WVFC vs. UBOH, CFSB, WSBK, GRAN, IROQ, AUBN, BKSC, UBCP, TCBC, and OFED
Should you be buying WVS Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WVS Financial include United Bancshares (UBOH), CFSB Bancorp (CFSB), Winchester Bancorp (WSBK), Grande Group (GRAN), IF Bancorp (IROQ), Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN), Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), United Bancorp (UBCP), TC Bancshares (TCBC), and Oconee Federal Financial (OFED). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
WVS Financial vs. Its Competitors
United Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBOH) and WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.
United Bancshares has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WVS Financial has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
United Bancshares has a net margin of 14.84% compared to WVS Financial's net margin of 9.50%. WVS Financial's return on equity of 12.31% beat United Bancshares' return on equity.
United Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. United Bancshares pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WVS Financial pays out 38.1% 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.
1.0% of United Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of United Bancshares 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
United Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial. United Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WVS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, United Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled WVS Financial'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
WVS Financial beats United Bancshares on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:WVFC) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
