Analyzing Lake Shore Bancorp (LSBK) and Its Rivals

Lake Shore Bancorp (NASDAQ:LSBK) is one of 69 public companies in the “FIN – SVGS & LOAN” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Lake Shore Bancorp to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.8% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of shares of all “FIN – SVGS & LOAN” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Lake Shore Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of shares of all “FIN – SVGS & LOAN” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Lake Shore Bancorp and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lake Shore Bancorp	0	1	0	0	2.00
Lake Shore Bancorp Competitors	575	1850	922	49	2.13

As a group, “FIN – SVGS & LOAN” companies have a potential upside of 4.49%. Given Lake Shore Bancorp’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lake Shore Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lake Shore Bancorp and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lake Shore Bancorp	$27.84 million	$7.27 million	14.96
Lake Shore Bancorp Competitors	$265.06 million	$42.61 million	38.01

Lake Shore Bancorp’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Lake Shore Bancorp. Lake Shore 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.

Dividends

Lake Shore Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Lake Shore Bancorp pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “FIN – SVGS & LOAN” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Lake Shore Bancorp lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Lake Shore Bancorp and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lake Shore Bancorp	18.38%	6.26%	1.00%
Lake Shore Bancorp Competitors	11.79%	3.94%	0.81%

Risk & Volatility

Lake Shore Bancorp has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lake Shore Bancorp’s rivals have a beta of 0.48, suggesting that their average share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lake Shore Bancorp rivals beat Lake Shore Bancorp on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

About Lake Shore Bancorp

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. operates as a savings and loan holding company for Lake Shore Servings Bank. It offers personal services such as checking, savings, lending, banking, debit card, e-services, and online banking; and business services including deposit products, commercial loans, and business e-statements. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Dunkirk, NY.