BCML vs. CVBF, FBIZ, FMBH, IBCP, MBWM, PPBI, SHBI, STEL, TRST, and PFS
Should you be buying Bay Commercial Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bay Commercial Bank include CVB Financial (CVBF), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Independent Bank (IBCP), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), Stellarone (STEL), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Bay Commercial Bank vs. Its Competitors
Bay Commercial Bank (NASDAQ:BCML) and CVB Financial (NASDAQ:CVBF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
66.2% of Bay Commercial Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of CVB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Bay Commercial Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of CVB Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, CVB Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Bay Commercial Bank. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CVB Financial and 7 mentions for Bay Commercial Bank. CVB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Bay Commercial Bank's score of -0.38 indicating that CVB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bay Commercial Bank has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVB Financial has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bay Commercial Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Bay Commercial Bank pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVB Financial pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bay Commercial Bank has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
CVB Financial has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Bay Commercial Bank's net margin of 16.94%. CVB Financial's return on equity of 9.32% beat Bay Commercial Bank's return on equity.
Bay Commercial Bank currently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.73%. CVB Financial has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.12%. Given CVB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than Bay Commercial Bank.
CVB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Bay Commercial Bank. Bay Commercial Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CVB Financial beats Bay Commercial Bank on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:BCML) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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