SWK (SWKH) Competitors $16.41 +0.02 (+0.12%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SWKH vs. GHLD, OSBC, MCBS, NBBK, BITF, CFB, BFST, IBCP, HBT, and ORRFShould you be buying SWK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SWK include Guild (GHLD), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), NB Bancorp (NBBK), Bitfarms (BITF), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Business First Bancshares (BFST), Independent Bank (IBCP), HBT Financial (HBT), and Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. SWK vs. Guild Old Second Bancorp MetroCity Bankshares NB Bancorp Bitfarms CrossFirst Bankshares Business First Bancshares Independent Bank HBT Financial Orrstown Financial Services SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH) and Guild (NYSE:GHLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, SWKH or GHLD? SWK has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guild has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. 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% Does the media refer more to SWKH or GHLD? In the previous week, Guild had 5 more articles in the media than SWK. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Guild and 0 mentions for SWK. Guild's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat SWK's score of 0.00 indicating that Guild is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment SWK Neutral Guild Neutral Do institutionals & insiders 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 39.22% of users gave Guild an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSWKOutperform Votes950.00% Underperform Votes950.00% GuildOutperform Votes2039.22% Underperform Votes3160.78% Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$37.76M5.31$15.89M$0.9317.65Guild$655.19M1.23-$39.01M-$1.55-8.40 Do analysts rate SWKH or GHLD? Guild has a consensus price target of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.01%. Given Guild's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryGuild beats SWK on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$200.69M$12.41B$11.73B$9.13BDividend YieldN/A3.17%5.97%4.00%P/E Ratio17.658.9325.0017.53Price / Sales5.313.2927.7080.48Price / Cash8.826.8616.9332.90Price / Book0.730.812.664.69Net Income$15.89M$800.83M$1.07B$224.57M7 Day Performance1.61%4.14%2.56%3.33%1 Month Performance3.86%1.00%1.55%5.33%1 Year Performance-4.48%-5.82%15.46%22.98% SWK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWKHSWK1.1658 of 5 stars$16.41+0.1%N/A-4.6%$200.69M$37.76M17.6540High Trading VolumeGHLDGuild3.6372 of 5 stars$12.80+2.9%$16.50+28.9%-8.2%$792.14M$745.56M-8.264,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownOSBCOld Second Bancorp2.6367 of 5 stars$17.63+2.1%$18.88+7.1%+19.9%$790.71M$326.15M9.53890Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageMCBSMetroCity Bankshares4.0673 of 5 stars$30.18+1.5%$36.00+19.3%+32.5%$764.52M$135.01M13.01220Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageNBBKNB Bancorp3.0845 of 5 stars$16.96+1.6%$22.00+29.7%+22.4%$724.29M$163.52M0.00342Positive NewsBITFBitfarms2.4062 of 5 stars$1.56-3.1%$4.05+159.6%-19.6%$706.58M$182.96M-4.33110Short Interest ↑Gap DownCFBCrossFirst Bankshares3.8266 of 5 stars$14.23+0.9%$19.33+35.9%+15.8%$701.75M$254.34M9.68460News CoveragePositive NewsBFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.6646 of 5 stars$23.50+0.7%$29.17+24.1%+11.8%$694.21M$254.16M10.13750Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsIBCPIndependent Bank3.3459 of 5 stars$32.85+0.3%$34.83+6.0%+33.5%$686.37M$203.04M11.17920News CoveragePositive NewsHBTHBT Financial3.0034 of 5 stars$21.21+2.2%$24.40+15.0%+10.4%$669.37M$219.85M9.64730Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.4619 of 5 stars$34.11+0.4%$37.25+9.2%+29.1%$661.26M$161.57M18.34430Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GHLD Competitors OSBC Competitors MCBS Competitors NBBK Competitors BITF Competitors CFB Competitors BFST Competitors IBCP Competitors HBT Competitors ORRF 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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