BCML vs. CVBF, FBIZ, FMBH, IBCP, MBWM, OBK, PPBI, SHBI, STEL, and TRST
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), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), Stellarone (STEL), and TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Bay Commercial Bank vs. Its Competitors
CVB Financial (NASDAQ:CVBF) and Bay Commercial Bank (NASDAQ:BCML) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
CVB Financial currently has a consensus price target of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.42%. Bay Commercial Bank has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.25%. Given CVB Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than Bay Commercial Bank.
CVB Financial has a net margin of 30.99% compared to Bay Commercial Bank's net margin of 17.36%. CVB Financial's return on equity of 9.21% beat Bay Commercial Bank's return on equity.
74.2% of CVB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Bay Commercial Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of CVB Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Bay Commercial Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bay Commercial Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. CVB Financial pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bay Commercial Bank pays out 36.7% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
In the previous week, CVB Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Bay Commercial Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for CVB Financial and 1 mentions for Bay Commercial Bank. Bay Commercial Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat CVB Financial's score of 1.11 indicating that Bay Commercial Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
CVB Financial has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bay Commercial Bank has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CVB Financial beats Bay Commercial Bank on 13 of the 18 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
