ECB Bancorp (ECBK) Competitors $15.68 -0.39 (-2.43%) Closing price 09/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.70 +0.03 (+0.16%) As of 09/29/2025 05:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ECBK vs. HONE, SHBI, BCAL, TCBX, GNTY, CBNK, BHB, MCVT, UNTY, and PFISShould you be buying ECB Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ECB Bancorp include HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), California BanCorp (BCAL), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), Mill City Ventures III (MCVT), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), and Peoples Financial Services (PFIS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ECB Bancorp vs. Its Competitors HarborOne Bancorp Shore Bancshares California BanCorp Third Coast Bancshares Guaranty Bancshares Capital Bancorp Bar Harbor Bankshares Mill City Ventures III Unity Bancorp Peoples Financial Services ECB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ECBK) and HarborOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:HONE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Is ECBK or HONE more profitable? HarborOne Bancorp has a net margin of 8.43% compared to ECB Bancorp's net margin of 7.29%. HarborOne Bancorp's return on equity of 4.66% beat ECB Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ECB Bancorp7.29% 3.17% 0.37% HarborOne Bancorp 8.43%4.66%0.47% Do analysts prefer ECBK or HONE? HarborOne Bancorp has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.34%. Given HarborOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HarborOne Bancorp is more favorable than ECB Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ECB Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00HarborOne Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ECBK or HONE? 30.3% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.0% of HarborOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of HarborOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ECBK or HONE? In the previous week, HarborOne Bancorp had 8 more articles in the media than ECB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for HarborOne Bancorp and 1 mentions for ECB Bancorp. ECB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat HarborOne Bancorp's score of 0.64 indicating that ECB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ECB Bancorp Very Positive HarborOne Bancorp Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, ECBK or HONE? HarborOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than ECB Bancorp. HarborOne Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ECB Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioECB Bancorp$28.64M4.85$3.99M$0.6424.50HarborOne Bancorp$318.33M1.84$27.41M$0.6520.91 Which has more risk and volatility, ECBK or HONE? ECB Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HarborOne Bancorp has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHarborOne Bancorp beats ECB Bancorp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ECB Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECBK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ECBK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ECBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricECB BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$142.24M$942.42M$12.67B$10.38BDividend YieldN/A3.03%5.48%4.70%P/E Ratio24.5016.91240.2726.39Price / Sales4.852.2230.75228.58Price / Cash32.5222.6519.6430.68Price / Book0.851.132.286.40Net Income$3.99M$54.35M$1.01B$276.69M7 Day Performance-2.00%-1.31%-0.45%0.12%1 Month Performance-7.87%-1.61%0.82%6.78%1 Year Performance9.50%11.00%538.06%26.72% ECB Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECBKECB Bancorp1.5855 of 5 stars$15.68-2.4%N/A+6.7%$142.24M$28.64M24.5050Positive NewsHONEHarborOne Bancorp3.5811 of 5 stars$13.19+1.2%$13.00-1.4%+9.9%$569.28M$318.33M20.29640News CoverageSHBIShore Bancshares4.2692 of 5 stars$17.01+0.9%$20.00+17.6%+20.3%$568.47M$326.48M10.57450Positive NewsBCALCalifornia BanCorp3.3402 of 5 stars$17.24+0.5%$19.50+13.1%+13.8%$560.65M$184.56M19.82204Positive NewsTCBXThird Coast Bancshares2.7405 of 5 stars$40.04+1.1%$40.00-0.1%+45.0%$554.95M$338.98M12.24330High Trading VolumeGNTYGuaranty Bancshares2.1151 of 5 stars$48.71+1.6%$45.00-7.6%+42.9%$553.15M$123.09M17.71470CBNKCapital Bancorp4.6021 of 5 stars$32.62+0.9%$37.00+13.4%+25.8%$540.84M$244.71M12.22270Positive NewsBHBBar Harbor Bankshares2.9638 of 5 stars$31.76+0.5%$35.00+10.2%N/A$529.85M$147.73M12.31490News CoverageMCVTMill City Ventures IIIN/A$6.35-1.3%N/A+174.7%$520.99M$3.30M26.442Gap DownUNTYUnity Bancorp4.3096 of 5 stars$51.79+1.0%$56.50+9.1%+44.5%$519.45M$164.21M10.48230Positive NewsPFISPeoples Financial Services3.2107 of 5 stars$51.68+0.8%$53.00+2.6%+5.0%$516.28M$229.80M15.43400High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HONE Competitors SHBI Competitors BCAL Competitors TCBX Competitors GNTY Competitors CBNK Competitors BHB Competitors MCVT Competitors UNTY Competitors PFIS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ECBK) was last updated on 9/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredForget AI Stocks — This Device Will REPLACE the MicrochipWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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