Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Competitors

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

Is CNOB or HWBK more profitable?

Hawthorn Bancshares has a net margin of 16.65% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 13.56%. Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity of 13.00% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConnectOne Bancorp	13.56%	6.71%	0.76%
Hawthorn Bancshares	16.65%	13.00%	1.00%

Does the media refer more to CNOB or HWBK?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than Hawthorn Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 2 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 0.64 indicating that Hawthorn Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConnectOne Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CNOB or HWBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.50%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.

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
Hawthorn Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CNOB or HWBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Hawthorn Bancshares 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	3.68	$87M	$1.77	14.32
Hawthorn Bancshares	$72.91M	3.13	$18.26M	$2.61	12.53

Is CNOB or HWBK a better dividend stock?

ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 29.1% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNOB or HWBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp received 99 more outperform votes than Hawthorn Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.28% of users gave Hawthorn Bancshares 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%
Hawthorn Bancshares	Outperform Votes 162 63.28%	Underperform Votes 94 36.72%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CNOB or HWBK?

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNOB or HWBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.