Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors $13.40 +0.13 (+0.98%) As of 03/28/2025 12:55 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BKSC vs. HIVE, OBT, CZFS, SFST, PCB, COFS, LNKB, ONIT, PLBC, and FDBCShould you be buying Bank of South Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of South Carolina include HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Orange County Bancorp (OBT), Citizens Financial Services (CZFS), Southern First Bancshares (SFST), PCB Bancorp (PCB), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), LINKBANCORP (LNKB), Onity Group (ONIT), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), and Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank of South Carolina vs. HIVE Digital Technologies Orange County Bancorp Citizens Financial Services Southern First Bancshares PCB Bancorp ChoiceOne Financial Services LINKBANCORP Onity Group Plumas Bancorp Fidelity D & D Bancorp Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BKSC or HIVE? Bank of South Carolina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of South Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of South Carolina$21.16M3.44$6.75M$1.2310.89HIVE Digital Technologies$117.25M2.02-$51.21M-$0.05-30.00 Which has more volatility & risk, BKSC or HIVE? Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.51, suggesting that its stock price is 251% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BKSC or HIVE more profitable? Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to HIVE Digital Technologies' net margin of -5.45%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat HIVE Digital Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of South Carolina23.42% 13.59% 1.14% HIVE Digital Technologies -5.45%-8.95%-7.74% Do analysts recommend BKSC or HIVE? HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus price target of $7.64, suggesting a potential upside of 409.52%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Bank of South Carolina.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of South Carolina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00HIVE Digital Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKSC or HIVE? Bank of South Carolina received 154 more outperform votes than HIVE Digital Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.32% of users gave HIVE Digital Technologies an outperform vote while only 54.94% of users gave Bank of South Carolina an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank of South CarolinaOutperform Votes18954.94% Underperform Votes15545.06% HIVE Digital TechnologiesOutperform Votes3559.32% Underperform Votes2440.68% Does the media favor BKSC or HIVE? In the previous week, HIVE Digital Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for HIVE Digital Technologies and 3 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. HIVE Digital Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.62 indicating that HIVE Digital Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank of South Carolina 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HIVE Digital Technologies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in BKSC or HIVE? 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHIVE Digital Technologies beats Bank of South Carolina on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Bank of South Carolina News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKSC 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 BKSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank of South CarolinaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$72.04M$3.06B$11.31B$7.84BDividend Yield5.55%3.76%5.39%4.01%P/E Ratio10.8922.9222.4918.74Price / Sales3.443.0825.6090.77Price / Cash12.8010.6317.6234.64Price / Book1.561.172.674.23Net Income$6.75M$372.21M$1.04B$247.47M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.47%-0.01%-2.29%1 Month Performance-1.69%-5.38%495.71%-5.81%1 Year Performance5.18%14.55%536.45%-0.96% Bank of South Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKSCBank of South CarolinaN/A$13.40+1.0%N/A+5.2%$72.04M$21.16M10.8980Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHIVEHIVE Digital Technologies3.4481 of 5 stars$1.79+7.8%$7.64+327.0%-55.5%$282.99M$117.25M-35.8020Analyst ForecastPositive NewsOBTOrange County Bancorp4.001 of 5 stars$24.55+1.7%$35.50+44.6%+2.5%$278.86M$107.63M9.94210Short Interest ↑News CoverageCZFSCitizens Financial Services2.557 of 5 stars$58.09+0.9%$53.00-8.8%+16.7%$276.51M$100.75M9.90310Positive NewsSFSTSouthern First Bancshares4.119 of 5 stars$33.79+1.7%N/A+4.9%$276.30M$93.34M17.60290Positive NewsPCBPCB Bancorp4.6209 of 5 stars$19.12+2.2%$22.00+15.1%+15.1%$274.97M$99.71M10.99250Short Interest ↑Positive NewsCOFSChoiceOne Financial Services4.719 of 5 stars$29.64+4.0%$37.00+24.8%+5.2%$265.84M$92.44M9.09380Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLNKBLINKBANCORP3.8874 of 5 stars$7.05+3.4%$8.25+17.0%-0.6%$263.46M$108.76M10.07110Positive NewsONITOnity Group4.5267 of 5 stars$32.96-1.8%$42.50+28.9%N/A$259.53M$1.07B8.064,400News CoveragePLBCPlumas Bancorp4.7444 of 5 stars$43.69+2.4%$58.00+32.8%+16.4%$258.65M$62.23M9.12190FDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp3.6453 of 5 stars$44.56+2.8%N/A-12.3%$256.98M$79.92M12.34320News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HIVE Digital Technologies Alternatives Orange County Bancorp Alternatives Citizens Financial Services Alternatives Southern First Bancshares Alternatives PCB Bancorp Alternatives ChoiceOne Financial Services Alternatives LINKBANCORP Alternatives Onity Group Alternatives Plumas Bancorp Alternatives Fidelity D & D Bancorp Alternatives 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:BKSC) was last updated on 3/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Treasure April 19Thanks to President Trump… A $900 investment across5 specific cryptos… Could gain 12,000% so quickly tha...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredNvidia’s CEO: “This Will Be a Multitrillion-Dollar Industry."If you missed out on the big boom in Nvidia… Listen up, because according to Nvidia's own CEO… Elon Musk...Brownstone Research | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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