TBNK vs. WSBF, ESSA, FFNW, HMST, PROV, ROMA, MTG, RDN, SMPL, and TFSL
Should you be buying Territorial Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Territorial Bancorp include Waterstone Financial (WSBF), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), HomeStreet (HMST), Provident Financial (PROV), Roma Green Finance (ROMA), MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), and TFS Financial (TFSL). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.
Territorial Bancorp vs.
Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) and Territorial Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBNK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.
62.7% of Waterstone Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of Territorial Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Waterstone Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Territorial Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Waterstone Financial and Waterstone Financial both had 2 articles in the media. Waterstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Territorial Bancorp's score of -0.24 indicating that Waterstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Territorial Bancorp received 63 more outperform votes than Waterstone Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.77% of users gave Waterstone Financial an outperform vote while only 46.19% of users gave Territorial Bancorp an outperform vote.
Waterstone Financial has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Territorial Bancorp's net margin of -5.74%. Waterstone Financial's return on equity of 5.75% beat Territorial Bancorp's return on equity.
Waterstone Financial has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Territorial Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Waterstone Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Territorial Bancorp. Territorial Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waterstone Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Territorial Bancorp has a consensus target price of $9.89, suggesting a potential upside of 19.38%. Given Territorial Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Territorial Bancorp is more favorable than Waterstone Financial.
Waterstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Territorial Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Waterstone Financial pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Territorial Bancorp pays out -8.0% 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.
Summary
Waterstone Financial beats Territorial Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TBNK) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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