California BanCorp (BCAL) Competitors $16.25 -0.18 (-1.10%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.24 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 07/15/2025 04:24 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BCAL vs. CUBI, CIFR, WULF, NIC, CASH, PWP, SII, PGY, MBIN, and CLBKShould you be buying California BanCorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of California BanCorp include Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Cipher Mining (CIFR), TeraWulf (WULF), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), Pathward Financial (CASH), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Sprott (SII), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), and Columbia Financial (CLBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. California BanCorp vs. Its Competitors Customers Bancorp Cipher Mining TeraWulf Nicolet Bankshares Pathward Financial Perella Weinberg Partners Sprott Pagaya Technologies Merchants Bancorp Columbia Financial California BanCorp (NASDAQ:BCAL) and Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is BCAL or CUBI more profitable? Customers Bancorp has a net margin of 10.51% compared to California BanCorp's net margin of 8.21%. Customers Bancorp's return on equity of 11.64% beat California BanCorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets California BanCorp8.21% 9.54% 1.19% Customers Bancorp 10.51%11.64%0.89% Which has more risk and volatility, BCAL or CUBI? California BanCorp has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Customers Bancorp has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BCAL or CUBI? California BanCorp presently has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. Customers Bancorp has a consensus price target of $65.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.86%. Given California BanCorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe California BanCorp is more favorable than Customers Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score California BanCorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Customers Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BCAL or CUBI? Customers Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than California BanCorp. Customers Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than California BanCorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalifornia BanCorp$184.56M2.85$5.43M$0.4536.11Customers Bancorp$1.39B1.42$181.47M$3.9715.69 Does the media favor BCAL or CUBI? In the previous week, Customers Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than California BanCorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Customers Bancorp and 2 mentions for California BanCorp. California BanCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Customers Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that California BanCorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment California BanCorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Customers Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in BCAL or CUBI? 55.4% of California BanCorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Customers Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of California BanCorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Customers Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCustomers Bancorp beats California BanCorp on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get California BanCorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCAL 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 BCAL 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 BCAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCalifornia BanCorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$532.54M$2.29B$12.10B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A2.40%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio36.1113.2718.9919.58Price / Sales2.852.5026.3493.84Price / Cash23.2013.5521.6257.93Price / Book1.021.342.275.54Net Income$5.43M$143.71M$997.60M$257.73M7 Day Performance-0.49%-1.83%-0.69%-0.08%1 Month Performance12.77%5.45%2.92%8.09%1 Year Performance10.85%16.26%540.23%13.02% California BanCorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCALCalifornia BanCorp1.9522 of 5 stars$16.25-1.1%$19.50+20.0%+14.0%$532.54M$184.56M36.11204News CoverageCUBICustomers Bancorp1.9204 of 5 stars$64.12-2.8%$64.78+1.0%+6.2%$2.08B$1.39B16.15640CIFRCipher Mining2.3656 of 5 stars$5.79-4.3%$7.63+31.7%-0.2%$2.03B$152.09M-16.0810Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeWULFTeraWulf3.22 of 5 stars$4.80-8.7%$8.06+68.0%-18.8%$2.02B$132.02M-14.556Positive NewsNICNicolet Bankshares1.6396 of 5 stars$129.20-1.8%$119.25-7.7%+41.7%$1.98B$520.63M15.59860Positive NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeCASHPathward Financial3.8518 of 5 stars$82.93+0.2%$92.00+10.9%+32.9%$1.97B$775.94M11.191,244Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPWPPerella Weinberg Partners0.9842 of 5 stars$20.21-2.1%$23.00+13.8%+6.4%$1.82B$878.04M-47.00600News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeSIISprott0.9932 of 5 stars$70.10+0.3%N/A+59.4%$1.80B$178.65M36.51170Positive NewsPGYPagaya Technologies1.9474 of 5 stars$22.41+1.1%$21.94-2.1%+68.3%$1.68B$1.03B-4.42800MBINMerchants Bancorp4.1921 of 5 stars$34.91-2.0%$47.50+36.1%-25.0%$1.64B$1.45B6.42480News CoverageCLBKColumbia Financial1.0465 of 5 stars$14.96-2.1%$16.00+7.0%-8.9%$1.60B$489.17M-748.00750 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CUBI Competitors CIFR Competitors WULF Competitors NIC Competitors CASH Competitors PWP Competitors SII Competitors PGY Competitors MBIN Competitors CLBK 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:BCAL) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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