NSTS vs CFFN vs TRST Stock Comparison

NSTS Bancorp, Capitol Federal Financial and Trustco Bank Corp N Y Prices as of Oct 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NSTS NSTS Bancorp, Inc.
$14.26 +1.5% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$74.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.81M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
1 win
TRST Trustco Bank Corp N Y
$56.40 +0.4% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$976.81M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Capitol Federal Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Capitol Federal Financial 6, Trustco Bank Corp N Y 2, NSTS Bancorp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNSTSCFFNTRSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $74.91M $1.06B $976.81M CFFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -286.3x 12.8x 14.8x CFFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.6x 11.9x CFFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +19.4% — CFFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 36.1% — CFFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.1% +31.1% +49.6% TRST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.1%/yr +11.4%/yr TRST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.2% 22.9% 23.1% NSTS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 52/100 — CFFN

Percentile Scorecard

NSTSCFFNTRST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNSTSCFFNTRST
Valuation 37 #230 of 362 19 #294 of 362 4 #346 of 362
Growth 80 #45 of 221 86 #33 of 221 –
Profitability 4 #193 of 200 48 #104 of 200 –
Financial Health 83 #35 of 203 9 #184 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns – 98 #9 of 342 59 #141 of 342
Overall 51 52 –
  • NSTS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CFFN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TRST ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNSTSCFFNTRSTSPY
1 month +1.5%-2.8%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months +3.5%-2.3%-1.8% +3.5%
6 months +21.3%+7.1%+20.0% +7.0%
Year to date +10.1%+23.9%+36.5% +12.2%
1 year +25.1%+31.1%+49.6% +13.0%
3 years +61.3%+71.5%+123.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.3%+19.7%+30.7% +23.1%
5 years —-26.9%+71.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-6.1%+11.4% +11.0%
10 years —-40.4%+57.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-5.0%+4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNSTSCFFNTRSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.2%22.9%23.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.0%23.3%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.570.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.461.362.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-66.7%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-8.2%-3.8% -1.8%
52-week high $14.26$9.19$58.62 $779.14
52-week low $10.83$6.02$37.64 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNSTSCFFNTRST
P/E now vs peer median -286.3xmedian 12.1x 12.6xmedian 12.1x 14.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 8.0xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x 14.9xmedian 11.0x 15.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.36 0.83median 1.36 11.77median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNSTSCFFNTRST
Revenue $10.81M $229.25M –
Net income -$262.00K $82.84M –
Free cash flow – $71.53M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $0.67 $3.80
Cash & equivalents $47.52M $136.10M $597.32M
Total debt – $1.64B –
Shares (diluted) 4.91M 124.01M 17.39M
Enterprise value -$88.28M $106.32M $976.81M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNSTSCFFNTRST
P/E -286.3x 12.6x 14.8x
P/FCF – 14.9x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.6x –
P/S 6.9x 4.6x 4.7x
P/B 0.9x 1.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 8.8x 8.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 11.2x –
EV/FCF – 35.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 32.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.83 11.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNSTSCFFNTRST
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 19.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 67.4% 35.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.9% 12.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 67.4% 41.8% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 155.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 185.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNSTSCFFNTRST
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 140.4% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin -2.4% 44.7% –
Net margin -2.4% 36.1% –
FCF margin – 31.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 34.0% –
Return on equity -0.3% 8.1% –
Return on assets -0.1% 0.8% –
Return on invested capital – 9.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.7% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNSTSCFFNTRST
Debt / assets – 16.9% –
Debt / equity – 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.7x –
Debt / FCF – 22.9x –
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 89.4% 90.3%
Equity / assets 29.7% 10.6% 9.7%
Interest coverage 0.9x 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNSTSCFFNTRST
Dividend yield – 4.6% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – 4.7% –
Shareholder yield – 9.3% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNSTSCFFNTRST
Forward P/E – 11.6xFY2026 11.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.73FY2026 $4.73FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +40.4%FY2026 +45.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +11.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $249.46MFY2026 $211.96MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 +4.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNSTSCFFNTRST
Held by institutions – 81.1% 76.6%
Institutions holding – 244 188
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.4% -2.7%
Institutions buying – 110 78
Institutions selling – 79 60
Buyers to sellers – 1.39 1.30

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NSTSCFFNTRST
NSTS 1.00 0.00 -0.02
CFFN 0.00 1.00 0.72
TRST -0.02 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NSTS, CFFN and TRST?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: NSTS Bancorp (NSTS) $74.91M, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) $1.06B, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) $976.81M.

Which stock is cheaper, NSTS, CFFN and TRST?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NSTS Bancorp (NSTS) -286.3x, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 12.8x, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) is cheapest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 11.6x, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NSTS Bancorp (NSTS) +14.9%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +19.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) has the highest net margin (NSTS Bancorp (NSTS) -2.4%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 36.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) returned the most: NSTS Bancorp (NSTS) +25.1%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) +31.1%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +49.6%. Over five years, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) compounded fastest (Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) -6.1%/yr, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NSTS Bancorp (NSTS) has been the steadiest (NSTS Bancorp (NSTS) 17.2%, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) 22.9%, Trustco Bank Corp N Y (TRST) 23.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NSTS, CFFN and TRST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.