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

Does the media refer more to CCNE or BCBP?

In the previous week, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) had 3 more articles in the media than CNB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) and 1 mentions for CNB Financial. CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s score of 1.36 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CNB Financial	Very Positive
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CCNE or BCBP?

CNB Financial currently has a consensus target price of $27.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.93%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.98%. Given BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) is more favorable than CNB Financial.

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)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 2.8%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$364.58M	2.08	$54.58M	$2.38	10.80
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$98.28M	1.50	$18.62M	$0.19	45.05

Which has more risk and volatility, CCNE or BCBP?

CNB Financial has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CCNE or BCBP?

52.4% of CNB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 9.79% beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNB Financial	14.56%	9.79%	0.89%
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	2.72%	1.76%	0.15%

Summary

CNB Financial beats BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.