Financial Review: WVS Financial (WVFC) and Its Rivals

WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC – Get Free Report) is one of 37 publicly-traded companies in the “Savings institutions, except federal” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare WVS Financial to related companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares WVS Financial and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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Valuation & Earnings

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

WVS Financial’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than WVS Financial. WVS Financial 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

WVS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. WVS Financial pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Savings institutions, except federal” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 22.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.6% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of WVS Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for WVS Financial and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

As a group, “Savings institutions, except federal” companies have a potential upside of 30.54%. Given WVS Financial’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WVS Financial has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

WVS Financial has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WVS Financial’s peers have a beta of 0.53, meaning that their average stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

WVS Financial peers beat WVS Financial on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

WVS Financial Company Profile

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WVS Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for West View Savings Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including regular savings accounts, demand accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as individual retirement account certificates. It also offers single-family and multi-family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, consumer loans, land acquisition and development loans, and commercial loans. In addition, the company is involved in the investment activities. WVS Financial Corp. was founded in 1908 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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