SWK (SWKH) Competitors $16.50 -0.02 (-0.12%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.56 +0.06 (+0.36%) As of 10/17/2025 07:04 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. MCB, EQBK, AMTB, NBN, HBT, BETR, QD, DEFT, VEL, and BFSTShould you be buying SWK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SWK include Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Northeast Bancorp (NBN), HBT Financial (HBT), Better Home & Finance (BETR), Qudian (QD), DeFi Technologies (DEFT), Velocity Financial (VEL), and Business First Bancshares (BFST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. SWK vs. Its Competitors Metropolitan Bank Equity Bancshares Amerant Bancorp Northeast Bancorp HBT Financial Better Home & Finance Qudian DeFi Technologies Velocity Financial Business First Bancshares SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) and Metropolitan Bank (NYSE:MCB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SWKH or MCB? 99.3% of SWK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of Metropolitan Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of SWK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Metropolitan Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SWKH or MCB more profitable? SWK has a net margin of 39.00% compared to Metropolitan Bank's net margin of 13.68%. Metropolitan Bank's return on equity of 10.69% beat SWK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SWK39.00% 8.43% 7.38% Metropolitan Bank 13.68%10.69%1.03% Which has better earnings and valuation, SWKH or MCB? Metropolitan Bank has higher revenue and earnings than SWK. SWK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metropolitan Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSWK$44.99M4.46$13.49M$1.4211.62Metropolitan Bank$492.21M1.52$66.69M$6.1711.64 Does the media favor SWKH or MCB? In the previous week, SWK had 3 more articles in the media than Metropolitan Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for SWK and 2 mentions for Metropolitan Bank. Metropolitan Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat SWK's score of 0.06 indicating that Metropolitan Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SWK 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Metropolitan Bank 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, SWKH or MCB? SWK has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metropolitan Bank has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend SWKH or MCB? SWK presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.09%. Metropolitan Bank has a consensus target price of $82.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.07%. Given Metropolitan Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Metropolitan Bank is more favorable than SWK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SWK 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Metropolitan Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryMetropolitan Bank beats SWK on 11 of the 16 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. 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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 ExcelMetricSWKFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$200.68M$7.78B$12.51B$10.50BDividend YieldN/A4.97%5.61%4.81%P/E Ratio11.6216.1132.5227.09Price / Sales4.466.1229.60219.27Price / Cash13.0629.3022.2461.22Price / Book0.702.682.236.52Net Income$13.49M$310.95M$1.02B$276.75M7 Day Performance-0.96%-0.91%0.26%2.00%1 Month Performance13.17%-2.78%-2.46%2.26%1 Year Performance-2.60%15.73%533.72%35.58% SWK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWKHSWK1.603 of 5 stars$16.50-0.1%$18.00+9.1%-1.9%$200.68M$44.99M11.6240MCBMetropolitan Bank3.3836 of 5 stars$76.94+1.2%$82.67+7.4%+14.9%$804.89M$492.21M12.52240Upcoming EarningsEQBKEquity Bancshares4.167 of 5 stars$41.03+1.4%$50.40+22.8%-8.3%$788.13M$228.94M10.30700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMTBAmerant Bancorp0.38 of 5 stars$18.70+0.8%N/AN/A$780.73M$605.50M-93.50680News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeNBNNortheast Bancorp3.6686 of 5 stars$93.66+1.2%$115.00+22.8%+4.1%$766.49M$351M9.26180Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHBTHBT Financial4.5276 of 5 stars$24.02+1.2%$28.80+19.9%+2.2%$756.47M$287.27M9.92730Upcoming EarningsBETRBetter Home & Finance0.7272 of 5 stars$49.19-3.2%N/A+329.5%$750.62M$108.49M-3.701,250Short Interest ↑QDQudian2.0859 of 5 stars$4.42+1.0%N/A+110.6%$744.77M$29.65M10.27940DEFTDeFi Technologies2.9194 of 5 stars$2.07-2.6%$6.25+202.7%N/A$705.81M$40.30M23.0620VELVelocity Financial3.6138 of 5 stars$18.13flat$22.00+21.3%-8.8%$696.92M$135.80M8.20220Analyst ForecastBFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.0702 of 5 stars$23.40+0.8%$30.75+31.4%-14.9%$692.49M$458.96M9.32750Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MCB Competitors EQBK Competitors AMTB Competitors NBN Competitors HBT Competitors BETR Competitors QD Competitors DEFT Competitors VEL Competitors BFST 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 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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