MVB Financial (MVBF) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CNOB or MVBF?

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of MVB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of MVB Financial 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.

Is CNOB or MVBF more profitable?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a net margin of 13.80% compared to MVB Financial's net margin of 8.78%. ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity of 6.77% beat MVB Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConnectOne Bancorp	13.80%	6.77%	0.78%
MVB Financial	8.78%	6.76%	0.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNOB or MVBF?

ConnectOne Bancorp received 239 more outperform votes than MVB Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.13% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote while only 45.83% of users gave MVB Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ConnectOne Bancorp	Outperform Votes 261 58.13%	Underperform Votes 188 41.87%
MVB Financial	Outperform Votes 22 45.83%	Underperform Votes 26 54.17%

Does the media prefer CNOB or MVBF?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than MVB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 4 mentions for MVB Financial. MVB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 0.66 indicating that MVB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConnectOne Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MVB Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CNOB or MVBF?

ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than MVB Financial. MVB 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
ConnectOne Bancorp	$534.62M	1.81	$73.79M	$1.77	14.25
MVB Financial	$228.76M	1.08	$20.09M	$1.53	12.42

Do analysts rate CNOB or MVBF?

ConnectOne Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.02%. MVB Financial has a consensus target price of $25.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.26%. Given MVB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MVB Financial is more favorable than ConnectOne 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
MVB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, CNOB or MVBF?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MVB Financial has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNOB or MVBF a better dividend stock?

ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. MVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 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. MVB Financial pays out 44.4% 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.

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats MVB Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.