SWK (SWKH) Competitors $15.80 -0.67 (-4.07%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SWKH vs. IBCP, ORRF, HBT, MCB, SMBC, PGY, EQBK, FSBC, LPRO, and LDIShould you be buying SWK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SWK include Independent Bank (IBCP), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), HBT Financial (HBT), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), Open Lending (LPRO), and loanDepot (LDI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. SWK vs. Independent Bank Orrstown Financial Services HBT Financial Metropolitan Bank Southern Missouri Bancorp Pagaya Technologies Equity Bancshares Five Star Bancorp Open Lending loanDepot SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) and Independent Bank (NASDAQ:IBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend SWKH or IBCP? Independent Bank has a consensus target price of $34.83, suggesting a potential downside of 0.87%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independent Bank 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) 0.00Independent Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, SWKH or IBCP? SWK has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independent Bank has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SWKH or IBCP more profitable? SWK has a net margin of 26.51% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 19.93%. Independent Bank's return on equity of 15.26% beat SWK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SWK26.51% 5.07% 4.40% Independent Bank 19.93%15.26%1.24% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SWKH or IBCP? 99.3% of SWK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of SWK shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Independent Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SWKH or IBCP? Independent Bank received 216 more outperform votes than SWK when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.61% of users gave Independent Bank an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave SWK an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSWKOutperform Votes950.00% Underperform Votes950.00% Independent BankOutperform Votes22554.61% Underperform Votes18745.39% Which has better valuation & earnings, SWKH or IBCP? Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than SWK. Independent Bank 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$42.52M4.55$15.89M$0.9316.99Independent Bank$203.04M3.62$59.07M$2.9411.95 Does the media prefer SWKH or IBCP? In the previous week, Independent Bank had 7 more articles in the media than SWK. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Independent Bank and 1 mentions for SWK. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat SWK's score of 0.75 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SWK 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Independent Bank 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryIndependent Bank beats SWK on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 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$193.28M$6.24B$11.26B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A3.04%5.77%4.23%P/E Ratio16.996.5326.7517.18Price / Sales4.5511.7836.48116.99Price / Cash9.0044.6018.6537.86Price / Book0.701.522.764.78Net Income$15.89M$600.53M$1.04B$225.60M7 Day Performance-4.93%-4.47%-2.89%-1.23%1 Month Performance3.61%0.94%-2.90%3.36%1 Year Performance-11.29%-9.52%11.58%16.60% SWK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWKHSWK1.6549 of 5 stars$15.80-4.1%N/A-10.5%$193.28M$42.52M16.9940News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIBCPIndependent Bank3.2123 of 5 stars$37.99+0.1%$34.83-8.3%+37.6%$793.61M$290.35M12.91741Short Interest ↓News CoverageORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.1196 of 5 stars$38.78flat$35.33-8.9%+28.0%$751.94M$175.55M20.85430Positive NewsHBTHBT Financial3.1156 of 5 stars$23.60+0.6%$24.40+3.4%+4.6%$744.79M$219.85M10.66730Buyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageMCBMetropolitan Bank3.9897 of 5 stars$65.98+1.5%$74.25+12.5%+11.0%$738.84M$269.46M12.35240SMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp3.3892 of 5 stars$64.17+1.2%$63.00-1.8%+11.8%$723.65M$166.92M14.58693Positive NewsPGYPagaya Technologies4.3751 of 5 stars$9.77+1.3%$21.13+116.2%-51.6%$719.62M$939.31M-3.80800Analyst ForecastEQBKEquity Bancshares2.1575 of 5 stars$46.75+0.6%$44.75-4.3%+25.4%$714.81M$153.70M42.61700Positive NewsFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.2728 of 5 stars$33.07+0.0%$34.33+3.8%+20.9%$705.05M$181.89M14.50180Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsLPROOpen Lending2.4653 of 5 stars$5.82+1.7%$6.83+17.4%-27.5%$694.62M$95.89M190.67210News CoverageGap DownLDIloanDepot3.404 of 5 stars$2.10+1.4%$2.60+23.8%-41.0%$686.70M$747.53M-3.984,250 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IBCP Competitors ORRF Competitors HBT Competitors MCB Competitors SMBC Competitors PGY Competitors EQBK Competitors FSBC Competitors LPRO Competitors LDI 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:SWKH) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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