BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP) Competitors

CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNE) and BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (NASDAQ:BCBP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Is CCNE or BCBP more profitable?

CNB Financial has a net margin of 14.56% compared to BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s net margin of 2.72%. CNB Financial's return on equity of 9.90% beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNB Financial	14.56%	9.90%	0.89%
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	2.72%	1.75%	0.15%

Does the media prefer CCNE or BCBP?

In the previous week, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) had 10 more articles in the media than CNB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) and 1 mentions for CNB Financial. CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s score of 0.53 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNB Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCNE or BCBP?

CNB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). CNB Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ), 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
CNB Financial	$231.04M	2.04	$54.58M	$2.38	9.45
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$196.95M	0.71	$18.62M	$0.19	42.63

Is CCNE or BCBP a better dividend stock?

CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. CNB Financial pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) pays out 336.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CNB Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend CCNE or BCBP?

CNB Financial presently has a consensus target price of $27.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.44%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.28%. Given CNB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CNB Financial is more favorable than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CCNE or BCBP?

CNB Financial has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CCNE or BCBP?

52.3% of CNB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of CNB Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CNB Financial beats BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.