Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors $11.72 +0.03 (+0.21%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CLST vs. SWKH, BKKT, MYFW, WNEB, VABK, ISTR, MRBK, HNVR, BVFL, and BCBPShould you be buying Catalyst Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Catalyst Bancorp include SWK (SWKH), Bakkt (BKKT), First Western Financial (MYFW), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), Virginia National Bankshares (VABK), Investar (ISTR), Meridian (MRBK), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), BV Financial (BVFL), and BCB Bancorp (BCBP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Catalyst Bancorp vs. SWK Bakkt First Western Financial Western New England Bancorp Virginia National Bankshares Investar Meridian Hanover Bancorp BV Financial BCB Bancorp SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) and Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SWKH or CLST? SWK received 9 more outperform votes than Catalyst Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.00% of users gave SWK an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Catalyst Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSWKOutperform Votes950.00% Underperform Votes950.00% Catalyst BancorpOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% Does the media refer more to SWKH or CLST? In the previous week, Catalyst Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than SWK. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp and 0 mentions for SWK. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat SWK's score of 0.00 indicating that Catalyst Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment SWK Neutral Catalyst Bancorp Positive Which has more risk & volatility, SWKH or CLST? SWK has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SWKH or CLST? 99.3% of SWK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of SWK shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SWKH or CLST more profitable? SWK has a net margin of 26.51% compared to Catalyst Bancorp's net margin of 0.00%. SWK's return on equity of 5.07% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SWK26.51% 5.07% 4.40% Catalyst Bancorp N/A -3.78%-1.08% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SWKH or CLST? SWK has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SWK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSWK$37.76M5.54$15.89M$0.9318.40Catalyst Bancorp$10.02M5.08-$3.09M-$0.74-15.84 SummarySWK beats Catalyst Bancorp on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Catalyst Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLST 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 CLST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCatalyst BancorpFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$50.81M$3.10B$11.72B$9.15BDividend YieldN/A3.27%5.37%3.85%P/E Ratio-15.8416.0224.1519.13Price / Sales5.082.0626.4470.72Price / Cash37.3719.1317.9134.83Price / Book0.660.922.594.62Net Income-$3.09M$352.78M$1.03B$245.94M7 Day Performance0.09%-1.23%-1.41%-2.62%1 Month Performance0.99%-0.73%0.67%-2.15%1 Year Performance-2.54%11.96%14.93%12.95% Catalyst Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLSTCatalyst Bancorp1.5884 of 5 stars$11.73+0.2%N/A-1.6%$50.81M$10.02M-15.8460News CoverageSWKHSWKN/A$16.55-1.0%N/A+2.7%$202.41M$37.76M17.8040BKKTBakkt0.1051 of 5 stars$14.79-0.4%$13.13-11.2%-34.6%$202.17M$1.91B-1.21760MYFWFirst Western Financial3.8757 of 5 stars$20.82-0.3%$23.33+12.1%+38.5%$201.12M$180.33M23.93310WNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.5891 of 5 stars$9.56flat$8.50-11.1%+13.6%$200.95M$122.74M17.07360VABKVirginia National BanksharesN/A$36.56-1.6%N/A+17.2%$196.33M$83.52M11.61170ISTRInvestar4.7418 of 5 stars$19.42+0.4%$20.00+3.0%+11.7%$190.90M$158.07M9.52340Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageMRBKMeridian1.7244 of 5 stars$16.78-0.7%$16.00-4.6%+58.5%$188.61M$197.37M11.57410High Trading VolumeHNVRHanover Bancorp3.7931 of 5 stars$25.62-0.3%$22.00-14.1%+38.7%$183.18M$148.36M15.43160BVFLBV Financial0.7515 of 5 stars$15.23+0.8%N/A+18.3%$176.67M$49.20M13.97112BCBPBCB Bancorp4.6307 of 5 stars$10.34+0.3%$13.38+29.4%-9.6%$176.30M$196.95M10.55290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SWK Competitors Bakkt Competitors First Western Financial Competitors Western New England Bancorp Competitors Virginia National Bankshares Competitors Investar Competitors Meridian Competitors Hanover Bancorp Competitors BV Financial Competitors BCB Bancorp 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:CLST) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Real Hillbilly ElegyThe mountains of Appalachia are incredible to behold. 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