BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP) versus Its Competitors Critical Contrast

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (NASDAQ:BCBP) is one of 919 publicly-traded companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	-90.51%	-58.88%	-4.87%
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Competitors	15.63%	9.41%	0.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	1	4	0	0	1.80
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Competitors	7492	30250	27848	1488	2.35

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) presently has a consensus target price of $8.95, indicating a potential downside of 2.08%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.23%. Given BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$181.51 million	-$12.53 million	-1.11
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Competitors	$13.78 billion	$2.42 billion	21.36

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)’s competitors have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) competitors beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Company Profile

BCB Bancorp, Inc. is the bank holding company for BCB Community Bank, a full-service community bank headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey. The bank provides deposit products, residential and commercial real estate lending, commercial and industrial loans, consumer loans, and other banking services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. BCB Community Bank serves customers through a branch network and digital banking channels in communities across New Jersey and parts of New York.