Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX) Competitors

Third Coast Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBX) and TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TCBX or WULF?

TeraWulf received 26 more outperform votes than Third Coast Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.77% of users gave TeraWulf an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave Third Coast Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Third Coast Bancshares	Outperform Votes 16 55.17%	Underperform Votes 13 44.83%
TeraWulf	Outperform Votes 42 80.77%	Underperform Votes 10 19.23%

Do analysts rate TCBX or WULF?

Third Coast Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.90%. TeraWulf has a consensus target price of $8.64, suggesting a potential upside of 111.83%. Given TeraWulf's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TeraWulf is more favorable than Third Coast Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Third Coast Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
TeraWulf	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TCBX or WULF?

36.9% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of TeraWulf shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Third Coast Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of TeraWulf shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TCBX or WULF?

In the previous week, TeraWulf had 4 more articles in the media than Third Coast Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TeraWulf and 0 mentions for Third Coast Bancshares. Third Coast Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat TeraWulf's score of 0.39 indicating that Third Coast Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Third Coast Bancshares	Very Positive
TeraWulf	Neutral

Is TCBX or WULF more profitable?

Third Coast Bancshares has a net margin of 14.06% compared to TeraWulf's net margin of -41.88%. Third Coast Bancshares' return on equity of 10.93% beat TeraWulf's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Third Coast Bancshares	14.06%	10.93%	1.04%
TeraWulf	-41.88%	-15.91%	-11.67%

Which has more volatility and risk, TCBX or WULF?

Third Coast Bancshares has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TeraWulf has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TCBX or WULF?

Third Coast Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than TeraWulf.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Third Coast Bancshares	$338.98M	1.43	$47.67M	$2.77	12.82
TeraWulf	$69.23M	22.74	-$73.42M	N/A	N/A

Summary

TeraWulf beats Third Coast Bancshares on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.