BSPA vs. PVBK, STBI, FRSB, PPBN, CCBC, LSFG, PNBK, SLRK, CKFC, and BKOR
Should you be buying Ballston Spa Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ballston Spa Bancorp include Pacific Valley Bancorp (PVBK), Sturgis Bancorp (STBI), First Resource Bancorp (FRSB), Pinnacle Bankshares (PPBN), Chino Commercial Bancorp (CCBC), Lifestore Financial Group (LSFG), Patriot National Bancorp (PNBK), Solera National Bancorp (SLRK), Clarkston Financial (CKFC), and Oak Ridge Financial Services (BKOR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Ballston Spa Bancorp vs.
Ballston Spa Bancorp (OTCMKTS:BSPA) and Pacific Valley Bancorp (OTCMKTS:PVBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Ballston Spa Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Pacific Valley Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ballston Spa Bancorp and 0 mentions for Pacific Valley Bancorp. Ballston Spa Bancorp's average media sentiment score of -0.17 beat Pacific Valley Bancorp's score of -0.55 indicating that Ballston Spa Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Pacific Valley Bancorp received 50 more outperform votes than Ballston Spa Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users.
Pacific Valley Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ballston Spa Bancorp.
Ballston Spa Bancorp has a beta of -0.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Valley Bancorp has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Pacific Valley Bancorp has a net margin of 22.91% compared to Ballston Spa Bancorp's net margin of 0.00%.
2.4% of Ballston Spa Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Pacific Valley Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Pacific Valley Bancorp beats Ballston Spa Bancorp on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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