BayFirst Financial (BAFN) Competitors $14.65 -1.55 (-9.57%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.40 +0.75 (+5.12%) As of 04/25/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BAFN vs. SWKH, ONIT, TSBK, BWFG, SNFCA, NWFL, HWBK, FDBC, RHLD, and PKBKShould you be buying BayFirst Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BayFirst Financial include SWK (SWKH), Onity Group (ONIT), Timberland Bancorp (TSBK), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Security National Financial (SNFCA), Norwood Financial (NWFL), Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK), Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC), Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD), and Parke Bancorp (PKBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. BayFirst Financial vs. SWK Onity Group Timberland Bancorp Bankwell Financial Group Security National Financial Norwood Financial Hawthorn Bancshares Fidelity D & D Bancorp Resolute Holdings Management Parke Bancorp BayFirst Financial (NASDAQ:BAFN) and SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BAFN or SWKH? SWK received 9 more outperform votes than BayFirst Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBayFirst FinancialN/AN/ASWKOutperform Votes950.00% Underperform Votes950.00% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BAFN or SWKH? 16.9% of BayFirst Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of SWK shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of BayFirst Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SWK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BAFN or SWKH more profitable? SWK has a net margin of 26.51% compared to BayFirst Financial's net margin of 8.80%. BayFirst Financial's return on equity of 14.81% beat SWK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BayFirst Financial8.80% 14.81% 1.05% SWK 26.51%5.07%4.40% Does the media refer more to BAFN or SWKH? In the previous week, BayFirst Financial had 1 more articles in the media than SWK. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BayFirst Financial and 3 mentions for SWK. SWK's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat BayFirst Financial's score of 0.99 indicating that SWK is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BayFirst Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SWK 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, BAFN or SWKH? BayFirst Financial has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SWK has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BAFN or SWKH? SWK has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BayFirst Financial. BayFirst Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SWK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBayFirst Financial$80.46M0.75$12.60M$2.525.81SWK$44.99M3.98$15.89M$1.1812.37 SummarySWK beats BayFirst Financial on 8 of the 14 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$60.49M$3.02B$11.13B$7.80BDividend Yield2.34%3.98%5.90%4.30%P/E Ratio5.8122.7722.0818.40Price / Sales0.753.0025.98101.29Price / Cash5.6410.6317.5934.62Price / Book0.711.152.644.18Net Income$12.60M$372.21M$1.03B$247.71M7 Day Performance3.90%3.85%2.60%6.56%1 Month Performance-22.61%-3.17%-2.21%-2.25%1 Year Performance13.57%16.26%533.60%4.67% BayFirst Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BAFNBayFirst Financial3.375 of 5 stars$14.65-9.6%N/A+14.5%$60.49M$80.46M5.81640Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsSWKHSWK2.2382 of 5 stars$18.88+4.6%N/A-14.6%$231.34M$44.99M20.3040Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeONITOnity Group3.9704 of 5 stars$29.38-2.2%$42.50+44.7%N/A$231.31M$1.07B7.184,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsTSBKTimberland Bancorp3.0795 of 5 stars$28.97-2.0%N/A+17.0%$230.49M$71.81M9.38300Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsBWFGBankwell Financial Group2.0237 of 5 stars$28.95-1.2%$40.00+38.2%+35.1%$228.39M$87M24.53140Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap DownSNFCASecurity National Financial2.8905 of 5 stars$9.14+2.0%N/A+46.9%$225.66M$335.45M7.441,730News CoveragePositive NewsNWFLNorwood Financial2.051 of 5 stars$23.82+3.5%$28.17+18.2%+1.4%$220.65M$51.04M2,382.00260Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeHWBKHawthorn Bancshares1.9015 of 5 stars$28.47-2.5%N/A+59.3%$220.60M$72.91M10.91310FDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp3.6253 of 5 stars$37.43-3.4%N/A-15.9%$218.67M$79.92M10.37320Earnings ReportNews CoverageRHLDResolute Holdings ManagementN/A$24.91-2.2%N/AN/A$212.38M$420.57M0.00N/AGap UpPKBKParke Bancorp2.7409 of 5 stars$17.85+1.8%N/A+13.8%$211.40M$63.01M7.86100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SWK Competitors Onity Group Competitors Timberland Bancorp Competitors Bankwell Financial Group Competitors Security National Financial Competitors Norwood Financial Competitors Hawthorn Bancshares Competitors Fidelity D & D Bancorp Competitors Resolute Holdings Management Competitors Parke Bancorp 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 (NASDAQ:BAFN) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDonald Trump is about to free crypto from its chains …Sure enough, Bitcoin took off on the exact day Juan said it would. 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