Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors $13.10 -0.45 (-3.32%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends BKSC vs. UBCP, FXNC, RNDB, BCML, CZFS, PDLB, PCB, CBAN, PKBK, and MVBFShould you be buying Bank of South Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of South Carolina include United Bancorp (UBCP), First National (FXNC), Randolph Bancorp (RNDB), BayCom (BCML), Citizens Financial Services (CZFS), Ponce Financial Group (PDLB), PCB Bancorp (PCB), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), Parke Bancorp (PKBK), and MVB Financial (MVBF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Bank of South Carolina vs. United Bancorp First National Randolph Bancorp BayCom Citizens Financial Services Ponce Financial Group PCB Bancorp Colony Bankcorp Parke Bancorp MVB Financial United Bancorp (NASDAQ:UBCP) and Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in UBCP or BKSC? 15.4% of United Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of United Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer UBCP or BKSC? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/ABank of South Carolina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor UBCP or BKSC? Bank of South Carolina received 98 more outperform votes than United Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.26% of users gave United Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.98% of users gave Bank of South Carolina an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited BancorpOutperform Votes9160.26% Underperform Votes6039.74% Bank of South CarolinaOutperform Votes18957.98% Underperform Votes13742.02% Which has more risk & volatility, UBCP or BKSC? United Bancorp has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UBCP or BKSC a better dividend stock? United Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Bank of South Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. United Bancorp pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of South Carolina pays out 66.7% 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. United Bancorp has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UBCP or BKSC? United Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of South Carolina. United Bancorp 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 RatioUnited Bancorp$40.90M1.93$8.95M$1.498.88Bank of South Carolina$21.16M3.37$5.49M$1.1411.49 Does the media refer more to UBCP or BKSC? In the previous week, Bank of South Carolina had 3 more articles in the media than United Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bank of South Carolina and 0 mentions for United Bancorp. United Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that United Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment United Bancorp Positive Bank of South Carolina Neutral Is UBCP or BKSC more profitable? Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 22.15% compared to United Bancorp's net margin of 19.85%. United Bancorp's return on equity of 14.19% beat Bank of South Carolina's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Bancorp19.85% 14.19% 1.04% Bank of South Carolina 22.15%13.18%1.03% SummaryUnited Bancorp beats Bank of South Carolina on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyI was wrong. Dead wrong. I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 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$71.33M$3.04B$10.47B$8.53BDividend Yield5.95%3.71%9.99%4.14%P/E Ratio11.4916.1242.5715.14Price / Sales3.372.503,280.8693.53Price / Cash11.9110.2330.2234.04Price / Book1.521.193.995.01Net Income$5.49M$405.86M$992.99M$225.46M7 Day Performance5.90%0.66%-0.35%0.37%1 Month Performance9.17%4.30%0.26%3.57%1 Year Performance14.11%32.00%22.92%29.42% Bank of South Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKSCBank of South CarolinaN/A$13.10-3.3%N/A+8.9%$71.33M$21.16M11.4980Analyst ForecastUBCPUnited Bancorp3.5959 of 5 stars$13.25+1.3%N/A+32.8%$78.84M$40.90M8.89115Upcoming EarningsFXNCFirst National3.1893 of 5 stars$21.00+1.4%$21.50+2.4%+13.7%$131.88M$69.50M16.67210News CoverageRNDBRandolph BancorpN/A$26.99flatN/A+0.0%$140.43M$56.04M34.60170BCMLBayCom4.7043 of 5 stars$24.73+1.7%$28.00+13.2%+21.5%$273.55M$99.84M11.67370Positive NewsCZFSCitizens Financial Services3.7026 of 5 stars$59.48+2.4%$53.00-10.9%+15.2%$273.48M$100.87M10.24310Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsPDLBPonce Financial Group1.4416 of 5 stars$11.43+2.6%N/A+49.0%$272.17M$79.11M29.31250News CoveragePCBPCB Bancorp4.5298 of 5 stars$19.00+3.2%$20.50+7.9%+25.4%$270.75M$161.86M11.24250High Trading VolumeCBANColony Bankcorp3.1594 of 5 stars$14.91+0.4%N/A+50.5%$261.81M$112.85M11.83520PKBKParke Bancorp4.0581 of 5 stars$21.31+2.7%N/A+26.5%$255.29M$119.40M9.15100MVBFMVB Financial4.796 of 5 stars$20.29+3.0%$25.00+23.2%-4.2%$254.55M$209.53M13.09460News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United Bancorp Alternatives First National Alternatives Randolph Bancorp Alternatives BayCom Alternatives Citizens Financial Services Alternatives Ponce Financial Group Alternatives PCB Bancorp Alternatives Colony Bankcorp Alternatives Parke Bancorp Alternatives MVB Financial Alternatives 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:BKSC) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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