ECB Bancorp (ECBK) Competitors $16.00 +0.16 (+0.98%) As of 07/3/2025 01:04 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. ALRS, MPB, QD, FUFU, SHBI, BCAL, YRD, GNTY, HONE, and PFISShould you be buying ECB Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ECB Bancorp include Alerus Financial (ALRS), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Qudian (QD), BitFuFu (FUFU), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), California BanCorp (BCAL), Yirendai (YRD), Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), and Peoples Financial Services (PFIS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ECB Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Alerus Financial Mid Penn Bancorp Qudian BitFuFu Shore Bancshares California BanCorp Yirendai Guaranty Bancshares HarborOne Bancorp Peoples Financial Services Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS) 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 valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability. Does the media refer more to ALRS or ECBK? In the previous week, Alerus Financial had 6 more articles in the media than ECB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alerus Financial and 0 mentions for ECB Bancorp. ECB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Alerus Financial's score of -0.11 indicating that ECB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Alerus Financial Neutral ECB Bancorp Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in ALRS or ECBK? 51.3% of Alerus Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Alerus Financial 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. Is ALRS or ECBK more profitable? Alerus Financial has a net margin of 7.81% compared to ECB Bancorp's net margin of 6.65%. Alerus Financial's return on equity of 8.32% beat ECB Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alerus Financial7.81% 8.32% 0.77% ECB Bancorp 6.65%2.79%0.34% Which has more volatility & risk, ALRS or ECBK? Alerus Financial has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECB Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ALRS or ECBK? Alerus Financial presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.70%. Given Alerus Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alerus Financial is more favorable than ECB Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alerus Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25ECB Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better valuation and earnings, ALRS or ECBK? Alerus Financial has higher revenue and earnings than ECB Bancorp. Alerus Financial 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 RatioAlerus Financial$336.51M1.72$17.78M$1.2218.72ECB Bancorp$26.92M5.37$3.99M$0.5628.58 SummaryAlerus Financial 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. 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$144.49M$877.18M$12.08B$9.01BDividend YieldN/A3.16%5.57%4.09%P/E Ratio28.5819.4020.0620.26Price / Sales5.372.1525.65121.21Price / Cash32.0749.0521.5057.47Price / Book0.871.132.285.67Net Income$3.99M$53.76M$1.00B$248.47M7 Day Performance4.81%4.36%2.19%3.29%1 Month Performance2.79%8.34%4.43%5.19%1 Year Performance28.25%28.16%540.82%21.35% ECB Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECBKECB Bancorp0.2285 of 5 stars$16.01+1.0%N/A+28.2%$144.49M$26.92M28.5850ALRSAlerus Financial4.1394 of 5 stars$22.17+2.4%$23.00+3.7%+19.6%$548.91M$336.51M18.17840High Trading VolumeMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.3852 of 5 stars$29.10+3.2%$36.00+23.7%+39.3%$545.83M$309.08M10.10620News CoverageQDQudian2.0229 of 5 stars$3.03-3.5%N/A+61.5%$529.68M$29.65M12.63940Positive NewsFUFUBitFuFu1.4922 of 5 stars$3.26+0.9%$6.25+91.7%-21.5%$526.83M$463.33M163.0829SHBIShore Bancshares3.6282 of 5 stars$16.25+3.4%$20.00+23.1%+46.6%$524.64M$326.48M10.91450BCALCalifornia BanCorp1.7031 of 5 stars$16.17+2.6%$19.50+20.6%+21.0%$510.83M$184.56M35.93204Positive NewsYRDYirendai3.1914 of 5 stars$6.01+2.4%N/A+27.0%$507.21M$795.41M2.813,800GNTYGuaranty Bancshares2.5858 of 5 stars$44.49+4.8%$45.00+1.1%+54.1%$504.60M$118.37M16.18470High Trading VolumeHONEHarborOne Bancorp3.6462 of 5 stars$11.98+2.6%$13.00+8.5%+13.3%$503.12M$318.33M19.02640Positive NewsPFISPeoples Financial Services1.0001 of 5 stars$51.35+4.0%$53.00+3.2%+22.1%$493.48M$229.80M24.11400High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALRS Competitors MPB Competitors QD Competitors FUFU Competitors SHBI Competitors BCAL Competitors YRD Competitors GNTY Competitors HONE 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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