VersaBank (VBNK) Competitors

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VBNK vs. HIVE, WED, CFW, WFC, and PTS

Should you buy VersaBank stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares VersaBank with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with VersaBank include HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Westaim (WED), Calfrac Well Services (CFW), Wall Financial (WFC), and Points.com (PTS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does VersaBank compare to HIVE Digital Technologies?

VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and HIVE Digital Technologies (CVE:HIVE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

VersaBank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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
VersaBank	C$133.33M	5.98	C$49.54M	C$0.97	25.56
HIVE Digital Technologies	C$257.14M	4.04	-C$13.38M	-C$0.77	N/A

VersaBank has a net margin of 10.04% compared to HIVE Digital Technologies' net margin of -28.29%. VersaBank's return on equity of 5.89% beat HIVE Digital Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	10.04%	5.89%	1.10%
HIVE Digital Technologies	-28.29%	-13.39%	-8.78%

In the previous week, HIVE Digital Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than VersaBank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HIVE Digital Technologies and 0 mentions for VersaBank. HIVE Digital Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat VersaBank's score of 0.00 indicating that HIVE Digital Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
HIVE Digital Technologies	Positive

10.1% of VersaBank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

VersaBank has a beta of 1.591982, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 2.339164, suggesting that its stock price is 134% more volatile than the broader market.

VersaBank currently has a consensus price target of C$19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 23.36%. Given VersaBank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe VersaBank is more favorable than HIVE Digital Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VersaBank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HIVE Digital Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

VersaBank beats HIVE Digital Technologies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VersaBank compare to Westaim?

VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and Westaim (CVE:WED) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

VersaBank has higher revenue and earnings than Westaim. Westaim is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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
VersaBank	C$133.33M	5.98	C$49.54M	C$0.97	25.56
Westaim	C$84.96M	9.29	C$4.52M	-C$1.91	N/A

10.1% of VersaBank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Westaim shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Westaim shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

VersaBank has a beta of 1.591982, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Westaim has a beta of -0.341351, indicating that its stock price is 134% less volatile than the broader market.

VersaBank has a net margin of 10.04% compared to Westaim's net margin of -67.85%. VersaBank's return on equity of 5.89% beat Westaim's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	10.04%	5.89%	1.10%
Westaim	-67.85%	-9.69%	7.60%

In the previous week, Westaim had 1 more articles in the media than VersaBank. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Westaim and 0 mentions for VersaBank. Westaim's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat VersaBank's score of 0.00 indicating that Westaim is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
Westaim	Neutral

VersaBank pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Westaim pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. VersaBank pays out 10.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westaim pays out -9.4% 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. Westaim is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

VersaBank currently has a consensus price target of C$19.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.36%. Given VersaBank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe VersaBank is more favorable than Westaim.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VersaBank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Westaim	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

VersaBank beats Westaim on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VersaBank compare to Calfrac Well Services?

VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and Calfrac Well Services (TSE:CFW) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

VersaBank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Calfrac Well Services. Calfrac Well Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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
VersaBank	C$133.33M	5.98	C$49.54M	C$0.97	25.56
Calfrac Well Services	C$1.32B	0.43	C$27.97M	C$0.46	12.30

VersaBank has a beta of 1.591982, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Calfrac Well Services has a beta of -0.208781, suggesting that its share price is 121% less volatile than the broader market.

VersaBank currently has a consensus target price of C$19.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.36%. Calfrac Well Services has a consensus target price of C$7.75, indicating a potential upside of 36.93%. Given Calfrac Well Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Calfrac Well Services is more favorable than VersaBank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VersaBank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Calfrac Well Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

VersaBank has a net margin of 10.04% compared to Calfrac Well Services' net margin of 3.29%. Calfrac Well Services' return on equity of 6.49% beat VersaBank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	10.04%	5.89%	1.10%
Calfrac Well Services	3.29%	6.49%	6.32%

In the previous week, Calfrac Well Services had 6 more articles in the media than VersaBank. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Calfrac Well Services and 0 mentions for VersaBank. Calfrac Well Services' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat VersaBank's score of 0.00 indicating that Calfrac Well Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
Calfrac Well Services	Positive

10.1% of VersaBank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.7% of Calfrac Well Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.9% of Calfrac Well Services shares are owned 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.

Summary

Calfrac Well Services beats VersaBank on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VersaBank compare to Wall Financial?

VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and Wall Financial (TSE:WFC) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Wall Financial has a net margin of 18.59% compared to VersaBank's net margin of 10.04%. Wall Financial's return on equity of 16.54% beat VersaBank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	10.04%	5.89%	1.10%
Wall Financial	18.59%	16.54%	4.20%

In the previous week, VersaBank's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Wall Financial'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
Wall Financial	Neutral

VersaBank has a beta of 1.591982, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wall Financial has a beta of 0.766237, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

10.1% of VersaBank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Wall Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 69.7% of Wall Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

VersaBank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wall Financial. Wall Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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
VersaBank	C$133.33M	5.98	C$49.54M	C$0.97	25.56
Wall Financial	C$179.24M	3.20	C$24.83M	C$1.04	17.27

VersaBank currently has a consensus price target of C$19.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.36%. Given VersaBank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe VersaBank is more favorable than Wall Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VersaBank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wall Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

VersaBank beats Wall Financial on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VersaBank compare to Points.com?

Points.com (TSE:PTS) and VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Points.com's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled VersaBank'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Points.com	Neutral
VersaBank	Neutral

VersaBank has a net margin of 10.04% compared to Points.com's net margin of 0.00%. VersaBank's return on equity of 5.89% beat Points.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Points.com	N/A	N/A	N/A
VersaBank	10.04%	5.89%	1.10%

VersaBank has a consensus target price of C$19.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.36%. Given Points.com's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Points.com is more favorable than VersaBank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Points.com	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
VersaBank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

10.1% of VersaBank shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

VersaBank has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Points.com. Points.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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
Points.com	C$432.40M	0.00	C$2.84M	C$0.19	N/A
VersaBank	C$133.33M	5.98	C$49.54M	C$0.97	25.56

Summary

VersaBank beats Points.com on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE 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.

VBNK vs. The Competition

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Metric	VersaBank	Banks Industry	Financial Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$797.42M	C$23.09B	C$5.86B	C$12.16B
Dividend Yield	0.41%	4.29%	5.22%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	25.56	14.99	15.89	37.64
Price / Sales	5.98	68.97	982.36	11.68
Price / Cash	N/A	15.03	92.81	82.29
Price / Book	1.46	0.77	6.57	4.50
Net Income	C$49.54M	C$16.02B	C$1.14B	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	3.72%	0.63%	0.92%	2.48%
1 Month Performance	-0.84%	1.69%	1.90%	1.47%
1 Year Performance	51.25%	28.75%	19.85%	53.55%

VersaBank Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VBNK VersaBank	0.6551 of 5 stars	C$24.79 +1.6%	C$19.00 -23.4%	+54.9%	C$797.42M	C$133.33M	25.56	100	Gap Up
HIVE HIVE Digital Technologies	N/A	C$4.10 flat	N/A	+51.3%	C$1.04B	C$257.14M	N/A	20	Gap Down
WED Westaim	N/A	C$23.07 -0.8%	N/A	-24.7%	C$773.25M	C$66.25M	N/A	3,240
CFW Calfrac Well Services	4.0463 of 5 stars	C$5.81 +0.3%	C$7.75 +33.4%	+78.0%	C$583.23M	C$1.39B	17.09	730	News Coverage
WFC Wall Financial	N/A	C$16.33 -5.0%	N/A	N/A	C$521.56M	C$179.24M	15.70	238,000	Gap Down

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VersaBank (VBNK) Competitors

VBNK vs. HIVE, WED, CFW, WFC, and PTS

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VersaBank (VBNK) Competitors

VBNK vs. HIVE, WED, CFW, WFC, and PTS

How does VersaBank compare to HIVE Digital Technologies?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VBNK or HIVE?

Is VBNK or HIVE more profitable?

Does the media favor VBNK or HIVE?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VBNK or HIVE?

Which has more risk and volatility, VBNK or HIVE?

Do analysts rate VBNK or HIVE?

Summary

How does VersaBank compare to Westaim?

Which has better earnings & valuation, VBNK or WED?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VBNK or WED?

Which has more volatility & risk, VBNK or WED?

Is VBNK or WED more profitable?

Does the media prefer VBNK or WED?

Is VBNK or WED a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend VBNK or WED?

Summary

How does VersaBank compare to Calfrac Well Services?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VBNK or CFW?

Which has more risk and volatility, VBNK or CFW?

Do analysts prefer VBNK or CFW?

Is VBNK or CFW more profitable?

Does the media prefer VBNK or CFW?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VBNK or CFW?

Summary

How does VersaBank compare to Wall Financial?

Is VBNK or WFC more profitable?

Does the media favor VBNK or WFC?

Which has more volatility & risk, VBNK or WFC?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VBNK or WFC?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VBNK or WFC?

Do analysts recommend VBNK or WFC?

Summary

How does VersaBank compare to Points.com?

Does the media favor PTS or VBNK?

Is PTS or VBNK more profitable?

Do analysts recommend PTS or VBNK?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PTS or VBNK?

Which has better earnings & valuation, PTS or VBNK?

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