Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC) Competitors

ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) and Fidelity D & D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Is CNOB or FDBC a better dividend stock?

ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity D & D Bancorp pays out 44.3% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, CNOB or FDBC?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNOB or FDBC more profitable?

Fidelity D & D Bancorp has a net margin of 16.50% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 13.80%. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's return on equity of 10.49% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConnectOne Bancorp	13.80%	6.77%	0.78%
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	16.50%	10.49%	0.82%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CNOB or FDBC?

ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity D & D Bancorp. Fidelity D & D Bancorp 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
ConnectOne Bancorp	$264.07M	3.48	$73.79M	$1.77	13.55
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	$80.88M	3.12	$20.79M	$3.61	12.19

Does the media refer more to CNOB or FDBC?

In the previous week, Fidelity D & D Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than ConnectOne Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Fidelity D & D Bancorp and 2 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp. Fidelity D & D Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 0.65 indicating that Fidelity D & D Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNOB or FDBC?

ConnectOne Bancorp received 105 more outperform votes than Fidelity D & D Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave Fidelity D & D Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.13% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ConnectOne Bancorp	Outperform Votes 261 58.13%	Underperform Votes 188 41.87%
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	Outperform Votes 156 68.12%	Underperform Votes 73 31.88%

Do analysts prefer CNOB or FDBC?

ConnectOne Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.76%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Fidelity D & D Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CNOB or FDBC?

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of Fidelity D & D Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats Fidelity D & D Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.