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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

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 2.9%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	2.37	$73.79M	$0.87	28.98
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$196.95M	0.77	$18.62M	$0.19	46.63

Do analysts recommend CNOB or BCBP?

ConnectOne Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $30.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.99%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.22%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CNOB or BCBP?

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNOB or BCBP?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CNOB or BCBP?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 4 mentions for BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s score of 1.53 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConnectOne Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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%

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.