FS Bancorp (FSBW) Competitors

FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW) and CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSBW or CMPO?

FS Bancorp received 197 more outperform votes than CompoSecure when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave CompoSecure an outperform vote while only 64.25% of users gave FS Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FS Bancorp	Outperform Votes 230 64.25%	Underperform Votes 128 35.75%
CompoSecure	Outperform Votes 33 78.57%	Underperform Votes 9 21.43%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FSBW or CMPO?

63.9% of FS Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of CompoSecure shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of FS Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 75.0% of CompoSecure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FSBW or CMPO more profitable?

FS Bancorp has a net margin of 16.97% compared to CompoSecure's net margin of -5.63%. FS Bancorp's return on equity of 12.35% beat CompoSecure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FS Bancorp	16.97%	12.35%	1.18%
CompoSecure	-5.63%	-14.87%	36.45%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FSBW or CMPO?

FS Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CompoSecure. CompoSecure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS Bancorp, 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
FS Bancorp	$141.98M	2.06	$35.02M	$4.40	8.55
CompoSecure	$420.57M	2.81	$19.24M	-$1.14	-10.14

Which has more risk and volatility, FSBW or CMPO?

FS Bancorp has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CompoSecure has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FSBW or CMPO?

In the previous week, CompoSecure had 13 more articles in the media than FS Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for CompoSecure and 1 mentions for FS Bancorp. FS Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat CompoSecure's score of 1.09 indicating that FS Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FS Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CompoSecure	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FSBW or CMPO?

FS Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.01%. CompoSecure has a consensus price target of $16.19, indicating a potential upside of 40.03%. Given CompoSecure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CompoSecure is more favorable than FS Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FS Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CompoSecure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

FS Bancorp and CompoSecure tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.