Contrasting WCF Bancorp (OTCMKTS:WCFB) & Central Plains Bancshares (NASDAQ:CPBI)

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.3% of Central Plains Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of WCF Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Central Plains Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WCF Bancorp and Central Plains Bancshares”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WCF Bancorp	$11.85 million	1.32	-$40,000.00	N/A	N/A
Central Plains Bancshares	$23.82 million	2.68	$3.76 million	N/A	N/A

Central Plains Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than WCF Bancorp.

Profitability

This table compares WCF Bancorp and Central Plains Bancshares’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WCF Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Plains Bancshares	13.97%	4.63%	0.78%

Risk and Volatility

WCF Bancorp has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Plains Bancshares has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Central Plains Bancshares beats WCF Bancorp on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WCF Bancorp

WCF Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for WCF Financial Bank that provides commercial banking products and services to individuals and businesses. The company offers checking and saving accounts; certificates of deposit; personal, mortgage, business, agricultural, and commercial real estate loans; debit and credit cards; and other products. It operates through full-service offices in Webster City, Independence, and Tama, Iowa. The company was founded in 1934 and is based in Webster City, Iowa.

About Central Plains Bancshares

Central Plains Bancshares, Inc. focuses on providing various banking products and services to retail customers, and small and medium-sized commercial customers in Nebraska, the United States. It offers checking accounts, savings accounts, and certificate of deposit accounts. The company also provides one- to four-family residential mortgage loans secured by properties, as well as commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, multi-family residential real estate loans, construction and land development loans, agricultural real estate and non-real estate loans, and consumer loans. In addition, it offers electronic banking services, including mobile banking, on-line banking and bill pay, and electronic funds transfer. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Grand Island, Nebraska.