Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Competitors $13.53 +0.03 (+0.22%) As of 04/17/2025 03:49 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BKSC vs. PBFS, BTBT, BCML, BRBS, NEWT, RBB, PDLB, GHI, FRBA, and CZFSShould you be buying Bank of South Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of South Carolina include Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS), Bit Digital (BTBT), BayCom (BCML), Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS), NewtekOne (NEWT), RBB Bancorp (RBB), Ponce Financial Group (PDLB), Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI), First Bank (FRBA), and Citizens Financial Services (CZFS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank of South Carolina vs. Pioneer Bancorp Bit Digital BayCom Blue Ridge Bankshares NewtekOne RBB Bancorp Ponce Financial Group Greystone Housing Impact Investors First Bank Citizens Financial Services Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) and Pioneer Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, BKSC or PBFS? Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pioneer Bancorp has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BKSC or PBFS more profitable? Bank of South Carolina has a net margin of 23.42% compared to Pioneer Bancorp's net margin of 16.26%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 13.59% beat Pioneer Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of South Carolina23.42% 13.59% 1.14% Pioneer Bancorp 16.26%6.16%0.93% Which has higher earnings and valuation, BKSC or PBFS? Pioneer Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of South Carolina. Bank of South Carolina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pioneer Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of South Carolina$21.16M3.47$6.75M$1.3010.41Pioneer Bancorp$79.44M3.66$15.26M$0.7315.42 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BKSC or PBFS? Bank of South Carolina received 174 more outperform votes than Pioneer Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.47% of users gave Bank of South Carolina an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Pioneer Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank of South CarolinaOutperform Votes18954.47% Underperform Votes15845.53% Pioneer BancorpOutperform Votes1542.86% Underperform Votes2057.14% Do institutionals & insiders believe in BKSC or PBFS? 0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Pioneer Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer BKSC or PBFS? In the previous week, Pioneer Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Bank of South Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pioneer Bancorp and 1 mentions for Bank of South Carolina. Pioneer Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Bank of South Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that Pioneer Bancorp 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Pioneer Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryBank of South Carolina beats Pioneer Bancorp on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$73.45M$2.87B$10.87B$7.35BDividend Yield5.63%4.07%5.76%4.34%P/E Ratio11.0021.6821.5617.82Price / Sales3.472.9025.5197.73Price / Cash12.8010.6317.6234.64Price / Book1.571.102.503.98Net Income$6.75M$372.21M$1.04B$247.81M7 Day Performance2.11%3.15%1.82%3.19%1 Month Performance-0.15%-6.19%-4.03%-7.70%1 Year Performance11.18%12.89%535.48%1.49% Bank of South Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKSCBank of South CarolinaN/A$13.53+0.2%N/A+11.2%$73.45M$21.16M11.0080Analyst ForecastPBFSPioneer Bancorp0.9536 of 5 stars$11.20+1.1%N/A+23.7%$289.50M$79.44M15.34260Positive NewsBTBTBit Digital2.8003 of 5 stars$1.85flat$6.33+242.3%-9.8%$283.99M$163.76M30.8310News CoverageBCMLBayCom3.9244 of 5 stars$25.24+0.7%$31.00+22.8%+29.8%$280.92M$97.14M12.02370Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoverageBRBSBlue Ridge BanksharesN/A$3.10+1.6%N/A+22.3%$272.15M$92.23M-4.84560News CoveragePositive NewsNEWTNewtekOne3.4731 of 5 stars$10.30+2.6%$14.50+40.8%-6.1%$270.80M$237.74M5.75100Ex-DividendHigh Trading VolumeRBBRBB Bancorp4.2578 of 5 stars$15.27-0.5%$21.25+39.2%-15.4%$270.74M$114.70M10.46360News CoverageGap DownPDLBPonce Financial Group1.4424 of 5 stars$11.09-0.6%N/A+32.7%$265.78M$81.14M23.60250News CoveragePositive NewsGHIGreystone Housing Impact Investors3.6339 of 5 stars$11.15+0.2%$17.25+54.7%-24.5%$257.89M$40.00M14.48N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsFRBAFirst Bank4.364 of 5 stars$13.11+1.9%$17.00+29.7%+6.6%$256.56M$129.85M7.85240Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCZFSCitizens Financial Services2.3939 of 5 stars$53.49-2.0%$53.00-0.9%+24.2%$254.61M$100.75M9.11310Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pioneer Bancorp Alternatives Bit Digital Alternatives BayCom Alternatives Blue Ridge Bankshares Alternatives NewtekOne Alternatives RBB Bancorp Alternatives Ponce Financial Group Alternatives Greystone Housing Impact Investors Alternatives First Bank Alternatives Citizens Financial Services 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 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s Top Secret $9 Trillion AI SuperweaponJeff Brown spotted Nvidia at $1. 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