Bancorp 34 (BCTF) versus Its Rivals Head to Head Comparison

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bancorp 34 and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bancorp 34	$28.85 million	-$3.40 million	-41.61
Bancorp 34 Competitors	$913.11 million	$303.01 million	3.04

Bancorp 34’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Bancorp 34. Bancorp 34 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Bancorp 34 pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Bancorp 34 pays out -100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Federal savings institutions” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.7% and pay out 35.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.5% of Bancorp 34 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of shares of all “Federal savings institutions” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Bancorp 34 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of shares of all “Federal savings institutions” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Bancorp 34 has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancorp 34’s peers have a beta of 0.28, indicating that their average share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bancorp 34 and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bancorp 34	-0.27%	-0.17%	-0.02%
Bancorp 34 Competitors	8.89%	5.23%	0.53%

Summary

Bancorp 34 peers beat Bancorp 34 on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

About Bancorp 34

Bancorp 34, Inc. operates as the holding company for Bank 34 that offers various banking products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, such as savings accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, demand and time deposits, NOW accounts, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides term, working capital, construction, USDA, small business administration, equipment, assisted living and skilled nursing, renewable energy and solar equipment, and commercial real estate loans; and small to medium size business and business acquisitions financing; lines of credit; multi-family finance; and employee stock ownership plans, HOA lending, and investor pools of single family rentals. In addition, it offers credit and debit cards; safe deposit boxes; treasury management products; and merchant card processing, cash management, e-banking, mobile and online banking, bill payment, and merchant capture services. The company operates through its network of full-service branches in Scottsdale and Arizona, as well as Alamogordo and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Bancorp 34, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.