Parke Bancorp (PKBK) Competitors

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

Is CNOB or PKBK more profitable?

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 21.25% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 13.80%. Parke Bancorp's return on equity of 9.41% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConnectOne Bancorp	13.80%	6.77%	0.78%
Parke Bancorp	21.25%	9.41%	1.35%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNOB or PKBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp received 124 more outperform votes than Parke Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.70% of users gave Parke Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.31% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ConnectOne Bancorp	Outperform Votes 263 58.31%	Underperform Votes 188 41.69%
Parke Bancorp	Outperform Votes 139 60.70%	Underperform Votes 90 39.30%

Which has more risk & volatility, CNOB or PKBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CNOB or PKBK?

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CNOB or PKBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $28.83, suggesting a potential upside of 26.46%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, CNOB or PKBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp 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	3.32	$73.79M	$1.77	12.88
Parke Bancorp	$63.01M	3.58	$27.51M	$2.41	7.91

Is CNOB or PKBK a better dividend stock?

ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parke Bancorp pays out 29.9% 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. Parke Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer CNOB or PKBK?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 7 mentions for Parke Bancorp. ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Parke Bancorp's score of 0.38 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConnectOne Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Parke Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats Parke Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.