BayFirst Financial (BAFN) Competitors $13.41 -0.04 (-0.30%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:15 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BAFN vs. WNEB, BVFL, SWKH, MYFW, FSFG, FCCO, HNVR, UBFO, PEBK, and MRBKShould you be buying BayFirst Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BayFirst Financial include Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), BV Financial (BVFL), SWK (SWKH), First Western Financial (MYFW), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), First Community (FCCO), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), United Security Bancshares (UBFO), Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK), and Meridian (MRBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. BayFirst Financial vs. Western New England Bancorp BV Financial SWK First Western Financial First Savings Financial Group First Community Hanover Bancorp United Security Bancshares Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Meridian Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) and BayFirst Financial (NASDAQ:BAFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Which has higher valuation & earnings, WNEB or BAFN? Western New England Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BayFirst Financial. Western New England Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BayFirst Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern New England Bancorp$71.68M2.72$15.07M$0.5217.81BayFirst Financial$80.77M0.69$5.70M$0.7318.37 Is WNEB or BAFN more profitable? Western New England Bancorp has a net margin of 9.05% compared to BayFirst Financial's net margin of 3.38%. BayFirst Financial's return on equity of 5.34% beat Western New England Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western New England Bancorp9.05% 4.58% 0.42% BayFirst Financial 3.38%5.34%0.39% Which has more volatility and risk, WNEB or BAFN? Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BayFirst Financial has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WNEB or BAFN? Western New England Bancorp received 297 more outperform votes than BayFirst Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestern New England BancorpOutperform Votes29758.70% Underperform Votes20941.30% BayFirst FinancialN/AN/A Is WNEB or BAFN a better dividend stock? Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BayFirst Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Western New England Bancorp pays out 53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BayFirst Financial pays out 43.8% 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. Does the media favor WNEB or BAFN? In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat BayFirst Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Western New England Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Western New England Bancorp Neutral BayFirst Financial Neutral Do analysts prefer WNEB or BAFN? Western New England Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.21%. Given Western New England Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Western New England Bancorp is more favorable than BayFirst Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Western New England Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00BayFirst Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WNEB or BAFN? 67.9% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of BayFirst Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of BayFirst Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryWestern New England Bancorp beats BayFirst Financial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsNvidia’s Bold Move: Tackling Tech’s $1 Trillion CrisisTaiwan Semiconductor, a partner of Nvidia’s for more than two decades, has seen its shares explode as much as 4,744%. Now, if you’re like everybody else, you want to know what Nvidia’s doing next … and who they’re going to partner with …Find out details on these three critical Nvidia partners immediately. Get BayFirst Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BAFN 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 BAFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBayFirst FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$55.42M$3.10B$11.28B$9.08BDividend Yield2.42%3.57%5.64%4.23%P/E Ratio18.3716.5626.6917.18Price / Sales0.693.2936.16116.99Price / Cash4.0811.2818.7137.86Price / Book0.651.262.774.78Net Income$5.70M$406.76M$1.04B$225.60M7 Day Performance1.44%-4.75%-2.89%-1.23%1 Month Performance4.36%-4.99%-2.90%3.36%1 Year Performance6.01%14.26%11.59%16.60% BayFirst Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BAFNBayFirst FinancialN/A$13.41-0.3%N/A+6.4%$55.42M$80.77M18.37640WNEBWestern New England Bancorp2.6838 of 5 stars$9.94-0.5%$8.50-14.5%+7.7%$208.94M$112.01M19.21360BVFLBV Financial1.5893 of 5 stars$17.98+1.6%N/A+18.5%$208.53M$37.66M15.02112SWKHSWK1.6494 of 5 stars$16.70+0.5%N/A-10.5%$204.29M$42.52M17.8740News CoverageMYFWFirst Western Financial3.5193 of 5 stars$21.05-0.2%$23.83+13.2%-2.5%$203.43M$88.93M33.87310FSFGFirst Savings Financial Group4.1875 of 5 stars$28.85+3.1%$27.50-4.7%+57.3%$198.60M$70.57M14.17470Analyst DowngradeFCCOFirst Community2.9109 of 5 stars$25.86-0.3%$21.00-18.8%+14.3%$197.60M$59.06M15.38250High Trading VolumeHNVRHanover Bancorp3.6174 of 5 stars$25.39+1.2%$22.00-13.4%+36.5%$181.62M$62.58M15.21160High Trading VolumeUBFOUnited Security Bancshares3.8379 of 5 stars$10.25-0.6%N/A+20.0%$177.56M$54.53M10.10120Dividend AnnouncementPEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina3.5449 of 5 stars$32.41+1.2%N/A+6.5%$176.96M$94.78M10.85310Positive NewsMRBKMeridian3.2757 of 5 stars$15.39-0.7%$16.00+4.0%+6.0%$172.98M$168.55M15.35410Analyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Western New England Bancorp Competitors BV Financial Competitors SWK Competitors First Western Financial Competitors First Savings Financial Group Competitors First Community Competitors Hanover Bancorp Competitors United Security Bancshares Competitors Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors Meridian Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BAFN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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