1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin (BCOW) Competitors

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin (NASDAQ:BCOW) and Security National Financial (NASDAQ:SNFCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BCOW or SNFCA?

Security National Financial received 138 more outperform votes than 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.30% of users gave Security National Financial an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	Outperform Votes 13 54.17%	Underperform Votes 11 45.83%
Security National Financial	Outperform Votes 151 73.30%	Underperform Votes 55 26.70%

Do analysts recommend BCOW or SNFCA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Security National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BCOW or SNFCA?

37.8% of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.6% of Security National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Security National Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BCOW or SNFCA?

In the previous week, Security National Financial had 3 more articles in the media than 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Security National Financial and 1 mentions for 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin. 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Security National Financial's score of 0.55 indicating that 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Security National Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BCOW or SNFCA more profitable?

Security National Financial has a net margin of 6.72% compared to 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin's net margin of -30.63%. Security National Financial's return on equity of 6.89% beat 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	-30.63%	-9.45%	-1.21%
Security National Financial	6.72%	6.89%	1.51%

Which has more volatility & risk, BCOW or SNFCA?

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Security National Financial has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BCOW or SNFCA?

Security National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin. 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Security National Financial, 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
1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin	$10.20M	5.84	-$6.79M	-$1.23	-8.09
Security National Financial	$318.50M	0.75	$14.49M	$0.91	10.85

Summary

Security National Financial beats 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.