ECB Bancorp (ECBK) Competitors $15.96 -0.13 (-0.81%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.99 +0.03 (+0.19%) As of 04:10 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. MPB, QD, ALRS, SHBI, YRD, UNTY, BCAL, HONE, PFIS, and GNTYShould you be buying ECB Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ECB Bancorp include Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Qudian (QD), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), Yirendai (YRD), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), California BanCorp (BCAL), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Peoples Financial Services (PFIS), and Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ECB Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Qudian Alerus Financial Shore Bancshares Yirendai Unity Bancorp California BanCorp HarborOne Bancorp Peoples Financial Services Guaranty Bancshares Mid Penn Bancorp (NASDAQ:MPB) and ECB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ECBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, MPB or ECBK? Mid Penn Bancorp has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECB Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, MPB or ECBK? Mid Penn Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than ECB Bancorp. Mid Penn 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 RatioMid Penn Bancorp$182.08M2.84$49.44M$2.889.27ECB Bancorp$68.27M2.11$3.99M$0.5628.50 Is MPB or ECBK more profitable? Mid Penn Bancorp has a net margin of 16.36% compared to ECB Bancorp's net margin of 6.65%. Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity of 8.23% beat ECB Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mid Penn Bancorp16.36% 8.23% 0.92% ECB Bancorp 6.65%2.79%0.34% Does the media refer more to MPB or ECBK? In the previous week, Mid Penn Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than ECB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp and 3 mentions for ECB Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat ECB Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Mid Penn Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mid Penn Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ECB Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MPB or ECBK? 43.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend MPB or ECBK? Mid Penn Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.83%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mid Penn Bancorp is more favorable than ECB Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mid Penn Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00ECB Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryMid Penn Bancorp beats ECB Bancorp on 14 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. Email Address 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$144.12M$878.35M$12.24B$9.49BDividend YieldN/A3.10%5.55%4.00%P/E Ratio28.5016.9619.0819.96Price / Sales2.112.1926.2482.69Price / Cash32.5848.6021.6858.45Price / Book0.871.112.295.82Net Income$3.99M$54.19M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-0.62%-0.72%0.79%1.94%1 Month Performance5.84%4.74%3.81%12.02%1 Year Performance16.50%12.21%541.45%20.81% ECB Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECBKECB Bancorp0.1164 of 5 stars$15.96-0.8%N/A+18.5%$144.12M$68.27M28.5050Earnings ReportMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.5324 of 5 stars$28.88-0.2%$36.00+24.7%+8.1%$560.16M$309.08M10.03620News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementQDQudian2.0477 of 5 stars$3.32-0.2%N/A+72.3%$560.05M$29.65M13.81940ALRSAlerus Financial4.3622 of 5 stars$22.12+0.4%$23.00+4.0%0.0%$558.81M$237.02M18.13840Upcoming EarningsSHBIShore Bancshares4.3407 of 5 stars$16.65+0.4%$20.00+20.1%+19.8%$553.68M$326.48M11.17450Positive NewsEarnings ReportYRDYirendai2.6731 of 5 stars$6.18-0.1%N/A+31.4%$533.99M$795.41M2.893,800News CoverageUNTYUnity Bancorp3.5992 of 5 stars$52.65-1.1%$56.50+7.3%+51.2%$533.86M$164.21M10.66230High Trading VolumeBCALCalifornia BanCorp2.2091 of 5 stars$16.70+2.0%$19.50+16.8%+12.5%$530.60M$184.56M37.11204News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeHONEHarborOne Bancorp3.2459 of 5 stars$12.25-0.1%$13.00+6.1%-8.1%$528.10M$318.33M19.44640PFISPeoples Financial Services0.5608 of 5 stars$51.86-0.3%$53.00+2.2%+6.3%$519.66M$229.80M24.35400GNTYGuaranty Bancshares1.9338 of 5 stars$45.77+1.2%$45.00-1.7%+31.4%$519.07M$118.37M16.64470 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MPB Competitors QD Competitors ALRS Competitors SHBI Competitors YRD Competitors UNTY Competitors BCAL Competitors HONE Competitors PFIS Competitors GNTY 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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