WVS Financial (WVFC) Competitors

Magyar Bancorp (NASDAQ:MGYR) and WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MGYR or WVFC?

46.3% of Magyar Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Magyar Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of WVS Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MGYR or WVFC more profitable?

Magyar Bancorp has a net margin of 15.25% compared to WVS Financial's net margin of 9.50%. WVS Financial's return on equity of 12.31% beat Magyar Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magyar Bancorp	15.25%	7.49%	0.86%
WVS Financial	9.50%	12.31%	1.29%

Does the media prefer MGYR or WVFC?

In the previous week, Magyar Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than WVS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Magyar Bancorp and 0 mentions for WVS Financial. Magyar Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat WVS Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Magyar Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Magyar Bancorp	Neutral
WVS Financial	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MGYR or WVFC?

Magyar Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial. Magyar Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WVS Financial, 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
Magyar Bancorp	$32.13M	2.78	$7.78M	$1.31	10.52
WVS Financial	$5.13M	4.56	$1.38M	$1.02	12.11

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MGYR or WVFC?

WVS Financial received 64 more outperform votes than Magyar Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave WVS Financial an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Magyar Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magyar Bancorp	Outperform Votes 59 60.82%	Underperform Votes 38 39.18%
WVS Financial	Outperform Votes 123 69.49%	Underperform Votes 54 30.51%

Which has more volatility & risk, MGYR or WVFC?

Magyar Bancorp has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WVS Financial has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MGYR or WVFC a better dividend stock?

Magyar Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Magyar Bancorp pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WVS Financial pays out 39.2% 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.

Summary

WVS Financial beats Magyar Bancorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.