CHMG vs. CNOB, BHRB, SBSI, FMBH, CFB, ATLC, ESQ, OSBC, XYF, and HBT
Should you be buying Chemung Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chemung Financial include ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Atlanticus (ATLC), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), X Financial (XYF), and HBT Financial (HBT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Chemung Financial vs. Its Competitors
Chemung Financial (NASDAQ:CHMG) 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 institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Chemung Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 1 mentions for Chemung Financial. ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Chemung Financial's score of -0.01 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Chemung Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Chemung Financial pays out 27.0% 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. Chemung Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and ConnectOne Bancorp has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. ConnectOne Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Chemung Financial presently has a consensus target price of $52.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.01%. ConnectOne Bancorp has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.27%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Chemung Financial.
Chemung Financial has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
47.5% of Chemung Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Chemung Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by company 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.
Chemung Financial has a net margin of 14.95% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 14.48%. Chemung Financial's return on equity of 10.47% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.
ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Chemung Financial. Chemung 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.
Summary
ConnectOne Bancorp beats Chemung Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CHMG) was last updated on 6/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
