For the quarter ended September 2025, BCB Bancorp (BCBP) reported revenue of $26.46 million, up 1.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.22, compared to $0.36 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.02% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $25.68 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.21, the EPS surprise was +4.76%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how BCB Bancorp performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Interest Margin: 2.9% versus 2.8% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Efficiency ratio: 62.6% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 60%.
- Total Non-Interest Income: $2.75 million versus $2.22 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net Interest Income: $23.71 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $23.46 million.
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Shares of BCB Bancorp have returned -7.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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