Comparing FB Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBLA) & NB Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBBK)
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyNB Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBBK – Get Free Report) and FB Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBLA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares NB Bancorp and FB Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NB Bancorp | 14.27% | 9.13% | 1.10% |
| FB Bancorp | -0.36% | 0.91% | 0.22% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NB Bancorp and FB Bancorp”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NB Bancorp | $351.74 million | 2.86 | $50.30 million | $1.51 | 15.21 |
| FB Bancorp | $53.27 million | 4.74 | $1.25 million | ($0.01) | -1,582.00 |
NB Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than FB Bancorp. FB Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NB Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for NB Bancorp and FB Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NB Bancorp | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| FB Bancorp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
NB Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.01%. Given NB Bancorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NB Bancorp is more favorable than FB Bancorp.
Volatility and Risk
NB Bancorp has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FB Bancorp has a beta of -0.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NB Bancorp beats FB Bancorp on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NB Bancorp
NB Bancorp, Inc. focuses on operating as a bank holding company for Needham Bank that provides various banking products and services in Greater Boston metropolitan area and surrounding communities in Massachusetts, eastern Connecticut, southern New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The company offers various deposits, including certificate of deposit, individual retirement, money market, savings, NOW, demand deposit, and interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts; and commercial real estate and multifamily, one- to four-family residential real estate, construction and land development, commercial and industrial, and consumer loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit. It also invests in securities consisting of U.S. treasury and federal agency securities, government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds, and corporate bonds. The company was founded in 1892 and is based in Needham, Massachusetts.
About FB Bancorp
FB Bancorp Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Fidelity Bank. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides deposit accounts, mortgages, home equity and consumer loans, credit and debit cards, online and mobile banking, investments and other financial services. FB Bancorp Inc. is based in New Orleans.