Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors $11.16 +0.07 (+0.59%) As of 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CLST vs. BETR, CPSS, VABK, MBCN, FVCB, FUNC, MYFW, WNEB, FXNC, and EFSIShould you be buying Catalyst Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Catalyst Bancorp include Better Home & Finance (BETR), Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS), Virginia National Bankshares (VABK), Middlefield Banc (MBCN), FVCBankcorp (FVCB), First United (FUNC), First Western Financial (MYFW), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), First National (FXNC), and Eagle Financial Services (EFSI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Catalyst Bancorp vs. Better Home & Finance Consumer Portfolio Services Virginia National Bankshares Middlefield Banc FVCBankcorp First United First Western Financial Western New England Bancorp First National Eagle Financial Services Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) and Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLST or BETR? Catalyst Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Better Home & Finance. Catalyst Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Better Home & Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCatalyst Bancorp$5.56M8.45-$3.09M-$0.74-15.09Better Home & Finance$120.05M1.81-$536.42M-$13.49-1.06 Which has more risk & volatility, CLST or BETR? Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Better Home & Finance has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLST or BETR? Catalyst Bancorp and Better Home & Finance both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCatalyst BancorpOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% Better Home & FinanceN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CLST or BETR? 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Better Home & Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of Better Home & Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CLST or BETR? In the previous week, Better Home & Finance had 4 more articles in the media than Catalyst Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Better Home & Finance and 0 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp. Better Home & Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Catalyst Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Better Home & Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Catalyst Bancorp Neutral Better Home & Finance Neutral Is CLST or BETR more profitable? Catalyst Bancorp has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Better Home & Finance's net margin of -187.29%. Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity of -3.78% beat Better Home & Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Catalyst BancorpN/A -3.78% -1.08% Better Home & Finance -187.29%-300.92%-20.70% SummaryCatalyst Bancorp beats Better Home & Finance on 7 of the 13 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$46.97M$2.84B$10.83B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A3.74%5.99%4.31%P/E Ratio-15.0915.5021.6717.77Price / Sales8.453.4925.4397.68Price / Cash37.3719.1117.6134.64Price / Book0.630.872.563.98Net Income-$3.09M$352.78M$1.03B$247.44M7 Day Performance0.37%1.65%1.87%1.82%1 Month Performance-4.49%-2.12%-3.71%-6.98%1 Year Performance-5.14%12.50%535.23%1.49% Catalyst Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLSTCatalyst Bancorp0.5716 of 5 stars$11.17+0.6%N/A-5.0%$46.97M$5.56M-15.0960Positive NewsBETRBetter Home & Finance0.4645 of 5 stars$12.49+0.7%N/A+3,059.4%$189.47M$120.05M-0.931,300Short Interest ↑Gap DownCPSSConsumer Portfolio Services2.5779 of 5 stars$8.84+0.5%N/A-1.9%$189.45M$202.25M10.16740News CoverageVABKVirginia National Bankshares1.6383 of 5 stars$34.93+0.5%N/A+38.5%$188.34M$53.06M11.09170Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMBCNMiddlefield Banc2.9634 of 5 stars$23.13-0.5%$28.50+23.2%+10.9%$186.91M$67.89M12.05180Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageFVCBFVCBankcorp1.4931 of 5 stars$9.92+0.6%N/A-4.6%$182.34M$53.86M12.25130Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageFUNCFirst United4.318 of 5 stars$27.82+1.9%$42.00+51.0%+27.2%$180.08M$79.79M8.83300Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMYFWFirst Western Financial4.3077 of 5 stars$18.10+1.7%$23.33+28.9%+37.4%$175.64M$89.44M20.80310Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsWNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.7219 of 5 stars$8.26+2.9%$8.50+2.9%+32.6%$171.90M$72.73M14.75360Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpFXNCFirst National3.0983 of 5 stars$18.85+1.3%$24.75+31.3%+24.0%$169.41M$64.40M16.25210Short Interest ↑News CoverageEFSIEagle Financial Services3.3663 of 5 stars$31.11+1.1%$40.00+28.6%N/A$167.34M$65.83M7.20230Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Better Home & Finance Competitors Consumer Portfolio Services Competitors Virginia National Bankshares Competitors Middlefield Banc Competitors FVCBankcorp Competitors First United Competitors First Western Financial Competitors Western New England Bancorp Competitors First National Competitors Eagle Financial Services Competitors 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:CLST) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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