Broadway Financial (BYFC) Competitors

Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ:CBAN) and Broadway Financial (NASDAQ:BYFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CBAN or BYFC?

50.4% of Colony Bankcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.1% of Broadway Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Colony Bankcorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Broadway Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CBAN or BYFC?

In the previous week, Broadway Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Colony Bankcorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Broadway Financial and 1 mentions for Colony Bankcorp. Colony Bankcorp's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Broadway Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Colony Bankcorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Colony Bankcorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadway Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CBAN or BYFC?

Colony Bankcorp has higher revenue and earnings than Broadway Financial. Broadway Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colony Bankcorp, 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
Colony Bankcorp	$121.88M	2.46	$23.87M	$1.58	10.85
Broadway Financial	$33.75M	2.04	$1.93M	-$0.13	-57.51

Do analysts recommend CBAN or BYFC?

Colony Bankcorp currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.54%. Given Colony Bankcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Colony Bankcorp is more favorable than Broadway Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Colony Bankcorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Broadway Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, CBAN or BYFC?

Colony Bankcorp has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadway Financial has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CBAN or BYFC more profitable?

Colony Bankcorp has a net margin of 13.51% compared to Broadway Financial's net margin of 3.18%. Colony Bankcorp's return on equity of 9.64% beat Broadway Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Colony Bankcorp	13.51%	9.64%	0.85%
Broadway Financial	3.18%	1.46%	0.15%

Summary

Colony Bankcorp beats Broadway Financial on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.