ECB Bancorp (ECBK) versus Its Peers Head to Head Analysis

ECB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ECBK) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare ECB Bancorp to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ECB Bancorp and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECB Bancorp	$79.51 million	$7.77 million	14.40
ECB Bancorp Competitors	$9.95 billion	$2.42 billion	21.49

ECB Bancorp’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ECB Bancorp. ECB Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.3% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ECB Bancorp and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECB Bancorp	13.19%	6.55%	0.70%
ECB Bancorp Competitors	15.65%	9.43%	0.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for ECB Bancorp and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECB Bancorp	0	0	0	1	4.00
ECB Bancorp Competitors	7490	30232	27819	1480	2.35

As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.22%. Given ECB Bancorp’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ECB Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

ECB Bancorp has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECB Bancorp’s rivals have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ECB Bancorp rivals beat ECB Bancorp on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About ECB Bancorp

ECB Bancorp, Inc. operating as a holding company for Everett Co-operative Bank that provides various banking products and services. The company accepts various deposit products, including certificate of deposit accounts, IRAs, money market accounts, savings accounts, demand deposit accounts, and interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts. It also offers one- to four-family residential real estate, commercial real estate and multifamily real estate, construction and land, commercial, and consumer loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit. In addition, the company invests in securities, consisting primarily of U.S. government and federal agency obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds. ECB Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1890 and is based in Everett, Massachusetts.