SWK (SWKH) Competitors $17.61 +0.09 (+0.51%) Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.68 +0.07 (+0.43%) As of 03/28/2025 04:02 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 SWKH vs. GHLD, ATLC, NBBK, CFB, NBN, OSBC, BFST, HBT, EQBK, and MCBSShould you be buying SWK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SWK include Guild (GHLD), Atlanticus (ATLC), NB Bancorp (NBBK), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Northeast Bank (NBN), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Business First Bancshares (BFST), HBT Financial (HBT), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), and MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. SWK vs. Guild Atlanticus NB Bancorp CrossFirst Bankshares Northeast Bank Old Second Bancorp Business First Bancshares HBT Financial Equity Bancshares MetroCity Bankshares SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) and Guild (NYSE:GHLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking. Do analysts rate SWKH or GHLD? Guild has a consensus price target of $16.60, suggesting a potential upside of 4.40%. Given Guild's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Guild is more favorable than SWK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SWK 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Guild 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media refer more to SWKH or GHLD? In the previous week, Guild had 4 more articles in the media than SWK. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Guild and 1 mentions for SWK. SWK's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Guild's score of 0.95 indicating that SWK is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment SWK Very Positive Guild Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, SWKH or GHLD? SWK has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Guild. Guild is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SWK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSWK$44.99M4.80$15.89M$1.1814.92Guild$1.06B0.92-$39.01M$1.5410.32 Is SWKH or GHLD more profitable? SWK has a net margin of 26.51% compared to Guild's net margin of -12.78%. Guild's return on equity of 6.21% beat SWK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SWK26.51% 5.07% 4.40% Guild -12.78%6.21%1.76% Which has more risk and volatility, SWKH or GHLD? SWK has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guild has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SWKH or GHLD? Guild received 11 more outperform votes than SWK when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave SWK an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Guild an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSWKOutperform Votes950.00% Underperform Votes950.00% GuildOutperform Votes2038.46% Underperform Votes3261.54% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SWKH or GHLD? 99.3% of SWK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Guild shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of SWK shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.5% of Guild shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryGuild beats SWK on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get SWK News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SWKH 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 SWKH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSWKbusiness credit IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$215.78M$8.15B$11.31B$7.84BDividend YieldN/A3.02%5.39%4.01%P/E Ratio18.946.9322.4918.74Price / Sales4.807.6325.6090.77Price / Cash9.2435.6217.6234.64Price / Book0.790.492.674.23Net Income$15.89M$800.83M$1.04B$247.47M7 Day Performance2.09%-1.42%-0.01%-2.29%1 Month Performance3.59%-7.34%495.71%-5.81%1 Year Performance1.09%-15.46%536.45%-0.96% SWK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWKHSWK2.3452 of 5 stars$17.61+0.5%N/A+1.1%$215.78M$44.99M18.9440Positive NewsGap DownGHLDGuild2.4189 of 5 stars$13.28-8.0%$16.60+25.0%+7.8%$822.09M$1.06B-8.574,200Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeATLCAtlanticus3.1749 of 5 stars$52.79+4.5%$61.00+15.6%+75.0%$797.92M$299.40M11.86330Short Interest ↑News CoverageNBBKNB Bancorp3.5531 of 5 stars$19.05+2.3%$22.00+15.5%+37.6%$797.11M$172.73M17.80342Positive NewsCFBCrossFirst Bankshares1.3677 of 5 stars$15.99flat$19.33+20.9%N/A$788.55M$261.78M10.25460NBNNortheast Bank3.1115 of 5 stars$94.90+3.2%$97.50+2.7%+64.7%$778.75M$170.62M11.05180News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpOSBCOld Second Bancorp3.9813 of 5 stars$17.06+0.8%$20.90+22.5%+20.6%$768.50M$279.90M9.12890Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.4436 of 5 stars$25.26+3.3%$31.50+24.7%+9.9%$746.48M$270.37M11.18750Positive NewsHBTHBT Financial2.9189 of 5 stars$23.04+1.3%$24.80+7.6%+18.2%$727.12M$222.37M10.19730Analyst ForecastNews CoverageEQBKEquity Bancshares3.2677 of 5 stars$40.59+3.3%$48.00+18.2%+14.9%$710.76M$215.83M10.20700News CoveragePositive NewsMCBSMetroCity Bankshares4.0677 of 5 stars$27.87+2.5%$36.00+29.2%+9.8%$707.98M$139.66M11.10220Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GHLD Competitors ATLC Competitors NBBK Competitors CFB Competitors NBN Competitors OSBC Competitors BFST Competitors HBT Competitors EQBK Competitors MCBS Competitors 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:SWKH) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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