Head-To-Head Comparison: Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBBK) & Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST)

Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBBK) and Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Bancorp has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Catalyst Bancorp has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bancorp and Catalyst Bancorp”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bancorp	$879.70 million	2.36	$228.21 million	$5.32	9.56
Catalyst Bancorp	$11.38 million	5.98	$2.05 million	$0.55	30.69

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

Profitability

This table compares Bancorp and Catalyst Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bancorp	27.72%	32.32%	2.50%
Catalyst Bancorp	12.99%	2.47%	0.71%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.2% of Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Bancorp and Catalyst Bancorp, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bancorp	0	3	4	1	2.75
Catalyst Bancorp	0	1	0	0	2.00

Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $67.75, indicating a potential upside of 33.21%. Given Bancorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bancorp is more favorable than Catalyst Bancorp.

Summary

Bancorp beats Catalyst Bancorp on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bancorp

The Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The Bancorp Bank, National Association that provides banking products and services in the United States. It offers a range of deposit products and services, including checking, savings, time, money market, and commercial accounts; overdrafts; and certificates of deposit. The company also provides securities-backed lines of credit and insurance policy cash value-backed lines of credit; investor advisor financing; lease financing for commercial and government vehicle fleets, including trucks and other special purpose vehicles; commercial real estate bridge loans; and small business administration loans. In addition, it offers bill and other payment services; debit and prepaid card issuing services; card and bill payment, and automated clearing house processing services; and internet banking services. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

About Catalyst Bancorp

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for Catalyst Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and businesses in Louisiana. The company accepts various deposit products, including savings accounts, demand and NOW accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. It also offers single family residential first mortgage loans, commercial real estate mortgage loans, multi-family residential mortgage loans, commercial and industrial loans, construction and land loans, consumer loans, and other loans. In addition, the company invests in various types of securities comprising mortgage-backed securities, the U.S. treasury obligations, securities of various federal agencies and of state and municipal governments, certificates of deposit at federally insured banks and savings institutions, and federal funds. Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Opelousas, Louisiana.