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

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNOB or BCBP?

ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). ConnectOne Bancorp 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
ConnectOne Bancorp	$534.62M	2.21	$73.79M	$0.87	26.97
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$196.95M	0.69	$18.62M	$0.19	41.68

Is CNOB or BCBP more profitable?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a net margin of 6.85% compared to BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s net margin of 2.72%. ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity of 7.12% beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConnectOne Bancorp	6.85%	7.12%	0.79%
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	2.72%	1.76%	0.15%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNOB or BCBP?

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CNOB or BCBP a better dividend stock?

ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 82.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. ConnectOne Bancorp has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer CNOB or BCBP?

ConnectOne Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $30.25, suggesting a potential upside of 28.94%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.95%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Which has more risk & volatility, CNOB or BCBP?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CNOB or BCBP?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 1 mentions for BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 0.62 indicating that BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConnectOne Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.