BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP) Competitors

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (NASDAQ:BCBP) and CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend BCBP or CCNE?

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) presently has a consensus price target of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.62%. CNB Financial has a consensus price target of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. Given BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) is more favorable than CNB Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CNB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings & valuation, BCBP or CCNE?

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
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$196.95M	0.77	$18.62M	$0.15	59.07
CNB Financial	$364.58M	1.36	$54.58M	$2.33	10.16

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

36.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of CNB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of CNB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BCBP or CCNE a better dividend stock?

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) 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. CNB Financial pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNB Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Is BCBP or CCNE more profitable?

CNB Financial has a net margin of 14.50% compared to BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s net margin of 2.31%. CNB Financial's return on equity of 9.80% beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	2.31%	1.50%	0.12%
CNB Financial	14.50%	9.80%	0.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, BCBP or CCNE?

BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNB Financial has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BCBP or CCNE?

In the previous week, CNB Financial had 6 more articles in the media than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CNB Financial and 3 mentions for BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s score of 0.11 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CNB Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

CNB Financial beats BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.