Citizens (CIZN) Competitors $9.82 -0.18 (-1.80%) As of 01/14/2025 03:07 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrends CIZN vs. BVFL, BCBP, SWKH, VABK, WNEB, TROO, FSFG, MYFW, FCCO, and UBFOShould you be buying Citizens stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Citizens include BV Financial (BVFL), BCB Bancorp (BCBP), SWK (SWKH), Virginia National Bankshares (VABK), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), TROOPS (TROO), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), First Western Financial (MYFW), First Community (FCCO), and United Security Bancshares (UBFO). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Citizens vs. BV Financial BCB Bancorp SWK Virginia National Bankshares Western New England Bancorp TROOPS First Savings Financial Group First Western Financial First Community United Security Bancshares BV Financial (NASDAQ:BVFL) and Citizens (NASDAQ:CIZN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation. Is BVFL or CIZN more profitable? BV Financial has a net margin of 26.18% compared to Citizens' net margin of 4.44%. Citizens' return on equity of 7.23% beat BV Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BV Financial26.18% 6.27% 1.43% Citizens 4.44%7.23%0.23% Does the media prefer BVFL or CIZN? In the previous week, Citizens had 1 more articles in the media than BV Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Citizens and 2 mentions for BV Financial. BV Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Citizens' score of 0.20 indicating that BV Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment BV Financial Positive Citizens Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BVFL or CIZN? Citizens received 96 more outperform votes than BV Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBV FinancialN/AN/ACitizensOutperform Votes9646.83% Underperform Votes10953.17% Which has more volatility & risk, BVFL or CIZN? BV Financial has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BVFL or CIZN? BV Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Citizens. BV Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citizens, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBV Financial$37.66M5.14$13.71M$1.1914.03Citizens$40.95M1.35$1.85M$0.6116.10 Do institutionals and insiders believe in BVFL or CIZN? 42.7% of BV Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Citizens shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of BV Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Citizens shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBV Financial beats Citizens on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Citizens News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CIZN 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 CIZN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCitizensState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$55.36M$3.07B$11.30B$8.80BDividend Yield6.84%3.68%5.94%4.00%P/E Ratio16.1016.0824.6316.96Price / Sales1.353.2326.71123.65Price / Cash8.5311.2018.5837.77Price / Book1.291.232.534.89Net Income$1.85M$406.76M$1.04B$228.40M7 Day Performance5.03%0.15%-0.43%-1.79%1 Month Performance3.42%-7.43%-3.83%0.03%1 Year Performance25.90%14.04%13.04%13.56% Citizens Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIZNCitizensN/A$9.82-1.8%N/A+25.9%$55.36M$40.95M16.10250Analyst ForecastBVFLBV Financial1.7001 of 5 stars$17.18+0.2%N/A+18.6%$199.25M$37.66M14.44112Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBCBPBCB Bancorp4.1102 of 5 stars$11.46-1.4%$13.75+20.0%-9.4%$195.37M$98.98M9.79290Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSWKHSWK2.3073 of 5 stars$15.81-1.4%N/A-6.5%$193.40M$42.52M17.0040VABKVirginia National Bankshares2.9255 of 5 stars$35.67-3.1%N/A+6.4%$191.58M$51.97M12.34147Short Interest ↓WNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.6667 of 5 stars$9.02-0.4%$8.50-5.8%-2.7%$189.58M$71.68M17.35360Short Interest ↓TROOTROOPS0.3581 of 5 stars$1.85+2.8%N/A-35.2%$187.96M$4.34M0.0020Short Interest ↓Gap UpFSFGFirst Savings Financial Group4.683 of 5 stars$26.57+4.8%$27.50+3.5%+43.8%$182.80M$134.52M13.42470Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsMYFWFirst Western Financial4.8601 of 5 stars$18.68-2.7%$23.83+27.6%+1.1%$180.52M$88.93M30.13310News CoverageFCCOFirst Community3.2268 of 5 stars$23.61-0.4%$21.00-11.1%+24.3%$180.40M$59.06M13.97250Short Interest ↑News CoverageUBFOUnited Security Bancshares3.3116 of 5 stars$9.98+1.3%N/A+20.1%$172.88M$54.53M9.78120Short Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BV Financial Competitors BCB Bancorp Competitors SWK Competitors Virginia National Bankshares Competitors Western New England Bancorp Competitors TROOPS Competitors First Savings Financial Group Competitors First Western Financial Competitors First Community Competitors United Security Bancshares Competitors 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:CIZN) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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