FinWise Bancorp (FINW) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to FINW or CNOB?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than FinWise Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 0 mentions for FinWise Bancorp. FinWise Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 1.05 indicating that FinWise Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FinWise Bancorp	Very Positive
ConnectOne Bancorp	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, FINW or CNOB?

ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than FinWise Bancorp. ConnectOne Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FinWise 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
FinWise Bancorp	$82.02M	2.76	$12.74M	$0.94	18.23
ConnectOne Bancorp	$264.07M	3.52	$73.79M	$1.77	13.68

Is FINW or CNOB more profitable?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a net margin of 13.80% compared to FinWise Bancorp's net margin of 13.23%. FinWise Bancorp's return on equity of 7.67% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FinWise Bancorp	13.23%	7.67%	2.00%
ConnectOne Bancorp	13.80%	6.77%	0.78%

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

35.4% of FinWise Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.2% of FinWise Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, FINW or CNOB?

FinWise Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FINW or CNOB?

ConnectOne Bancorp received 253 more outperform votes than FinWise Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave FinWise Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.22% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FinWise Bancorp	Outperform Votes 9 60.00%	Underperform Votes 6 40.00%
ConnectOne Bancorp	Outperform Votes 262 58.22%	Underperform Votes 188 41.78%

Do analysts prefer FINW or CNOB?

FinWise Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 26.41%. ConnectOne Bancorp has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.72%. Given FinWise Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FinWise Bancorp is more favorable than ConnectOne Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FinWise Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats FinWise Bancorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.