ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, AX or CNOB?

Axos Financial has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AX or CNOB?

83.8% of Axos Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Axos Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer AX or CNOB?

Axos Financial presently has a consensus price target of $84.17, suggesting a potential upside of 39.80%. ConnectOne Bancorp has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.19%. Given Axos Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axos Financial is more favorable than ConnectOne Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AX or CNOB more profitable?

Axos Financial has a net margin of 22.10% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 13.80%. Axos Financial's return on equity of 18.67% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axos Financial	22.10%	18.67%	1.89%
ConnectOne Bancorp	13.80%	6.77%	0.78%

Does the media prefer AX or CNOB?

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 2 more articles in the media than ConnectOne Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Axos Financial and 6 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp. Axos Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 1.33 indicating that Axos Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axos Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ConnectOne Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AX or CNOB?

Axos Financial has higher revenue and earnings than ConnectOne Bancorp. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConnectOne Bancorp, 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
Axos Financial	$1.20B	2.87	$450.01M	$7.44	8.09
ConnectOne Bancorp	$264.07M	3.14	$73.79M	$1.77	12.18

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AX or CNOB?

ConnectOne Bancorp received 161 more outperform votes than Axos Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.22% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.16% of users gave Axos Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Axos Financial	Outperform Votes 101 53.16%	Underperform Votes 89 46.84%
ConnectOne Bancorp	Outperform Votes 262 58.22%	Underperform Votes 188 41.78%

Summary

Axos Financial beats ConnectOne Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.