ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of ConnectOne Bank, a full-service commercial bank serving businesses, professionals, nonprofit organizations and individuals. The bank provides lending, deposit and cash-management services, with a focus on relationship-based banking and customized financial solutions.

ConnectOne Bank offers commercial and residential real estate loans, commercial and industrial financing, construction lending, mortgages, personal loans, checking and savings accounts, treasury-management services, online and mobile banking, and wealth-management solutions. Its customers include privately owned companies, real estate investors and developers, professional practices, municipalities and retail banking customers.

Founded in 2005, ConnectOne Bank has grown from its New Jersey base to serve communities in New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, including parts of New York City and Long Island. ConnectOne Bancorp is led by Frank Sorrentino, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.38 to $30.86
• 50-Day Range: $30.05 to $33.65
• 52-Week Range: $23.20 to $34.14
• Volume: 323,787 shs
• Average Volume: 380,297 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.01
• Dividend Yield: 2.56%
• Price Target: $35.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

ConnectOne Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ConnectOne Bancorp scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 550th out of 836 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

ConnectOne Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ConnectOne Bancorp has a consensus price target of $35.00, representing about 14.7% upside from its current price of $30.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ConnectOne Bancorp has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ConnectOne Bancorp are expected to grow by 10.15% in the coming year, from $3.35 to $3.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ConnectOne Bancorp is 10.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ConnectOne Bancorp is 10.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.45.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ConnectOne Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.82% of the float of ConnectOne Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ConnectOne Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.56.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ConnectOne Bancorp has recently increased by 13.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

ConnectOne Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

ConnectOne Bancorp has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ConnectOne Bancorp is 25.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ConnectOne Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.14% next year. This indicates that ConnectOne Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for ConnectOne Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ConnectOne Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.24% of the stock of ConnectOne Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.70% of the stock of ConnectOne Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CNOB
• CIK: 712771
• Web: www.connectonebank.com
• Phone: (201) 816-8900
• Fax: 908-810-7304
• Employees: 756
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ConnectOne Bancorp: $35.00
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.11
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $80.44 million
• Net Margins: 20.21%
• Pretax Margin: 27.92%
• Return on Equity: 11.24%
• Return on Assets: 1.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $679.93 million
• Price / Sales: 2.26
• Cash Flow: $2.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.15
• Book Value: $29.09 per share
• Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,320,000
• Free Float: 47,683,000
• Market Cap: $1.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08