BCBP vs. SPFI, ALRS, MPB, YRD, HKD, CBNK, SMBK, HONE, QD, and SHBI
Should you be buying BCB Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BCB Bancorp include South Plains Financial (SPFI), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Yiren Digital (YRD), AMTD Digital (HKD), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), SmartFinancial (SMBK), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Qudian (QD), and Shore Bancshares (SHBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
BCB Bancorp vs.
BCB Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCBP) and South Plains Financial (NASDAQ:SPFI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, BCB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat South Plains Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that BCB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BCB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. South Plains Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. BCB Bancorp pays out 426.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. South Plains Financial pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. South Plains Financial has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.
BCB Bancorp received 91 more outperform votes than South Plains Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.02% of users gave BCB Bancorp an outperform vote while only 56.82% of users gave South Plains Financial an outperform vote.
36.0% of BCB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of South Plains Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of BCB Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of South Plains Financial shares are held 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.
BCB Bancorp has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South Plains Financial has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
South Plains Financial has higher revenue and earnings than BCB Bancorp. South Plains Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BCB Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
South Plains Financial has a net margin of 17.20% compared to BCB Bancorp's net margin of 9.46%. South Plains Financial's return on equity of 11.75% beat BCB Bancorp's return on equity.
BCB Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 45.78%. South Plains Financial has a consensus price target of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.76%. Given BCB Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe BCB Bancorp is more favorable than South Plains Financial.
Summary
South Plains Financial beats BCB Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BCBP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff