BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP) versus Its Rivals Financial Contrast

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) and its rivals top-line 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	$54.79 billion	$2.42 billion	21.06

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)’s rivals 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 rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) and its rivals, 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	7483	30220	27802	1478	2.35

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) presently has a consensus target price of $8.95, indicating a potential downside of 2.40%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 16.52%. Given BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

36.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	-90.51%	-55.94%	-4.79%
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) Competitors	15.65%	9.44%	0.93%

Summary

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

About BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)

BCB Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for BCB Community Bank that engages in the provision of banking products and services to businesses and individuals in the United States. The company offers insured deposit products, including savings and club accounts, interest and non-interest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. It also provides various loan products, such as commercial and multi-family real estate loans, one-to-four family mortgage loans, commercial business loans, construction loans, home equity loans, and consumer loans. In addition, the company offers retail and commercial banking services comprising wire transfer, money order, safe deposit box, night depository, debit card, online and mobile banking, fraud detection, and automated teller services. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Bayonne, New Jersey.