IF Bancorp (IROQ) Competitors

Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) and IF Bancorp (NASDAQ:IROQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media favor CLST or IROQ?

In the previous week, Catalyst Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than IF Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Catalyst Bancorp and 3 mentions for IF Bancorp. IF Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Catalyst Bancorp's score of 1.29 indicating that Catalyst Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Catalyst Bancorp	Positive
IF Bancorp	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CLST or IROQ?

IF Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Catalyst Bancorp. Catalyst Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IF Bancorp, 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
Catalyst Bancorp	$11.25M	4.74	$600K	-$1.02	-11.46
IF Bancorp	$36.14M	1.51	$4.66M	$0.61	26.64

Is CLST or IROQ more profitable?

Catalyst Bancorp has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Catalyst Bancorp's net margin of 4.52%. Catalyst Bancorp's return on equity of 2.77% beat IF Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Catalyst Bancorp	5.35%	-4.95%	-1.57%
IF Bancorp	4.52%	2.77%	0.22%

Which has more risk and volatility, CLST or IROQ?

Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IF Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CLST or IROQ?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Catalyst Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
IF Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CLST or IROQ?

33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of IF Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of IF Bancorp 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLST or IROQ?

IF Bancorp received 106 more outperform votes than Catalyst Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.03% of users gave IF Bancorp an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Catalyst Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Catalyst Bancorp	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%
IF Bancorp	Outperform Votes 106 65.03%	Underperform Votes 57 34.97%

Summary

IF Bancorp beats Catalyst Bancorp on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.