SR Bancorp (SRBK) & The Competition Head to Head Survey

SR Bancorp (NASDAQ:SRBK) is one of 41 publicly-traded companies in the “Savings institutions, except federal” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare SR Bancorp to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SR Bancorp and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SR Bancorp	$30.62 million	-$10.86 million	90.92
SR Bancorp Competitors	$326.13 million	$15.55 million	5.20

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

Profitability

This table compares SR Bancorp and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SR Bancorp	2.25%	0.50%	0.10%
SR Bancorp Competitors	8.23%	4.96%	0.57%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for SR Bancorp and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SR Bancorp	0	0	0	0	N/A
SR Bancorp Competitors	120	585	369	5	2.24

As a group, “Savings institutions, except federal” companies have a potential upside of 3.10%. Given SR Bancorp’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SR Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.7% of SR Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of SR Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

SR Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SR Bancorp’s rivals have a beta of 0.57, suggesting that their average stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SR Bancorp rivals beat SR Bancorp on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

SR Bancorp Company Profile

SR Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Somerset Regal Bank that provides customary retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and local municipalities in the communities of Somerset, Middlesex, Hunterdon, and Essex counties in New Jersey. It offers deposit instruments, including noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing demand accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company also provides loans comprising one- to four family-residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, unsecured personal loans, and rehabilitation loans; and bill payment services. In addition, it is involved in the investment activities. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Bound Brook, New Jersey.