Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors $11.75 +0.06 (+0.51%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CLST vs. SWKH, BVFL, ISTR, BCBP, VABK, WNEB, TROO, FSFG, FCCO, and MYFWShould you be buying Catalyst Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Catalyst Bancorp include SWK (SWKH), BV Financial (BVFL), Investar (ISTR), BCB Bancorp (BCBP), Virginia National Bankshares (VABK), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), TROOPS (TROO), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), First Community (FCCO), and First Western Financial (MYFW). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Catalyst Bancorp vs. SWK BV Financial Investar BCB Bancorp Virginia National Bankshares Western New England Bancorp TROOPS First Savings Financial Group First Community First Western Financial Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) and SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership. Is CLST or SWKH 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 Catalyst BancorpN/A -4.12% -1.20% SWK 26.51%5.07%4.40% Do insiders and institutionals believe in CLST or SWKH? 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of SWK shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SWK shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, CLST or SWKH? Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SWK has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLST or SWKH? 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 RatioCatalyst Bancorp$11.25M4.53$600K-$0.82-14.33SWK$37.76M5.31$15.89M$0.9317.62 Does the media prefer CLST or SWKH? In the previous week, Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SWK'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Catalyst Bancorp Neutral SWK Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLST or SWKH? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCatalyst BancorpOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% SWKOutperform Votes950.00% Underperform Votes950.00% SummarySWK beats Catalyst Bancorp on 11 of the 12 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$51.02M$2.83B$11.65B$9.12BDividend YieldN/A3.26%5.99%4.01%P/E RatioN/A13.7522.8213.13Price / Sales4.532.1928.3575.82Price / Cash37.5318.8416.9732.72Price / Book0.660.922.654.58Net Income$600,000.00$358.98M$1.06B$224.83M7 Day Performance1.73%0.97%1.94%2.37%1 Month Performance-1.67%-0.26%0.91%4.40%1 Year Performance-2.00%9.49%14.71%20.10% Catalyst Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLSTCatalyst Bancorp0.528 of 5 stars$11.75+0.5%N/A-2.0%$51.02M$11.25M0.0060Upcoming EarningsSWKHSWK1.1596 of 5 stars$16.30+3.5%N/A-4.6%$199.40M$42.52M17.5340BVFLBV Financial1.5224 of 5 stars$16.73-0.8%N/A+22.4%$194.04M$37.66M14.06112Positive NewsISTRInvestar4.3294 of 5 stars$19.27+3.2%$20.00+3.8%+20.3%$189.39M$80.05M10.77340Upcoming EarningsBCBPBCB Bancorp3.8587 of 5 stars$11.01+0.5%$13.75+24.9%-10.0%$187.70M$98.98M9.41290Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑VABKVirginia National Bankshares3.1192 of 5 stars$34.60+2.8%N/A+5.1%$180.79M$51.97M11.97170Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.7088 of 5 stars$8.52-0.5%$8.50-0.2%+2.4%$179.07M$71.68M16.38360Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsTROOTROOPSN/A$1.73-0.6%N/A-19.7%$175.77M$4.34M0.0020Gap UpFSFGFirst Savings Financial Group4.2981 of 5 stars$24.77-0.5%$27.50+11.0%+42.7%$171.14M$70.48M12.51470FCCOFirst Community3.0885 of 5 stars$22.29-0.5%$21.00-5.8%+31.1%$170.32M$59.06M13.19250Upcoming EarningsMYFWFirst Western Financial4.7978 of 5 stars$17.54-0.2%$23.83+35.9%-0.5%$169.51M$88.93M28.29310Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SWK Competitors BV Financial Competitors Investar Competitors BCB Bancorp Competitors Virginia National Bankshares Competitors Western New England Bancorp Competitors TROOPS Competitors First Savings Financial Group Competitors First Community Competitors First Western Financial 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 1/21/2025 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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