LINKBANCORP (LNKB) Competitors $7.22 +0.02 (+0.28%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LNKB vs. CNOB, BFC, BHRB, BITF, FSUN, AMTB, CCB, PFC, FMBH, and MLShould you be buying LINKBANCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LINKBANCORP include ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Bank First (BFC), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Bitfarms (BITF), Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Coastal Financial (CCB), Premier Financial (PFC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), and MoneyLion (ML). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. LINKBANCORP vs. ConnectOne Bancorp Bank First Burke & Herbert Financial Services Bitfarms Firstsun Capital Bancorp Amerant Bancorp Coastal Financial Premier Financial First Mid Bancshares MoneyLion LINKBANCORP (NASDAQ:LNKB) and ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, LNKB or CNOB? LINKBANCORP has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNKB or CNOB? 37.5% of LINKBANCORP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 35.8% of LINKBANCORP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LNKB or CNOB? ConnectOne Bancorp received 258 more outperform votes than LINKBANCORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.26% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave LINKBANCORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLINKBANCORPOutperform Votes337.50% Underperform Votes562.50% ConnectOne BancorpOutperform Votes26158.26% Underperform Votes18741.74% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LNKB or CNOB? ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than LINKBANCORP. LINKBANCORP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConnectOne Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLINKBANCORP$66.29M4.07-$11.97M-$0.07-103.07ConnectOne Bancorp$504.07M2.02$87M$1.7415.28 Does the media favor LNKB or CNOB? In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than LINKBANCORP. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 3 mentions for LINKBANCORP. ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat LINKBANCORP's score of 0.26 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LINKBANCORP 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ConnectOne Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LNKB or CNOB a better dividend stock? LINKBANCORP pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. LINKBANCORP pays out -428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 41.4% 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. LINKBANCORP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend LNKB or CNOB? LINKBANCORP presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.95%. ConnectOne Bancorp has a consensus price target of $26.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.93%. Given LINKBANCORP's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LINKBANCORP is more favorable than ConnectOne Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LINKBANCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00ConnectOne Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is LNKB or CNOB more profitable? ConnectOne Bancorp has a net margin of 13.56% compared to LINKBANCORP's net margin of 3.65%. LINKBANCORP's return on equity of 7.86% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LINKBANCORP3.65% 7.86% 0.76% ConnectOne Bancorp 13.56%6.71%0.76% SummaryConnectOne Bancorp beats LINKBANCORP on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. And today is one of those rare days… Except, today we won't be giving you insight on any one particular stock… But rather, insight on a revolutionary new stock picking indicator… In fact, within the last year, this indicator has become famous for a multitude of reasons… But one of the biggest was because of the buy signal it issued on October 18th, 2022. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LNKB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLINKBANCORPState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$269.63M$3.16B$10.56B$8.82BDividend Yield4.19%3.50%10.16%4.07%P/E Ratio-103.0717.3649.3017.81Price / Sales2.812.813,460.6574.38Price / Cash34.3711.1530.5032.53Price / Book1.011.322.764.68Net Income-$11.97M$405.80M$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance-1.84%-1.21%-0.34%-2.04%1 Month Performance12.73%6.08%1.82%0.06%1 Year Performance19.26%33.93%23.83%24.60% LINKBANCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LNKBLINKBANCORP2.1982 of 5 stars$7.22+0.3%$7.50+4.0%+19.3%$268.69M$66.29M-103.07110CNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.7352 of 5 stars$26.58-1.1%$26.33-0.9%+36.1%$1.03B$504.07M15.28487Analyst UpgradePositive NewsBFCBank First0.9984 of 5 stars$102.75+0.1%$102.00-0.7%+21.6%$1.03B$240.60M12.62361BHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services3.5456 of 5 stars$67.78-0.1%$74.00+9.2%+43.2%$1.02B$164.85M0.00850Insider TradePositive NewsBITFBitfarms1.9911 of 5 stars$2.17-2.7%$3.66+68.7%+85.5%$1.01B$146.37M0.00110Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpFSUNFirstsun Capital BancorpN/A$37.09+2.5%$42.00+13.2%N/A$1.00B$492.78M0.001,128Analyst UpgradePositive NewsAMTBAmerant Bancorp1.2183 of 5 stars$23.80+0.4%$25.60+7.6%+13.5%$998.39M$636.08M17.83680CCBCoastal Financial4.5165 of 5 stars$74.79+1.6%$74.67-0.2%+85.2%$996.73M$537.55M25.18380Positive NewsPFCPremier Financial4.0897 of 5 stars$27.50-0.5%$22.50-18.2%+32.9%$990.65M$456.36M13.961,023Positive NewsFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares1.9124 of 5 stars$41.37+0.2%$42.00+1.5%+31.3%$987.31M$386.95M12.731,219MLMoneyLion3.8498 of 5 stars$78.45-5.6%$90.71+15.6%+127.2%$922.62M$423.43M356.57560Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CNOB Competitors BFC Competitors BHRB Competitors BITF Competitors FSUN Competitors AMTB Competitors CCB Competitors PFC Competitors FMBH Competitors ML Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LNKB) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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