ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOBP) Competitors

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) and ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOBP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is ATLCP or CNOBP a better dividend stock?

Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%.

Is ATLCP or CNOBP more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlanticus	N/A	N/A	N/A
ConnectOne Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ATLCP or CNOBP?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlanticus	$342.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ConnectOne Bancorp	$288.35M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to ATLCP or CNOBP?

In the previous week, Atlanticus had 2 more articles in the media than ConnectOne Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Atlanticus and 3 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp. ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.38 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atlanticus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ConnectOne Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Atlanticus beats ConnectOne Bancorp on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.