BCB Bancorp (BCBP) Competitors

First Guaranty Bancshares (NASDAQ:FGBI) and BCB Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCBP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FGBI or BCBP?

39.5% of First Guaranty Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of BCB Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.4% of First Guaranty Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of BCB Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FGBI or BCBP?

In the previous week, BCB Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than First Guaranty Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BCB Bancorp and 1 mentions for First Guaranty Bancshares. BCB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat First Guaranty Bancshares' score of 0.82 indicating that First Guaranty Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Guaranty Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
BCB Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FGBI or BCBP?

BCB Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Guaranty Bancshares. BCB Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Guaranty Bancshares, 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
First Guaranty Bancshares	$93.10M	1.47	$9.22M	$0.62	17.63
BCB Bancorp	$107.59M	1.68	$29.48M	$1.56	6.83

Is FGBI or BCBP more profitable?

BCB Bancorp has a net margin of 13.41% compared to BCB Bancorp's net margin of 4.46%. First Guaranty Bancshares' return on equity of 9.78% beat BCB Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Guaranty Bancshares	4.46%	4.19%	0.26%
BCB Bancorp	13.41%	9.78%	0.72%

Do analysts rate FGBI or BCBP?

First Guaranty Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.93%. BCB Bancorp has a consensus target price of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 19.72%. Given First Guaranty Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BCB Bancorp is more favorable than First Guaranty Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Guaranty Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
BCB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, FGBI or BCBP?

First Guaranty Bancshares has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCB Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FGBI or BCBP?

First Guaranty Bancshares received 18 more outperform votes than BCB Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.43% of users gave First Guaranty Bancshares an outperform vote while only 59.49% of users gave BCB Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Guaranty Bancshares	Outperform Votes 159 65.43%	Underperform Votes 84 34.57%
BCB Bancorp	Outperform Votes 141 59.49%	Underperform Votes 96 40.51%

Is FGBI or BCBP a better dividend stock?

First Guaranty Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. BCB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. First Guaranty Bancshares pays out 103.2% 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 pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCB Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BCB Bancorp beats First Guaranty Bancshares on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.