BCB Bancorp (BCBP) Competitors

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.

Does the media prefer BCBP or SPFI?

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.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BCB Bancorp	Positive
South Plains Financial	Neutral

Is BCBP or SPFI a better dividend stock?

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BCBP or SPFI?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BCB Bancorp	Outperform Votes 141 58.02%	Underperform Votes 102 41.98%
South Plains Financial	Outperform Votes 50 56.82%	Underperform Votes 38 43.18%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BCBP or SPFI?

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.

Which has more risk and volatility, BCBP or SPFI?

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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BCBP or SPFI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BCB Bancorp	$93.51M	1.48	$18.62M	$0.15	53.73
South Plains Financial	$191.62M	2.98	$49.72M	$3.00	11.75

Is BCBP or SPFI more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCB Bancorp	9.46%	6.33%	0.50%
South Plains Financial	17.20%	11.75%	1.17%

Do analysts rate BCBP or SPFI?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
South Plains Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

South Plains Financial beats BCB Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.