Timberland Bancorp (NASDAQ:TSBK – Get Free Report) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Timberland Bancorp to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Timberland Bancorp and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Timberland Bancorp | 26.18% | 11.51% | 1.53% |
| Timberland Bancorp Competitors | 15.64% | 9.43% | 0.93% |
Dividends
Timberland Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Timberland Bancorp pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.1% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Timberland Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Timberland Bancorp lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Timberland Bancorp and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Timberland Bancorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Timberland Bancorp Competitors | 7470 | 30199 | 27763 | 1466 | 2.35 |
As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 13.67%. Given Timberland Bancorp’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Timberland Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
65.5% of Timberland Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Timberland Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Timberland Bancorp and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Timberland Bancorp | $119.07 million | $31.17 million | 12.16 |
| Timberland Bancorp Competitors | $37.92 billion | $2.42 billion | 17.48 |
Timberland Bancorp’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Timberland Bancorp. Timberland 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.
Volatility & Risk
Timberland Bancorp has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timberland Bancorp’s rivals have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Timberland Bancorp rivals beat Timberland Bancorp on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
Timberland Bancorp Company Profile
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Timberland Bank that provides various community banking services in Washington. It offers various deposit products, including money market deposit, checking, and regular savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides one-to four-family residential, multi-family, and commercial real estate loans; and construction lending products, such as custom and owner/builder, speculative one- to four-family, commercial, multi-family, land development, and land development. In addition, it offers consumer loans comprising home equity lines of credit and second mortgage loans, automobile loans, boat loans, motorcycle loans, recreational vehicle loans, savings account loans, and unsecured loans; and commercial business loans. Timberland Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Hoquiam, Washington.
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