Fifth District Bancorp (FDSB) and Its Rivals Head-To-Head Review

Fifth District Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDSB) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Fifth District Bancorp to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Fifth District Bancorp and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fifth District Bancorp	$26.49 million	$4.09 million	51.68
Fifth District Bancorp Competitors	$9.95 billion	$2.42 billion	21.32

Fifth District Bancorp’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Fifth District Bancorp. Fifth District Bancorp is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Fifth District Bancorp has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth District Bancorp’s peers have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Fifth District Bancorp and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth District Bancorp	0	1	0	0	2.00
Fifth District Bancorp Competitors	7490	30240	27840	1484	2.35

As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.72%. Given Fifth District Bancorp’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fifth District Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Fifth District Bancorp and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth District Bancorp	6.97%	1.27%	0.31%
Fifth District Bancorp Competitors	15.65%	9.43%	0.93%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Fifth District Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fifth District Bancorp peers beat Fifth District Bancorp on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

Fifth District Bancorp Company Profile

Fifth District Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Fifth District Savings Bank, a community-oriented savings institution headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bank provides traditional banking services to individuals, families, and businesses, including deposit accounts, residential mortgage lending, consumer loans, and commercial real estate and business lending. Fifth District Savings Bank has served the New Orleans area for nearly a century, with roots dating to its founding in 1926.