Bakkt (BKKT) Competitors $8.84 +0.89 (+11.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.90 +0.07 (+0.79%) As of 06:15 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BKKT vs. SPFI, SMBC, SMBK, LDI, XYF, CNCK, ALRS, CBNK, BHB, and SHBIShould you be buying Bakkt stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bakkt include South Plains Financial (SPFI), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), SmartFinancial (SMBK), loanDepot (LDI), X Financial (XYF), Coincheck Group (CNCK), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), and Shore Bancshares (SHBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bakkt vs. Its Competitors South Plains Financial Southern Missouri Bancorp SmartFinancial loanDepot X Financial Coincheck Group Alerus Financial Capital Bancorp Bar Harbor Bankshares Shore Bancshares Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT) and South Plains Financial (NASDAQ:SPFI) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Do analysts rate BKKT or SPFI? South Plains Financial has a consensus price target of $44.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.13%. Given South Plains Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe South Plains Financial is more favorable than Bakkt.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bakkt 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00South Plains Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is BKKT or SPFI more profitable? South Plains Financial has a net margin of 18.59% compared to Bakkt's net margin of -0.77%. South Plains Financial's return on equity of 12.27% beat Bakkt's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bakkt-0.77% -99.39% -16.63% South Plains Financial 18.59%12.27%1.26% Do insiders and institutionals believe in BKKT or SPFI? 11.1% of Bakkt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of South Plains Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Bakkt shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of South Plains Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, BKKT or SPFI? South Plains Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bakkt. Bakkt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than South Plains Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBakkt$3.49B0.04-$46.66M-$4.43-1.99South Plains Financial$288.97M2.32$49.72M$3.2012.91 Does the media prefer BKKT or SPFI? In the previous week, Bakkt had 1 more articles in the media than South Plains Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bakkt and 1 mentions for South Plains Financial. South Plains Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Bakkt's score of -0.81 indicating that South Plains Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bakkt 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative South Plains Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, BKKT or SPFI? Bakkt has a beta of 5.31, indicating that its share price is 431% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South Plains Financial has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySouth Plains Financial beats Bakkt on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bakkt News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKKT 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 BKKT 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 NYSE 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 BKKT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBakktTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$122.90M$2.67B$24.41B$21.16BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.81%3.59%P/E Ratio-1.9923.1728.4529.15Price / Sales0.0436.8938.8354.92Price / CashN/A41.7725.8423.84Price / Book2.126.575.925.45Net Income-$46.66M$34.55M$197.30M$992.10M7 Day Performance-11.65%2.18%1.51%2.62%1 Month Performance-60.47%-3.56%-1.45%2.51%1 Year Performance-36.67%36.99%33.53%12.94% Bakkt Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKKTBakkt0.1259 of 5 stars$8.84+11.1%N/A-45.4%$122.90M$3.49B-1.99760High Trading VolumeSPFISouth Plains Financial3.5231 of 5 stars$37.08+1.0%$44.67+20.5%+20.6%$596.21M$288.97M11.59680SMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.2112 of 5 stars$52.63+1.1%$64.67+22.9%+1.2%$588.28M$305.35M10.16540SMBKSmartFinancial3.1862 of 5 stars$33.57+1.0%$38.25+13.9%+27.5%$571.29M$187.06M15.69550Positive NewsLDIloanDepot1.0576 of 5 stars$1.71-1.4%$2.05+20.2%-33.2%$570.74M$1.06B-5.174,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑XYFX Financial2.9903 of 5 stars$13.64+0.4%N/A+235.1%$567.37M$804.43M2.84420News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseCNCKCoincheck Group0.9003 of 5 stars$4.47+3.0%$6.00+34.2%N/A$563.55M$2.53B0.00N/AGap UpALRSAlerus Financial4.6911 of 5 stars$20.72-0.1%$25.63+23.7%-0.2%$526.72M$336.51M12.26840CBNKCapital Bancorp4.3212 of 5 stars$31.56+0.1%$37.00+17.2%+34.2%$525.18M$244.71M11.82270Positive NewsBHBBar Harbor Bankshares1.6068 of 5 stars$31.05+4.1%$35.00+12.7%N/A$518.01M$147.73M12.03490SHBIShore Bancshares4.355 of 5 stars$15.27-0.7%$20.00+31.0%+19.1%$513.62M$326.48M9.48450Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SPFI Competitors SMBC Competitors SMBK Competitors LDI Competitors XYF Competitors CNCK Competitors ALRS Competitors CBNK Competitors BHB Competitors SHBI 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 (NYSE:BKKT) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOne tiny company just cracked Google’s $19B problemGoogle, Microsoft, IBM… every major AI player will be forced to secure massive amounts of this material just t...True Market Insiders | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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