WVS Financial Competitors

New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB) and WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares New York Community Bancorp and WVS Financial's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.8% of New York Community Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of WVS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of New York Community Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of WVS Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

New York Community Bancorp has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WVS Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for New York Community Bancorp and WVS Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

New York Community Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $12.4583, indicating a potential downside of 1.28%. Given New York Community Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe New York Community Bancorp is more favorable than WVS Financial.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares New York Community Bancorp and WVS Financial's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

New York Community Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial.

Dividends

New York Community Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. New York Community Bancorp pays out 88.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New York Community Bancorp has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and WVS Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

New York Community Bancorp beats WVS Financial on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) and Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE:BHLB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares WVS Financial and Berkshire Hills Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.0% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of WVS Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

WVS Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for WVS Financial and Berkshire Hills Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential downside of 20.74%. Given Berkshire Hills Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Berkshire Hills Bancorp is more favorable than WVS Financial.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WVS Financial and Berkshire Hills Bancorp's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial.

Dividends

WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Berkshire Hills Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Berkshire Hills Bancorp pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WVS Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Berkshire Hills Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

WVS Financial beats Berkshire Hills Bancorp on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) and Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares WVS Financial and Heritage Financial's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.0% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Heritage Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of WVS Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Heritage Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

WVS Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heritage Financial has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for WVS Financial and Heritage Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.

Heritage Financial has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.74%. Given Heritage Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Heritage Financial is more favorable than WVS Financial.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WVS Financial and Heritage Financial's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Heritage Financial has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial.

Dividends

WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Heritage Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Heritage Financial pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WVS Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Heritage Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Heritage Financial beats WVS Financial on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) and Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares WVS Financial and Hingham Institution for Savings' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.0% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Hingham Institution for Savings shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

WVS Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hingham Institution for Savings has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for WVS Financial and Hingham Institution for Savings, as provided by MarketBeat.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WVS Financial and Hingham Institution for Savings' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Hingham Institution for Savings has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial.

Dividends

WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Hingham Institution for Savings pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. WVS Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Hingham Institution for Savings has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Summary

Hingham Institution for Savings beats WVS Financial on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) and Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares WVS Financial and Southern Missouri Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.0% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.3% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of WVS Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

WVS Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Missouri Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for WVS Financial and Southern Missouri Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

Southern Missouri Bancorp has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.32%. Given Southern Missouri Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southern Missouri Bancorp is more favorable than WVS Financial.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WVS Financial and Southern Missouri Bancorp's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Southern Missouri Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial.

Dividends

WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WVS Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Southern Missouri Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Southern Missouri Bancorp beats WVS Financial on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) and Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

WVS Financial has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Bancorp has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Home Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Home Bancorp pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WVS Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Home Bancorp has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares WVS Financial and Home Bancorp's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares WVS Financial and Home Bancorp's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Home Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.0% of WVS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Home Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of WVS Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Home Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for WVS Financial and Home Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Home Bancorp has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.78%. Given Home Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Home Bancorp is more favorable than WVS Financial.

Summary

Home Bancorp beats WVS Financial on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.