WVS Financial (WVFC) & Its Competitors Critical Survey

WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC – Get Free Report) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “Savings institutions, except federal” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare WVS Financial to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for WVS Financial and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

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As a group, “Savings institutions, except federal” companies have a potential upside of 16.21%. Given WVS Financial’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WVS Financial has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.6% of WVS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% 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, 7.7% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

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

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 2.0% and pay out 21.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WVS Financial and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Profitability

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

Summary

WVS Financial competitors beat WVS Financial on 7 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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