Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) Competitors

First Savings Financial Group (NASDAQ:FSFG) and Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, FSFG or CLST?

First Savings Financial Group has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSFG or CLST?

First Savings Financial Group received 230 more outperform votes than Catalyst Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.45% of users gave First Savings Financial Group an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Catalyst Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Savings Financial Group	Outperform Votes 230 51.45%	Underperform Votes 217 48.55%
Catalyst Bancorp	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FSFG or CLST?

35.2% of First Savings Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of First Savings Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FSFG or CLST more profitable?

First Savings Financial Group has a net margin of 10.10% compared to Catalyst Bancorp's net margin of 0.00%. First Savings Financial Group's return on equity of 8.94% beat Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Savings Financial Group	10.10%	8.94%	0.63%
Catalyst Bancorp	N/A	-4.12%	-1.20%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FSFG or CLST?

First Savings Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Savings Financial Group, 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
First Savings Financial Group	$70.48M	2.50	$13.59M	$1.98	12.92
Catalyst Bancorp	$5.42M	9.58	$600K	-$0.82	-14.57

Do analysts prefer FSFG or CLST?

First Savings Financial Group presently has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.46%. Given First Savings Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Savings Financial Group is more favorable than Catalyst Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Savings Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Catalyst Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor FSFG or CLST?

In the previous week, First Savings Financial Group had 1 more articles in the media than Catalyst Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Savings Financial Group and 2 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat First Savings Financial Group's score of 0.41 indicating that Catalyst Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Savings Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Catalyst Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Savings Financial Group beats Catalyst Bancorp on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.