Kearny Financial (KRNY) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to KRNY or CNOB?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Kearny Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 1 mentions for Kearny Financial. ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Kearny Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is KRNY or CNOB a better dividend stock?

Kearny Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Kearny Financial pays out -38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 38.9% 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. ConnectOne Bancorp has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Kearny Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

71.0% of Kearny Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Kearny Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, KRNY or CNOB?

Kearny Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KRNY or CNOB?

ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Kearny Financial. Kearny 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
Kearny Financial	$326.88M	1.28	-$86.67M	-$1.14	-5.69
ConnectOne Bancorp	$534.62M	1.81	$73.79M	$1.85	13.58

Is KRNY or CNOB more profitable?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Kearny Financial's net margin of -20.40%. ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity of 7.05% beat Kearny Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kearny Financial	-20.40%	3.32%	0.32%
ConnectOne Bancorp	14.48%	7.05%	0.82%

Do analysts rate KRNY or CNOB?

Kearny Financial currently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.41%. ConnectOne Bancorp has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.41%. Given Kearny Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kearny Financial is more favorable than ConnectOne Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kearny Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats Kearny Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.