Reviewing Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) & Beverly Hills Bancorp (OTCMKTS:BHBCQ)

Beverly Hills Bancorp (OTCMKTS:BHBCQ) and Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Beverly Hills Bancorp and Eagle Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beverly Hills Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Bancorp	-5.97%	5.04%	0.54%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Beverly Hills Bancorp and Eagle Bancorp”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beverly Hills Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Bancorp	$309.65 million	2.61	$100.53 million	($1.40)	-19.08

Eagle Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Beverly Hills Bancorp.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.0% of Eagle Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Beverly Hills Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Eagle Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Beverly Hills Bancorp and Eagle Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beverly Hills Bancorp	0	0	0	0	0.00
Eagle Bancorp	0	2	0	0	2.00

Eagle Bancorp has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.45%. Given Eagle Bancorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Bancorp is more favorable than Beverly Hills Bancorp.

Summary

Eagle Bancorp beats Beverly Hills Bancorp on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Beverly Hills Bancorp

Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company and conducts its banking and lending operations through its primary subsidiary, First Bank of Beverly Hills. The Bank focuses on niche products, including the origination and acquisition of commercial and multi-family real estate loans. The Bank's principal funding sources consist of certificates of deposits generated through independent brokers and its money desk, borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and repurchase agreements with major investment banks. The Bank is a California state-chartered commercial bank and is regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.Beverly Hills Bancorp's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol "BHBC".

About Eagle Bancorp

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for EagleBank that provides commercial and consumer banking services primarily in the United States. The company also offers various commercial and consumer lending products comprising commercial loans for working capital, equipment purchases, real estate lines of credit, and government contract financing; asset based lending and accounts receivable financing; construction and commercial real estate loans; business equipment financing; consumer home equity lines of credit, personal lines of credit, and term loans; consumer installment loans, such as auto and personal loans; personal credit cards; and residential mortgage loans. In addition, it provides online and mobile banking services; checking and saving accounts; and other deposit services, including cash management services, business sweep accounts, lock boxes, remote deposit captures, account reconciliation services, merchant card services, safety deposit boxes, and automated clearing house origination, as well as after-hours depositories and ATM services. Further, the company offers insurance products and services through a referral program; and treasury management services. The company serves sole proprietors, small and medium-sized businesses, partnerships, corporations, and non-profit organizations and associations, as well as investors. Eagle Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.