ECB Bancorp (ECBK) Competitors $16.94 +0.19 (+1.10%) As of 09/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ECBK vs. SHBI, ALRS, CBNK, HONE, TCBX, GNTY, BCAL, RHLD, BHB, and PFISShould you be buying ECB Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ECB Bancorp include Shore Bancshares (SHBI), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY), California BanCorp (BCAL), Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), and Peoples Financial Services (PFIS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ECB Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Shore Bancshares Alerus Financial Capital Bancorp HarborOne Bancorp Third Coast Bancshares Guaranty Bancshares California BanCorp Resolute Holdings Management Bar Harbor Bankshares Peoples Financial Services Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI) and ECB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ECBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SHBI or ECBK? 59.8% of Shore Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of ECB Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Shore Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of ECB Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, SHBI or ECBK? Shore Bancshares has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECB Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SHBI or ECBK? In the previous week, Shore Bancshares had 6 more articles in the media than ECB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Shore Bancshares and 0 mentions for ECB Bancorp. Shore Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat ECB Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Shore Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Shore Bancshares Very Positive ECB Bancorp Neutral Is SHBI or ECBK more profitable? Shore Bancshares has a net margin of 15.98% compared to ECB Bancorp's net margin of 7.29%. Shore Bancshares' return on equity of 10.98% beat ECB Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shore Bancshares15.98% 10.98% 0.99% ECB Bancorp 7.29%3.17%0.37% Which has better earnings & valuation, SHBI or ECBK? Shore Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than ECB Bancorp. Shore Bancshares 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 RatioShore Bancshares$326.48M1.77$43.89M$1.6110.75ECB Bancorp$68.27M2.20$3.99M$0.6426.53 Do analysts rate SHBI or ECBK? Shore Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.61%. Given Shore Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Shore Bancshares is more favorable than ECB Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shore Bancshares 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 SummaryShore Bancshares beats ECB Bancorp on 13 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. 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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$148.34M$950.05M$12.50B$9.85BDividend YieldN/A3.01%5.45%4.51%P/E Ratio26.5316.78231.3726.43Price / Sales2.202.1830.80119.09Price / Cash33.9149.8721.9558.92Price / Book0.921.172.296.06Net Income$3.99M$54.23M$1.01B$266.28M7 Day Performance-0.24%0.41%0.12%-0.32%1 Month Performance7.67%7.23%3.44%3.44%1 Year Performance24.94%16.38%543.20%23.11% ECB Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECBKECB BancorpN/A$16.98+1.3%N/A+25.8%$148.34M$68.27M26.5350News CoverageSHBIShore Bancshares3.8919 of 5 stars$17.10+1.1%$20.00+17.0%+24.5%$571.48M$326.48M10.62450Positive NewsALRSAlerus Financial4.6009 of 5 stars$22.47+0.1%$25.63+14.0%+5.8%$570.74M$336.51M13.30840Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CBNKCapital Bancorp4.0489 of 5 stars$34.39+0.2%$37.00+7.6%+38.8%$570.32M$217.27M12.88270HONEHarborOne Bancorp3.6457 of 5 stars$12.87+2.0%$13.00+1.0%+2.4%$555.47M$318.33M19.80640Positive NewsTCBXThird Coast Bancshares2.9962 of 5 stars$39.99+0.0%$40.00+0.0%+59.1%$554.30M$186.02M12.23330Positive NewsShort Interest ↓GNTYGuaranty Bancshares2.7309 of 5 stars$48.64+0.0%$45.00-7.5%+42.9%$552.34M$123.09M17.69470Positive NewsBCALCalifornia BanCorp2.6523 of 5 stars$16.94+0.7%$19.50+15.1%+15.2%$550.86M$172.76M19.47204News CoveragePositive NewsRHLDResolute Holdings ManagementN/A$63.97-6.6%N/AN/A$545.66M$420.57M0.00N/ABHBBar Harbor Bankshares2.4725 of 5 stars$32.33+0.8%$35.00+8.3%N/A$539.36M$147.73M12.53490PFISPeoples Financial Services2.0873 of 5 stars$53.69+0.8%$53.00-1.3%+19.4%$536.36M$229.80M16.03400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHBI Competitors ALRS Competitors CBNK Competitors HONE Competitors TCBX Competitors GNTY Competitors BCAL Competitors RHLD Competitors BHB 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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