of 5 stars$29.02+2.5%$35.00+20.6%+20.2%$604.04M$131.69M12.73180Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeVELVelocity Financial3.1731 of 5 stars$16.44+0.9%$21.50+30.8%-9.9%$600.00M$224.07M8.89220High Trading VolumeBITFBitfarms2.0511 of 5 stars$1.09+0.9%$3.84+252.4%-42.2%$587.73M$192.88M-3.03110Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpSPFISouth Plains Financial4.0275 of 5 stars$35.24+2.1%$41.50+17.8%+26.8%$571.88M$193.07M12.07680ALRSAlerus Financial4.2724 of 5 stars$22.02+3.5%$23.00+4.5%+7.9%$558.56M$237.02M21.59840Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.3313 of 5 stars$28.73+1.9%$36.00+25.3%+24.7%$556.10M$182.08M9.91620Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IBCP Competitors SMBC Competitors FUFU Competitors ORRF Competitors FSBC Competitors VEL Competitors BITF Competitors SPFI Competitors ALRS Competitors MPB Competitors 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:SWKH) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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