ECB Bancorp (NASDAQ:ECBK – Get Free Report) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “Savings institutions, except federal” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare ECB Bancorp to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
19.2% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of ECB Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
ECB Bancorp has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECB Bancorp’s peers have a beta of 0.54, meaning that their average stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ECB Bancorp | 5.14% | 1.39% | 0.21% |
| ECB Bancorp Competitors | 16.35% | 7.51% | 0.80% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for ECB Bancorp and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ECB Bancorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| ECB Bancorp Competitors | 77 | 440 | 337 | 4 | 2.31 |
As a group, “Savings institutions, except federal” companies have a potential upside of 27.93%. Given ECB Bancorp’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ECB Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares ECB Bancorp and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ECB Bancorp | $30.55 million | $2.72 million | 41.32 |
| ECB Bancorp Competitors | $154.99 million | $36.39 million | -1.77 |
ECB Bancorp’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than ECB Bancorp. ECB Bancorp is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
ECB Bancorp peers beat ECB Bancorp on 9 of the 10 factors compared.
ECB Bancorp Company Profile
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.
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