Magyar Bancorp (MGYR) Competitors

Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) and Magyar Bancorp (NASDAQ:MGYR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.

Does the media favor BWB or MGYR?

In the previous week, Bridgewater Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than Magyar Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares and 2 mentions for Magyar Bancorp. Bridgewater Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Magyar Bancorp's score of 0.97 indicating that Bridgewater Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bridgewater Bancshares	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magyar Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BWB or MGYR?

Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magyar Bancorp has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BWB or MGYR?

Bridgewater Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Magyar Bancorp. Magyar Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgewater Bancshares, 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
Bridgewater Bancshares	$107.74M	3.39	$32.83M	$1.03	12.83
Magyar Bancorp	$32.13M	2.78	$7.78M	$1.31	10.54

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BWB or MGYR?

65.8% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.3% of Magyar Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Magyar Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BWB or MGYR?

Bridgewater Bancshares received 82 more outperform votes than Magyar Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.82% of users gave Magyar Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.02% of users gave Bridgewater Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridgewater Bancshares	Outperform Votes 141 58.02%	Underperform Votes 102 41.98%
Magyar Bancorp	Outperform Votes 59 60.82%	Underperform Votes 38 39.18%

Do analysts recommend BWB or MGYR?

Bridgewater Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.38%. Given Bridgewater Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bridgewater Bancshares is more favorable than Magyar Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgewater Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Magyar Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BWB or MGYR more profitable?

Magyar Bancorp has a net margin of 15.25% compared to Bridgewater Bancshares' net margin of 12.96%. Bridgewater Bancshares' return on equity of 8.85% beat Magyar Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgewater Bancshares	12.96%	8.85%	0.71%
Magyar Bancorp	15.25%	7.49%	0.86%

Summary

Bridgewater Bancshares beats Magyar Bancorp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.