Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS) Competitors $12.30 +0.03 (+0.24%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.28 -0.02 (-0.16%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PBFS vs. QCRH, BFC, BY, GHLD, OBK, LX, OBNK, FSUN, OPFI, and DEFTShould you be buying Pioneer Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pioneer Bancorp include QCR (QCRH), Bank First National (BFC), Byline Bancorp (BY), Guild (GHLD), Origin Bancorp (OBK), LexinFintech (LX), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), FirstSun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), OppFi (OPFI), and DeFi Technologies (DEFT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Pioneer Bancorp vs. Its Competitors QCR Bank First National Byline Bancorp Guild Origin Bancorp LexinFintech Origin Bancorp FirstSun Capital Bancorp OppFi DeFi Technologies Pioneer Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBFS) and QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PBFS or QCRH? QCR has higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Bancorp. QCR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pioneer Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPioneer Bancorp$104.65M3.04$15.26M$0.7715.97QCR$597.39M1.98$113.85M$6.6410.54 Which has more volatility and risk, PBFS or QCRH? Pioneer Bancorp has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QCR has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PBFS or QCRH? 70.0% of QCR shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Pioneer Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of QCR shares are owned by company 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 PBFS or QCRH more profitable? QCR has a net margin of 19.43% compared to Pioneer Bancorp's net margin of 16.86%. QCR's return on equity of 11.86% beat Pioneer Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pioneer Bancorp16.86% 6.35% 0.97% QCR 19.43%11.86%1.30% Do analysts rate PBFS or QCRH? QCR has a consensus price target of $87.38, indicating a potential upside of 24.80%. Given QCR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe QCR is more favorable than Pioneer Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pioneer Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00QCR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor PBFS or QCRH? In the previous week, QCR had 13 more articles in the media than Pioneer Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for QCR and 1 mentions for Pioneer Bancorp. QCR's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Pioneer Bancorp's score of 0.44 indicating that QCR is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pioneer Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral QCR 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryQCR beats Pioneer Bancorp on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pioneer Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PBFS 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 PBFS 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 PBFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPioneer BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$317.22M$844.50M$12.05B$9.52BDividend YieldN/A3.21%5.62%4.09%P/E Ratio15.9715.7019.7523.81Price / Sales3.042.1325.9666.04Price / Cash12.9148.6321.3357.96Price / BookN/A1.052.095.54Net Income$15.26M$54.19M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day Performance-0.57%-3.17%-2.46%-4.64%1 Month Performance-0.08%-3.26%-0.84%4.41%1 Year Performance12.53%11.32%537.11%17.95% Pioneer Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PBFSPioneer Bancorp0.9996 of 5 stars$12.30+0.2%N/A+11.8%$317.22M$104.65M15.97260News CoveragePositive NewsQCRHQCR3.6483 of 5 stars$73.92-1.9%$87.38+18.2%-4.7%$1.28B$597.39M11.131,013BFCBank First National2.8511 of 5 stars$125.96-0.3%$133.50+6.0%+30.7%$1.25B$162.47M18.18330BYByline Bancorp4.5006 of 5 stars$27.35+1.0%$33.25+21.6%-5.0%$1.25B$624.78M10.211,027Dividend AnnouncementGHLDGuild2.6574 of 5 stars$19.86+0.1%$18.42-7.3%+42.7%$1.23B$1.05B28.785,270News CoverageUpcoming EarningsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.6462 of 5 stars$38.07+1.6%$43.20+13.5%+8.7%$1.19B$358.20M15.481,010Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLXLexinFintech3.7183 of 5 stars$6.35-8.8%$13.60+114.2%+258.4%$1.17B$1.95B5.994,667Upcoming EarningsBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeOBNKOrigin Bancorp1.1113 of 5 stars$37.47flatN/A+9.1%$1.15B$347.14M11.671,010FSUNFirstSun Capital Bancorp3.6572 of 5 stars$39.25+1.1%$46.00+17.2%-16.3%$1.08B$549.33M12.741,142Earnings ReportOPFIOppFi3.4417 of 5 stars$10.93-3.0%$13.63+24.7%+182.8%$978.33M$525.96M-29.54570Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDEFTDeFi TechnologiesN/A$2.94+1.7%$6.25+112.6%N/A$976.28M$40.30M10.1420Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QCR Alternatives Bank First National Alternatives Byline Bancorp Alternatives Guild Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives LexinFintech Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives FirstSun Capital Bancorp Alternatives OppFi Alternatives DeFi Technologies Alternatives 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:PBFS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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