Reviewing SR Bancorp (SRBK) and Its Competitors

SR Bancorp (NASDAQ:SRBK) is one of 40 public companies in the “Savings institutions, except federal” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare SR Bancorp to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

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	-28.30%	-5.52%	-1.01%
SR Bancorp Competitors	8.24%	5.24%	0.57%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.7% of SR Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SR Bancorp	$26.88 million	-$10.86 million	-1.11
SR Bancorp Competitors	$179.78 million	$15.31 million	26.67

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations 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	106	577	363	5	2.25

As a group, “Savings institutions, except federal” companies have a potential upside of 3.06%. Given SR Bancorp’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SR Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

SR Bancorp rivals beat SR Bancorp on 9 of the 9 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.