BayFirst Financial (BAFN) Competitors $18.22 -0.45 (-2.38%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.36 +0.15 (+0.80%) As of 02/21/2025 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BAFN vs. JMSB, LNKB, BRBS, FRST, OPRT, PLBC, FINW, FUNC, MVBF, and FDBCShould you be buying BayFirst Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BayFirst Financial include John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB), LINKBANCORP (LNKB), Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS), Primis Financial (FRST), Oportun Financial (OPRT), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), FinWise Bancorp (FINW), First United (FUNC), MVB Financial (MVBF), and Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. BayFirst Financial vs. John Marshall Bancorp LINKBANCORP Blue Ridge Bankshares Primis Financial Oportun Financial Plumas Bancorp FinWise Bancorp First United MVB Financial Fidelity D & D Bancorp John Marshall Bancorp (NASDAQ:JMSB) and BayFirst Financial (NASDAQ:BAFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JMSB or BAFN? 39.1% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of BayFirst Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of BayFirst Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is JMSB or BAFN more profitable? John Marshall Bancorp has a net margin of 15.23% compared to BayFirst Financial's net margin of 8.80%. BayFirst Financial's return on equity of 14.81% beat John Marshall Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Marshall Bancorp15.23% 7.20% 0.76% BayFirst Financial 8.80%14.81%1.05% Does the media favor JMSB or BAFN? In the previous week, John Marshall Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than BayFirst Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Marshall Bancorp and 0 mentions for BayFirst Financial. John Marshall Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat BayFirst Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that John Marshall Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment John Marshall Bancorp Very Positive BayFirst Financial Neutral Which has preferable valuation & earnings, JMSB or BAFN? John Marshall Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BayFirst Financial. BayFirst Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Marshall Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Marshall Bancorp$112.40M2.23$17.12M$1.2014.68BayFirst Financial$143.28M0.53$12.60M$2.527.23 Does the MarketBeat Community favor JMSB or BAFN? John Marshall Bancorp received 54 more outperform votes than BayFirst Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJohn Marshall BancorpOutperform Votes5472.97% Underperform Votes2027.03% BayFirst FinancialN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, JMSB or BAFN? John Marshall Bancorp has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BayFirst Financial has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JMSB or BAFN a better dividend stock? John Marshall Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. BayFirst Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. John Marshall Bancorp pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BayFirst Financial pays out 12.7% 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. BayFirst Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryJohn Marshall Bancorp beats BayFirst Financial on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$77.12M$3.23B$11.72B$9.15BDividend Yield1.71%3.67%5.37%3.85%P/E Ratio7.2324.1324.1519.13Price / Sales0.532.1726.4470.72Price / Cash5.7410.6417.9134.83Price / Book0.881.242.594.62Net Income$12.60M$372.21M$1.03B$245.94M7 Day Performance7.15%-2.62%-1.41%-2.62%1 Month Performance21.19%-0.06%0.67%-2.15%1 Year Performance42.86%23.03%14.93%12.95% BayFirst Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BAFNBayFirst Financial2.4237 of 5 stars$18.22-2.4%N/A+44.6%$77.12M$143.28M7.23640JMSBJohn Marshall Bancorp2.283 of 5 stars$19.68-1.0%N/A+0.6%$280.24M$112.40M16.40140Positive NewsLNKBLINKBANCORP3.5561 of 5 stars$7.46+0.7%$8.25+10.6%+5.4%$278.78M$108.76M10.66110BRBSBlue Ridge BanksharesN/A$3.79flatN/A+45.3%$278.64M$173.89M-5.92560FRSTPrimis Financial4.8971 of 5 stars$11.06flat$14.00+26.6%-14.9%$273.44M$147.43M11.77420OPRTOportun Financial4.0668 of 5 stars$7.57+18.3%$5.50-27.3%+113.2%$272.37M$1.06B-2.292,465Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePLBCPlumas Bancorp4.943 of 5 stars$45.22+0.3%$57.00+26.1%+29.9%$266.80M$93.11M9.44190Positive NewsFINWFinWise Bancorp3.1687 of 5 stars$19.93+0.7%$21.67+8.7%+97.2%$263.30M$81.40M21.20120High Trading VolumeFUNCFirst United4.2362 of 5 stars$40.37-2.4%$42.00+4.0%+75.8%$261.19M$111.40M12.82300Positive NewsMVBFMVB Financial4.9744 of 5 stars$20.14+0.7%$25.33+25.8%-13.7%$260.61M$209.53M14.18460Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageFDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp3.6348 of 5 stars$44.51-1.4%N/A-6.8%$255.49M$126.04M12.33320Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Marshall Bancorp Competitors LINKBANCORP Competitors Blue Ridge Bankshares Competitors Primis Financial Competitors Oportun Financial Competitors Plumas Bancorp Competitors FinWise Bancorp Competitors First United Competitors MVB Financial Competitors Fidelity D & D Bancorp 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEx-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000”Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. ...Colonial Metals | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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