ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB) Competitors

ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) and Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, CNOB or EBC?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CNOB or EBC?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Eastern Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 9 mentions for Eastern Bankshares. Eastern Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 1.08 indicating that Eastern Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConnectOne Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastern Bankshares	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNOB or EBC?

Eastern Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than ConnectOne Bancorp. ConnectOne Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastern Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ConnectOne Bancorp	$264.07M	3.56	$73.79M	$1.77	13.85
Eastern Bankshares	$731.51M	4.88	$119.56M	$0.67	25.00

Is CNOB or EBC more profitable?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a net margin of 13.80% compared to Eastern Bankshares' net margin of 11.07%. ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity of 6.77% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConnectOne Bancorp	13.80%	6.77%	0.78%
Eastern Bankshares	11.07%	6.02%	0.85%

Is CNOB or EBC a better dividend stock?

ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastern Bankshares pays out 71.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ConnectOne Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CNOB or EBC?

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CNOB or EBC?

ConnectOne Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.28%. Eastern Bankshares has a consensus target price of $20.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.90%. Given Eastern Bankshares' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eastern Bankshares is more favorable than ConnectOne Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Eastern Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNOB or EBC?

ConnectOne Bancorp received 237 more outperform votes than Eastern Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.22% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote while only 51.02% of users gave Eastern Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ConnectOne Bancorp	Outperform Votes 262 58.22%	Underperform Votes 188 41.78%
Eastern Bankshares	Outperform Votes 25 51.02%	Underperform Votes 24 48.98%

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats Eastern Bankshares on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.