Penns Woods Bancorp (PWOD) Competitors $26.87 -0.13 (-0.48%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PWOD vs. ISTR, SBBX, CVCY, BCML, UNTY, HBNC, HAFC, MBWM, GSBC, and HTBKShould you be buying Penns Woods Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Penns Woods Bancorp include Investar (ISTR), SB One Bancorp (SBBX), Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY), BayCom (BCML), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Horizon Bancorp (HBNC), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), and Heritage Commerce (HTBK). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Penns Woods Bancorp vs. Investar SB One Bancorp Central Valley Community Bancorp BayCom Unity Bancorp Horizon Bancorp Hanmi Financial Mercantile Bank Great Southern Bancorp Heritage Commerce Penns Woods Bancorp (NASDAQ:PWOD) and Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Do analysts rate PWOD or ISTR? Investar has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.89%. Given Investar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Investar is more favorable than Penns Woods Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Penns Woods Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/AInvestar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PWOD or ISTR? Penns Woods Bancorp has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, PWOD or ISTR? 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 RatioPenns Woods Bancorp$99.97M2.03$16.61M$2.6410.18Investar$139.74M1.46$16.68M$1.7911.63 Is PWOD or ISTR a better dividend stock? Penns Woods Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Penns Woods Bancorp pays out 48.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investar pays out 23.5% 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 believe in PWOD or ISTR? Investar received 134 more outperform votes than Penns Woods Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.94% of users gave Investar an outperform vote while only 44.15% of users gave Penns Woods Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPenns Woods BancorpOutperform Votes8344.15% Underperform Votes10555.85% InvestarOutperform Votes21759.94% Underperform Votes14540.06% Is PWOD or ISTR 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 10.08% beat Investar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Penns Woods Bancorp16.79% 10.08% 0.88% Investar 11.35%7.07%0.58% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PWOD or ISTR? 27.9% of Penns Woods Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Penns Woods Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Investar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor PWOD or ISTR? In the previous week, Penns Woods Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Penns Woods Bancorp and 1 mentions for Investar. Investar's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Penns Woods Bancorp's score of 0.34 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Penns Woods Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Investar 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryInvestar beats Penns Woods Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. It might seem far-fetched, but results like this are within reach with the right knowledge and timing in the altcoin market. 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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$203.70M$3.04B$10.51B$8.53BDividend Yield4.74%3.71%10.00%4.14%P/E Ratio10.1816.1243.3115.12Price / Sales2.032.523,256.7893.03Price / Cash9.6110.2430.1334.05Price / Book1.001.193.985.02Net Income$16.61M$405.86M$992.99M$225.46M7 Day Performance4.96%0.65%-0.36%0.37%1 Month Performance12.47%4.29%0.25%3.57%1 Year Performance25.97%31.99%22.86%29.42% Penns Woods Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PWODPenns Woods Bancorp2.0171 of 5 stars$26.87-0.5%N/A+27.5%$203.70M$99.97M10.18308ISTRInvestar3.8845 of 5 stars$21.23+3.6%$20.00-5.8%+109.6%$208.67M$79.24M11.86340Analyst DowngradeSBBXSB One BancorpN/A$18.51flatN/A+0.0%$174.27M$96.65M7.94216Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCVCYCentral Valley Community Bancorp3.8891 of 5 starsN/A$22.00+∞N/A$235.30M$109.44M9.17259BCMLBayCom4.7043 of 5 stars$24.73+1.7%$28.00+13.2%+21.5%$273.55M$99.84M11.67370Positive NewsUNTYUnity Bancorp3.6945 of 5 stars$39.26+2.3%$41.50+5.7%+61.8%$391.82M$151.64M10.09230HBNCHorizon Bancorp4.7733 of 5 stars$16.26+2.2%$16.00-1.6%+70.1%$717.33M$185.07M37.81818Analyst UpgradeHAFCHanmi Financial4.5935 of 5 stars$22.92+4.5%$22.63-1.3%+55.0%$696.47M$233.37M11.02615Short Interest ↓MBWMMercantile Bank2.8156 of 5 stars$44.29+3.9%$52.00+17.4%+31.1%$687.40M$229.89M8.89670GSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.4461 of 5 stars$58.36+2.6%$52.00-10.9%+15.6%$680.36M$214.95M11.441,352Positive NewsHTBKHeritage Commerce4.2593 of 5 stars$9.98+4.9%$11.50+15.2%+17.7%$611.34M$174.97M12.48353Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ISTR Competitors SBBX Competitors CVCY Competitors BCML Competitors UNTY Competitors HBNC Competitors HAFC Competitors MBWM Competitors GSBC Competitors HTBK 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 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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