ECB Bancorp (ECBK) Competitors $15.00 -0.20 (-1.32%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ECBK vs. LX, ALRS, SHBI, GCBC, PFIS, MPB, QD, TCBX, CBNK, and UNTYShould you be buying ECB Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ECB Bancorp include LexinFintech (LX), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Peoples Financial Services (PFIS), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Qudian (QD), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), and Unity Bancorp (UNTY). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ECB Bancorp vs. LexinFintech Alerus Financial Shore Bancshares Greene County Bancorp Peoples Financial Services Mid Penn Bancorp Qudian Third Coast Bancshares Capital Bancorp Unity Bancorp LexinFintech (NASDAQ:LX) 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 institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do analysts prefer LX or ECBK? LexinFintech currently has a consensus price target of $2.12, suggesting a potential downside of 36.34%. Given LexinFintech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LexinFintech is more favorable than ECB Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LexinFintech 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00ECB Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to LX or ECBK? In the previous week, LexinFintech had 1 more articles in the media than ECB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LexinFintech and 1 mentions for ECB Bancorp. LexinFintech's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat ECB Bancorp's score of -0.27 indicating that LexinFintech is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LexinFintech 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ECB Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LX or ECBK? 30.3% of ECB Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of LexinFintech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% 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 and risk, LX or ECBK? LexinFintech has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECB Bancorp has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LX or ECBK? LexinFintech received 240 more outperform votes than ECB Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLexinFintechOutperform Votes24059.70% Underperform Votes16240.30% ECB BancorpN/AN/A Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LX or ECBK? LexinFintech has higher revenue and earnings than ECB Bancorp. LexinFintech 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 RatioLexinFintech$1.84B0.30$150.14M$0.674.97ECB Bancorp$55.83M2.45$4.46M$0.3938.46 Is LX or ECBK more profitable? LexinFintech has a net margin of 5.80% compared to ECB Bancorp's net margin of 5.11%. LexinFintech's return on equity of 8.16% beat ECB Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LexinFintech5.80% 8.16% 3.46% ECB Bancorp 5.11%2.01%0.25% SummaryLexinFintech beats ECB Bancorp on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BancorpSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$136.80M$460.25M$10.51B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A2.09%10.13%4.07%P/E Ratio38.4615.7046.1813.46Price / Sales2.452.443,478.9287.66Price / Cash30.1521.7430.6036.27Price / Book0.820.994.066.30Net Income$4.46M$13.66M$1.02B$225.93M7 Day Performance0.30%-0.89%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance1.63%4.77%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance31.35%27.83%24.11%26.23% ECB Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECBKECB Bancorp1.9357 of 5 stars$15.00-1.3%N/A+28.8%$136.80M$55.83M38.4650LXLexinFintech1.3235 of 5 stars$3.33+3.4%$2.12-36.3%+58.6%$546.55M$1.84B4.974,268Upcoming EarningsALRSAlerus Financial4.3017 of 5 stars$21.50-0.9%$23.20+7.9%+14.9%$544.81M$269.76M134.38840Positive NewsSHBIShore Bancshares2.0491 of 5 stars$16.01-0.4%$15.00-6.3%+32.2%$533.61M$247.24M12.81610GCBCGreene County Bancorp1.9925 of 5 stars$31.22-2.2%N/A+17.6%$531.68M$117.57M21.53210Gap DownPFISPeoples Financial Services1.6987 of 5 stars$52.69+0.2%$50.00-5.1%+21.1%$526.37M$163.98M51.16400MPBMid Penn Bancorp4.2942 of 5 stars$31.45-0.3%$36.00+14.5%+46.6%$522.70M$256.35M10.81620QDQudian0.4613 of 5 stars$2.48+1.2%N/A+38.9%$497.49M$17.79M0.00940TCBXThird Coast Bancshares1.7298 of 5 stars$34.96-2.0%$25.33-27.5%+107.3%$478.25M$274.75M13.98330Positive NewsCBNKCapital Bancorp4.4014 of 5 stars$27.79+0.7%$27.67-0.4%+35.0%$460.20M$208.18M11.93270UNTYUnity Bancorp3.6764 of 5 stars$44.93+0.1%$41.50-7.6%+69.6%$448.85M$151.64M11.55230 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LX Competitors ALRS Competitors SHBI Competitors GCBC Competitors PFIS Competitors MPB Competitors QD Competitors TCBX Competitors CBNK Competitors UNTY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ECBK) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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