WVS Financial (WVFC) Competitors

WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC) and Magyar Bancorp (NASDAQ:MGYR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the media favor WVFC or MGYR?

In the previous week, Magyar Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than WVS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Magyar Bancorp and 0 mentions for WVS Financial. Magyar Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat WVS Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Magyar Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
WVS Financial	Neutral
Magyar Bancorp	Positive

Is WVFC or MGYR more profitable?

Magyar Bancorp has a net margin of 15.25% compared to WVS Financial's net margin of 9.50%. WVS Financial's return on equity of 12.31% beat Magyar Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WVS Financial	9.50%	12.31%	1.29%
Magyar Bancorp	15.25%	7.49%	0.86%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WVFC or MGYR?

6.3% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.3% of Magyar Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of WVS Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Magyar Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WVFC or MGYR a better dividend stock?

WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Magyar Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. WVS Financial pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magyar Bancorp pays out 18.3% 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WVFC or MGYR?

Magyar Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial. Magyar Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WVS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WVS Financial	$5.13M	4.57	$1.38M	$0.98	12.65
Magyar Bancorp	$32.13M	2.82	$7.78M	$1.31	10.67

Which has more risk and volatility, WVFC or MGYR?

WVS Financial has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magyar Bancorp has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WVFC or MGYR?

WVS Financial received 64 more outperform votes than Magyar Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave WVS Financial an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Magyar Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WVS Financial	Outperform Votes 123 69.49%	Underperform Votes 54 30.51%
Magyar Bancorp	Outperform Votes 59 60.82%	Underperform Votes 38 39.18%

Summary

Magyar Bancorp beats WVS Financial on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.