CALB vs. FFNW, BWFG, COFS, MBCN, OVLY, CBAN, HMST, PKBK, MYFW, and SBNY
Should you be buying California BanCorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of California BanCorp include First Financial Northwest (FFNW), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), Middlefield Banc (MBCN), Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), HomeStreet (HMST), Parke Bancorp (PKBK), First Western Financial (MYFW), and Signature Bank (SBNY). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
California BanCorp (NASDAQ:CALB) and First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, California BanCorp had 2 more articles in the media than First Financial Northwest. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for California BanCorp and 6 mentions for First Financial Northwest. California BanCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat First Financial Northwest's score of 0.46 indicating that California BanCorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
California BanCorp has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Northwest has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
California BanCorp currently has a consensus target price of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 21.42%. First Financial Northwest has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.79%. Given California BanCorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe California BanCorp is more favorable than First Financial Northwest.
First Financial Northwest received 204 more outperform votes than California BanCorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.81% of users gave First Financial Northwest an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave California BanCorp an outperform vote.
California BanCorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Financial Northwest. California BanCorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Northwest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
California BanCorp has a net margin of 17.16% compared to First Financial Northwest's net margin of 3.78%. California BanCorp's return on equity of 11.05% beat First Financial Northwest's return on equity.
59.5% of California BanCorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of First Financial Northwest shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of California BanCorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of First Financial Northwest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
California BanCorp beats First Financial Northwest on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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