Penns Woods Bancorp (PWOD) Competitors $29.84 -0.69 (-2.26%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PWOD vs. ISTR, CVCY, SBBX, BCML, UNTY, UVSP, HFWA, EGBN, CPF, and FCBCShould you be buying Penns Woods Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Penns Woods Bancorp include Investar (ISTR), Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY), SB One Bancorp (SBBX), BayCom (BCML), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Univest Financial (UVSP), Heritage Financial (HFWA), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Central Pacific Financial (CPF), and First Community Bankshares (FCBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Penns Woods Bancorp vs. Investar Central Valley Community Bancorp SB One Bancorp BayCom Unity Bancorp Univest Financial Heritage Financial Eagle Bancorp Central Pacific Financial First Community Bankshares Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) and Penns Woods Bancorp (NASDAQ:PWOD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ISTR or PWOD? 50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Penns Woods Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Investar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Penns Woods Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ISTR or PWOD? Investar has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penns Woods Bancorp has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ISTR or PWOD? In the previous week, Penns Woods Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Penns Woods Bancorp and 2 mentions for Investar. Investar's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Penns Woods Bancorp's score of 0.28 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Investar 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Penns Woods Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ISTR or PWOD a better dividend stock? Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Penns Woods Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Investar pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Penns Woods Bancorp pays out 48.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ISTR or PWOD? Investar received 133 more outperform votes than Penns Woods Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.94% of users gave Investar an outperform vote while only 44.21% of users gave Penns Woods Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInvestarOutperform Votes21759.94% Underperform Votes14540.06% Penns Woods BancorpOutperform Votes8444.21% Underperform Votes10655.79% Which has higher earnings and valuation, ISTR or PWOD? Investar has higher revenue and earnings than Penns Woods Bancorp. Penns Woods Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInvestar$139.74M1.64$16.68M$1.7913.01Penns Woods Bancorp$99.97M2.25$16.61M$2.6411.30 Is ISTR or PWOD more profitable? Penns Woods Bancorp has a net margin of 16.79% compared to Investar's net margin of 11.35%. Penns Woods Bancorp's return on equity of 9.95% beat Investar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Investar11.35% 6.94% 0.58% Penns Woods Bancorp 16.79%9.95%0.88% Do analysts recommend ISTR or PWOD? Investar presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.13%. Given Investar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Investar is more favorable than Penns Woods Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Investar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Penns Woods Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryInvestar beats Penns Woods Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO Get Penns Woods Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PWOD 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 PWOD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPenns Woods BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$224.99M$3.16B$10.50B$8.81BDividend Yield4.29%3.50%10.14%4.07%P/E Ratio11.3017.3849.1417.52Price / Sales2.252.713,454.9185.12Price / Cash10.6411.1530.2632.51Price / Book1.121.322.744.68Net Income$16.61M$405.80M$992.69M$225.62M7 Day Performance1.70%-1.21%-0.34%-2.04%1 Month Performance18.27%6.08%1.81%0.03%1 Year Performance44.08%33.77%23.64%24.47% Penns Woods Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PWODPenns Woods Bancorp2.881 of 5 stars$29.84-2.3%N/A+44.1%$230.34M$99.97M11.30308ISTRInvestar4.1701 of 5 stars$23.29+0.6%$20.00-14.1%+128.3%$227.63M$139.74M13.01340CVCYCentral Valley Community BancorpN/AN/A$22.00+∞N/A$235.30M$109.44M9.17259Analyst ForecastSBBXSB One BancorpN/A$18.51flatN/A+0.0%$174.27M$96.65M8.26216Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeBCMLBayCom4.4421 of 5 stars$27.14-0.1%$28.00+3.2%+28.2%$301.80M$133.31M12.92370News CoveragePositive NewsUNTYUnity Bancorp3.6764 of 5 stars$44.93+0.1%$41.50-7.6%+69.6%$448.17M$151.64M11.55230UVSPUnivest Financial2.6673 of 5 stars$30.45-0.8%$28.00-8.0%+61.5%$891.91M$448.55M12.23920Positive NewsHFWAHeritage Financial4.0997 of 5 stars$25.49-0.4%$25.00-1.9%+42.6%$873.99M$303.13M23.60748Positive NewsEGBNEagle Bancorp1.5585 of 5 stars$28.26-0.9%$24.50-13.3%+17.1%$861.65M$647.06M0.00500Positive NewsCPFCentral Pacific Financial3.7676 of 5 stars$30.66-0.4%$24.00-21.7%+72.8%$832.79M$248.92M14.60696Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeFCBCFirst Community Bankshares3.6719 of 5 stars$45.21-0.1%$38.00-15.9%+33.8%$827.66M$174.62M16.20591 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ISTR Competitors CVCY Competitors SBBX Competitors BCML Competitors UNTY Competitors UVSP Competitors HFWA Competitors EGBN Competitors CPF Competitors FCBC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PWOD) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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