BCB Bancorp (BCBP) Competitors

Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) and BCB Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCBP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to WNEB or BCBP?

In the previous week, Western New England Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than BCB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Western New England Bancorp and 3 mentions for BCB Bancorp. Western New England Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat BCB Bancorp's score of 0.51 indicating that BCB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western New England Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BCB Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is WNEB or BCBP a better dividend stock?

Western New England Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. BCB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Western New England Bancorp pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCB Bancorp pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Western New England Bancorp has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. BCB Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is WNEB or BCBP more profitable?

BCB Bancorp has a net margin of 13.41% compared to BCB Bancorp's net margin of 11.10%. Western New England Bancorp's return on equity of 9.71% beat BCB Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western New England Bancorp	11.10%	5.43%	0.50%
BCB Bancorp	13.41%	9.71%	0.72%

Do analysts recommend WNEB or BCBP?

Western New England Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. BCB Bancorp has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.49%. Given Western New England Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BCB Bancorp is more favorable than Western New England Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
BCB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WNEB or BCBP?

68.0% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of BCB Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of BCB Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WNEB or BCBP?

Western New England Bancorp received 156 more outperform votes than BCB Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.49% of users gave BCB Bancorp an outperform vote while only 59.28% of users gave Western New England Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western New England Bancorp	Outperform Votes 297 59.28%	Underperform Votes 204 40.72%
BCB Bancorp	Outperform Votes 141 59.49%	Underperform Votes 96 40.51%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WNEB or BCBP?

BCB Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Western New England Bancorp. BCB Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western New England Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western New England Bancorp	$112.01M	1.32	$15.07M	$0.60	11.42
BCB Bancorp	$192.45M	0.89	$29.48M	$1.56	6.48

Which has more risk and volatility, WNEB or BCBP?

Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCB Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BCB Bancorp beats Western New England Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.