TROOPS (TROO) Competitors $1.86 +0.05 (+2.52%) (As of 10:33 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends TROO vs. BFST, IBCP, BITF, ORRF, HBT, LPRO, MCB, SMBC, ESQ, and FSBCShould you be buying TROOPS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TROOPS include Business First Bancshares (BFST), Independent Bank (IBCP), Bitfarms (BITF), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), HBT Financial (HBT), Open Lending (LPRO), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Esquire Financial (ESQ), and Five Star Bancorp (FSBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. TROOPS vs. Business First Bancshares Independent Bank Bitfarms Orrstown Financial Services HBT Financial Open Lending Metropolitan Bank Southern Missouri Bancorp Esquire Financial Five Star Bancorp TROOPS (NASDAQ:TROO) and Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TROO or BFST? Business First Bancshares received 129 more outperform votes than TROOPS when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTROOPSN/AN/ABusiness First BancsharesOutperform Votes12957.85% Underperform Votes9442.15% Which has better valuation & earnings, TROO or BFST? Business First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than TROOPS. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTROOPS$4.34M42.33-$1.72MN/AN/ABusiness First Bancshares$254.16M3.02$71.04M$2.3211.18 Is TROO or BFST more profitable? Business First Bancshares has a net margin of 14.92% compared to TROOPS's net margin of 0.00%. Business First Bancshares' return on equity of 11.57% beat TROOPS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TROOPSN/A N/A N/A Business First Bancshares 14.92%11.57%1.02% Does the media favor TROO or BFST? In the previous week, TROOPS had 10 more articles in the media than Business First Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for TROOPS and 12 mentions for Business First Bancshares. Business First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat TROOPS's score of -0.48 indicating that Business First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TROOPS 1 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Business First Bancshares 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in TROO or BFST? 47.3% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of TROOPS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Business First Bancshares 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. Which has more volatility & risk, TROO or BFST? TROOPS has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Business First Bancshares has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate TROO or BFST? Business First Bancshares has a consensus target price of $29.17, indicating a potential upside of 12.44%. Given Business First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Business First Bancshares is more favorable than TROOPS.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TROOPS 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Business First Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryBusiness First Bancshares beats TROOPS on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMan Who Called Nvidia Says: “Your Retirement Is Inside This Building.”In 2016, Jeff Brown called Nvidia at a split-adjusted 66 cents. The company just became the world's third $3 trillion company... And the stock is up massively since Jeff's recommendation. Now, Jeff has found five under-the-radar stocks which could power your retirement. Get TROOPS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TROO 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 TROO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTROOPSbusiness credit IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$183.90M$6.25B$16.43B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A3.12%3.20%4.28%P/E RatioN/A6.5912.0517.25Price / Sales42.3311.794.97121.12Price / Cash119.4944.6013.0637.82Price / Book2.971.522.214.94Net Income-$1.72M$600.53M$882.38M$225.76M7 Day Performance-5.24%-2.39%0.96%3.92%1 Month Performance7.74%2.46%-3.36%1.71%1 Year Performance-39.46%-11.91%-13.08%15.79% TROOPS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TROOTROOPS0.2932 of 5 stars$1.86+2.5%N/A-39.1%$188.54M$4.34M0.0020Short Interest ↑Gap DownBFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.9643 of 5 stars$25.82-0.5%$29.17+13.0%+5.2%$762.75M$254.16M11.13750Short Interest ↑IBCPIndependent Bank2.8387 of 5 stars$35.08-0.2%$34.83-0.7%+34.1%$732.96M$203.04M11.93741BITFBitfarms2.0452 of 5 stars$1.59-5.4%$4.05+154.7%-43.5%$720.17M$182.96M-4.42110Analyst RevisionORRFOrrstown Financial Services3.7708 of 5 stars$36.51-0.7%$35.33-3.2%+25.3%$707.78M$161.57M19.63430HBTHBT Financial3.4627 of 5 stars$21.99-0.4%$24.40+11.0%+4.7%$693.98M$219.85M10.00730Buyback AnnouncementLPROOpen Lending2.3088 of 5 stars$5.72-2.6%$6.83+19.5%-28.9%$682.68M$95.89M190.67210MCBMetropolitan Bank4.1399 of 5 stars$59.33+0.3%$74.25+25.1%+9.8%$664.50M$403.31M11.15240Insider TradePositive NewsSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp3.3769 of 5 stars$58.41-0.2%$63.00+7.9%+9.7%$658.69M$166.92M13.43693Short Interest ↓Positive NewsESQEsquire Financial2.3063 of 5 stars$78.97+0.5%$71.67-9.2%+58.3%$657.11M$120.71M15.89110FSBCFive Star Bancorp4.2137 of 5 stars$30.75+1.2%$35.25+14.6%+18.1%$655.56M$118.47M13.49180Short Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BFST Alternatives IBCP Alternatives BITF Alternatives ORRF Alternatives HBT Alternatives LPRO Alternatives MCB Alternatives SMBC Alternatives ESQ Alternatives FSBC Alternatives 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:TROO) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partnersliberals FOOLED by Elon’s shocking surpriseElon Musk and Donald Trump fooled everyone. 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