ECB Bancorp (ECBK) Competitors $16.56 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.56 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/14/2025 04:04 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. FUFU, MPB, ALRS, NPB, CBNK, SHBI, HONE, TCBX, GNTY, and YRDShould you be buying ECB Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ECB Bancorp include BitFuFu (FUFU), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Northpointe Bancshares (NPB), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY), and Yirendai (YRD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ECB Bancorp vs. Its Competitors BitFuFu Mid Penn Bancorp Alerus Financial Northpointe Bancshares Capital Bancorp Shore Bancshares HarborOne Bancorp Third Coast Bancshares Guaranty Bancshares Yirendai BitFuFu (NASDAQ:FUFU) and ECB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ECBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is FUFU or ECBK more profitable? ECB Bancorp has a net margin of 7.29% compared to BitFuFu's net margin of 0.46%. ECB Bancorp's return on equity of 3.17% beat BitFuFu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BitFuFu0.46% 1.34% 0.55% ECB Bancorp 7.29%3.17%0.37% Which has more volatility and risk, FUFU or ECBK? BitFuFu has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECB Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FUFU or ECBK? 37.3% of BitFuFu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 35.0% of BitFuFu 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend FUFU or ECBK? BitFuFu currently has a consensus target price of $6.45, indicating a potential upside of 62.53%. Given BitFuFu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BitFuFu is more favorable than ECB Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BitFuFu 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60ECB Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FUFU or ECBK? BitFuFu has higher revenue and earnings than ECB Bancorp. ECB Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BitFuFu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBitFuFu$463.33M1.41$53.96M$0.02198.50ECB Bancorp$68.27M2.15$3.99M$0.6425.88 Does the media prefer FUFU or ECBK? In the previous week, BitFuFu had 8 more articles in the media than ECB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BitFuFu and 1 mentions for ECB Bancorp. ECB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat BitFuFu's score of 0.37 indicating that ECB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BitFuFu Neutral ECB Bancorp Very Positive SummaryBitFuFu beats ECB Bancorp on 10 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$146.57M$887.94M$12.42B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A3.08%5.54%4.07%P/E Ratio25.8816.0819.6925.74Price / Sales2.152.1025.79115.83Price / Cash33.5149.4621.7659.48Price / Book0.871.092.296.15Net Income$3.99M$53.98M$1.00B$265.06M7 Day Performance5.14%3.32%1.75%2.60%1 Month Performance2.92%1.62%2.42%2.83%1 Year Performance26.51%16.27%542.40%25.58% ECB Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECBKECB Bancorp0.6268 of 5 stars$16.56flatN/A+29.1%$146.57M$68.27M25.8850Positive NewsFUFUBitFuFu3.5609 of 5 stars$3.47-2.8%$6.60+90.3%-20.6%$570.42M$463.33M173.8429News CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓MPBMid Penn Bancorp4.2903 of 5 stars$27.56+1.7%$34.50+25.2%+8.9%$533.47M$309.08M11.53620Positive NewsALRSAlerus Financial4.8129 of 5 stars$20.87-0.5%$25.63+22.8%+5.5%$530.61M$336.51M12.38840NPBNorthpointe BancsharesN/A$15.19+1.1%$17.75+16.9%N/A$522.08M$390.45M0.00541Lockup ExpirationCBNKCapital Bancorp4.6523 of 5 stars$31.21-0.5%$37.00+18.6%+41.3%$519.88M$244.71M11.69270Dividend IncreaseSHBIShore Bancshares4.3984 of 5 stars$15.47+0.1%$20.00+29.3%+25.8%$516.84M$326.48M9.62450HONEHarborOne Bancorp3.8339 of 5 stars$11.79+0.2%$13.00+10.3%+2.2%$507.27M$318.33M18.12640TCBXThird Coast Bancshares1.9949 of 5 stars$36.61+0.2%$40.00+9.3%+79.7%$506.23M$338.98M11.19330Positive NewsGNTYGuaranty Bancshares2.7847 of 5 stars$43.97+0.0%$45.00+2.3%+50.8%$499.51M$118.37M16.02470Positive NewsYRDYirendai2.6393 of 5 stars$5.76+0.1%N/A+31.4%$497.29M$795.41M2.693,800News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FUFU Competitors MPB Competitors ALRS Competitors NPB Competitors CBNK Competitors SHBI Competitors HONE Competitors TCBX Competitors GNTY Competitors YRD 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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