Reviewing FinWise Bancorp (NASDAQ:FINW) & BEO Bancorp (OTCMKTS:BEOB)

BEO Bancorp (OTCMKTS:BEOB) and FinWise Bancorp (NASDAQ:FINW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BEO Bancorp and FinWise Bancorp”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BEO Bancorp	$51.01 million	1.84	$14.21 million	N/A	N/A
FinWise Bancorp	$85.61 million	2.89	$17.46 million	$1.06	17.64

FinWise Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than BEO Bancorp.

Risk & Volatility

BEO Bancorp has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FinWise Bancorp has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for BEO Bancorp and FinWise Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BEO Bancorp	0	0	0	0	0.00
FinWise Bancorp	0	0	2	0	3.00

FinWise Bancorp has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.42%. Given FinWise Bancorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FinWise Bancorp is more favorable than BEO Bancorp.

Profitability

This table compares BEO Bancorp and FinWise Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BEO Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
FinWise Bancorp	14.78%	8.63%	2.26%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.4% of FinWise Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of FinWise Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FinWise Bancorp beats BEO Bancorp on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BEO Bancorp

BEO Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon that provides commercial and consumer financing, banking and mortgage lending, and other services in Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. The company offers checking, money market, time deposits, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial, agricultural, real estate, installment, credit card, mortgage, term, home, construction, farm, and refinancing loans; lines of credit; home enhancement loan programs; Internet banking and bill payment services; business sweep and banking services; and automated teller machines and safe deposit facilities, as well as originates and sells mortgage loans into the secondary market. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Heppner, Oregon.

About FinWise Bancorp

FinWise Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for FinWise Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and corporate customers in Utah. The company offers various deposit products, including interest and noninterest bearing demand accounts, health savings account demand deposits, NOW and money market accounts, and checking and savings accounts, as well as time deposits and certificates of deposits. It also provides loans, including consumer, small business administration, commercial, commercial real estate, and residential real estate loans. In addition, the company offers debit cards, remote deposit capture, online banking, mobile banking, and direct deposit services; and business accounts and cash management services, such as business checking and savings accounts, and treasury services. FinWise Bancorp was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Murray, Utah.