Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. BankFinancial (BFIN) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends BFIN vs. MLVF, FSFG, WNEB, PBBI, HIFS, NFBK, FFIC, KRNY, HBCP, and WSBFShould you be buying BankFinancial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BankFinancial include Malvern Bancorp (MLVF), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), PB Bancorp (PBBI), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NFBK), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Kearny Financial (KRNY), Home Bancorp (HBCP), and Waterstone Financial (WSBF). BankFinancial vs. Malvern Bancorp First Savings Financial Group Western New England Bancorp PB Bancorp Hingham Institution for Savings Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Flushing Financial Kearny Financial Home Bancorp Waterstone Financial Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MLVF) and BankFinancial (NASDAQ:BFIN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, MLVF or BFIN? Malvern Bancorp has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BankFinancial has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate MLVF or BFIN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Malvern Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/ABankFinancial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Does the media favor MLVF or BFIN? In the previous week, Malvern Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat BankFinancial's score of 0.00 indicating that Malvern Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Malvern Bancorp Positive BankFinancial Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MLVF or BFIN? BankFinancial has higher revenue and earnings than Malvern Bancorp. BankFinancial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malvern Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMalvern Bancorp$37.33M3.47$6.95M$0.9118.65BankFinancial$70.57M2.16$9.39M$0.6718.25 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MLVF or BFIN? BankFinancial received 6 more outperform votes than Malvern Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.44% of users gave Malvern Bancorp an outperform vote while only 51.16% of users gave BankFinancial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMalvern BancorpOutperform Votes21551.44% Underperform Votes20348.56% BankFinancialOutperform Votes22151.16% Underperform Votes21148.84% Is MLVF or BFIN more profitable? Malvern Bancorp has a net margin of 16.83% compared to BankFinancial's net margin of 11.14%. BankFinancial's return on equity of 5.33% beat Malvern Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Malvern Bancorp16.83% 4.68% 0.67% BankFinancial 11.14%5.33%0.56% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MLVF or BFIN? 54.1% of Malvern Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of BankFinancial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Malvern Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of BankFinancial shares are held by 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. SummaryMalvern Bancorp beats BankFinancial on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMost People Are Dead Wrong.Turn on any financial news outlet at any given moment and within minutes you're guaranteed to see headlines about artificial intelligence. Everyone's talking about AI right now. But see, I've been talking about it for years.I call it my AI Retirement Playbook. I recommend you check it out now. Get BankFinancial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFIN 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 BFIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBankFinancialFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$152.39M$1.73B$10.43B$8.53BDividend Yield3.27%3.30%10.18%4.14%P/E Ratio18.2514.1743.2115.14Price / Sales2.162.403,384.72100.10Price / Cash14.0618.0630.0534.08Price / Book0.990.973.965.02Net Income$9.39M$353.85M$992.99M$225.46M BankFinancial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFINBankFinancialN/A$12.23+0.3%N/A+44.9%$152.39M$70.57M18.25209Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageMLVFMalvern BancorpN/A$16.97flatN/AN/A$129.65M$37.33M18.6577Analyst ForecastFSFGFirst Savings Financial Group4.2939 of 5 stars$26.81+4.1%$25.25-5.8%+84.1%$184.53M$73.39M20.01470Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.5622 of 5 stars$8.70+0.2%$8.50-2.3%+20.7%$188.16M$75.04M16.73360PBBIPB BancorpN/A$15.25flatN/A+0.0%$113.57M$21.31M29.3382HIFSHingham Institution for Savings1.3274 of 5 stars$263.28+4.3%N/A+68.8%$565.26M$55.55M24.9387Positive NewsNFBKNorthfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)3.232 of 5 stars$11.99+4.3%$11.13-7.2%+33.3%$517.85M$220.69M18.73397FFICFlushing Financial3.2056 of 5 stars$16.17+5.8%$15.50-4.1%+23.1%$470.06M$424.07M18.17549Insider SellingNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeKRNYKearny Financial1.6473 of 5 stars$7.01+0.3%$7.00-0.1%-0.3%$451.70M$134.50M-5.04552HBCPHome Bancorp2.7382 of 5 stars$47.54+4.9%$48.67+2.4%+35.7%$386.41M$132.27M10.54440WSBFWaterstone Financial3.6679 of 5 stars$14.89+2.0%N/A+34.4%$289.76M$180.39M20.40698 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Malvern Bancorp Alternatives First Savings Financial Group Alternatives Western New England Bancorp Alternatives PB Bancorp Alternatives Hingham Institution for Savings Alternatives Northfield Bancorp, Inc. 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