BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (BCBP) Competitors

CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNE) and BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (NASDAQ:BCBP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend CCNE or BCBP?

CNB Financial presently has a consensus target price of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.41%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a consensus target price of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 36.39%. Given BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) is more favorable than CNB Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CCNE or BCBP more profitable?

CNB Financial has a net margin of 14.50% compared to BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s net margin of 2.31%. CNB Financial's return on equity of 9.80% beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNB Financial	14.50%	9.80%	0.88%
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	2.31%	1.50%	0.12%

Does the media prefer CCNE or BCBP?

In the previous week, CNB Financial had 4 more articles in the media than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CNB Financial and 4 mentions for BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)'s score of 0.82 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNB Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CCNE or BCBP?

CNB Financial has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCNE or BCBP?

CNB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ). CNB Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CNB Financial	$364.58M	1.37	$54.58M	$2.33	10.20
BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ)	$93.51M	1.58	$18.62M	$0.15	57.43

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCNE or BCBP?

52.4% of CNB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of CNB Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCNE or BCBP a better dividend stock?

CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. CNB Financial pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) pays out 426.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CNB Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

CNB Financial beats BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.