Bakkt (BKKT) Competitors $8.86 +0.48 (+5.72%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.91 +0.06 (+0.63%) As of 05:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BKKT vs. ALRS, CBNK, TCBX, SHBI, BCAL, HONE, GNTY, BHB, HIVE, and YRDShould you be buying Bakkt stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bakkt include Alerus Financial (ALRS), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), California BanCorp (BCAL), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), and Yirendai (YRD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bakkt vs. Its Competitors Alerus Financial Capital Bancorp Third Coast Bancshares Shore Bancshares California BanCorp HarborOne Bancorp Guaranty Bancshares Bar Harbor Bankshares HIVE Digital Technologies Yirendai Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT) and Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is BKKT or ALRS more profitable? Alerus Financial has a net margin of 11.06% compared to Bakkt's net margin of -0.77%. Alerus Financial's return on equity of 10.21% beat Bakkt's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bakkt-0.77% -99.39% -16.63% Alerus Financial 11.06%10.21%0.98% Does the media favor BKKT or ALRS? In the previous week, Bakkt had 1 more articles in the media than Alerus Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bakkt and 2 mentions for Alerus Financial. Bakkt's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Alerus Financial's score of 0.49 indicating that Bakkt is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bakkt 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alerus Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BKKT or ALRS? Alerus Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bakkt. Bakkt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alerus Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBakkt$3.78B0.05-$46.66M-$4.43-2.00Alerus Financial$259.97M2.19$17.78M$1.6913.28 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BKKT or ALRS? 11.1% of Bakkt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of Alerus Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Bakkt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Alerus Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, BKKT or ALRS? Bakkt has a beta of 5.31, suggesting that its stock price is 431% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alerus Financial has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BKKT or ALRS? Alerus Financial has a consensus target price of $25.63, suggesting a potential upside of 14.14%. Given Alerus Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alerus Financial is more favorable than Bakkt.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bakkt 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Alerus Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 SummaryAlerus Financial beats Bakkt on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bakkt News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKKT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 BKKT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBakktTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$190.92M$2.68B$26.00B$21.17BDividend YieldN/A1.56%2.78%3.54%P/E Ratio-2.0023.5428.3329.01Price / Sales0.0548.90990.5471.28Price / CashN/A39.8225.5818.23Price / Book1.936.936.774.72Net Income-$46.66M$34.86M$197.91M$995.89M7 Day Performance4.04%4.30%11.86%2.56%1 Month Performance-50.57%-3.45%4.19%2.81%1 Year Performance-40.58%54.18%44.71%11.07% Bakkt Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKKTBakkt0.5259 of 5 stars$8.86+5.7%N/A-44.7%$190.92M$3.78B-2.00760News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeALRSAlerus Financial4.7182 of 5 stars$21.56-0.2%$25.63+18.9%-1.1%$548.56M$336.51M12.76840CBNKCapital Bancorp3.8508 of 5 stars$32.46-0.7%$37.00+14.0%+35.9%$541.95M$244.71M12.16270TCBXThird Coast Bancshares2.0762 of 5 stars$38.60+0.2%$40.00+3.6%+59.2%$533.93M$338.98M11.80330Positive NewsSHBIShore Bancshares4.1409 of 5 stars$15.92+1.2%$20.00+25.6%+18.3%$525.65M$213.02M9.89450Positive NewsBCALCalifornia BanCorp2.3628 of 5 stars$16.00-0.2%$19.50+21.9%+11.1%$521.26M$184.56M18.39204HONEHarborOne Bancorp3.3996 of 5 stars$12.14+0.9%$13.00+7.1%-4.6%$519.20M$170.00M18.68640News CoveragePositive NewsGNTYGuaranty Bancshares2.8082 of 5 stars$46.24+1.6%$45.00-2.7%+44.1%$516.70M$123.09M16.82470BHBBar Harbor Bankshares2.3621 of 5 stars$30.82+0.3%$35.00+13.6%N/A$514.17M$147.73M11.95490HIVEHIVE Digital Technologies2.6616 of 5 stars$2.37+6.8%$6.67+181.3%-27.3%$509.14M$115.28M-11.8520Analyst ForecastYRDYirendai3.7291 of 5 stars$6.07+3.0%N/A+27.0%$508.93M$5.98B2.833,800Earnings ReportDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALRS Competitors CBNK Competitors TCBX Competitors SHBI Competitors BCAL Competitors HONE Competitors GNTY Competitors BHB Competitors HIVE Competitors YRD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BKKT) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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