Mid-Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:MSVB – Get Rating) and Equitable Financial (OTCMKTS:EQFN – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Mid-Southern Bancorp and Equitable Financial's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get Mid-Southern Bancorp alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mid-Southern Bancorp | 18.69% | 5.32% | 0.71% |
| Equitable Financial | N/A | 5.34% | 0.50% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Mid-Southern Bancorp and Equitable Financial's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mid-Southern Bancorp | $10.06 million | 3.28 | $1.88 million | $0.69 | 16.67 |
| Equitable Financial | $22.78 million | 1.49 | $4.59 million | N/A | N/A |
Equitable Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Mid-Southern Bancorp.
Volatility & Risk
Mid-Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equitable Financial has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Mid-Southern Bancorp and Equitable Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mid-Southern Bancorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Equitable Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
25.5% of Mid-Southern Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Equitable Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Mid-Southern Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Equitable Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Equitable Financial beats Mid-Southern Bancorp on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mid-Southern Bancorp
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Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. is the savings and loan holding company of Mid-Southern Savings Bank, which it originates one-to-four family residential real estate mortgage loans inclusion home equity lines of credit, commerical, multifamily real estate, and construction loans. It also offers commerical business and other consumer loans. The company was founded on July 11, 2018 and is headquartered in Salem, IN.
About Equitable Financial
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Equitable Financial Corp. operates as a holding company. Through its subsidiary Equitable Bank, it provides personal and business banking, and wealth management. The firm operates through the following portfolio segments: Commercial, Agricultural, Residential Real Estate, and Other. Equitable Financial was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Grand Island, NE.
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