Northfield Bancorp (NFBK) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, NFBK or CNOB?

ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Northfield Bancorp. Northfield 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
Northfield Bancorp	$254.73M	1.90	$29.94M	$0.86	13.49
ConnectOne Bancorp	$534.62M	2.40	$73.79M	$0.87	29.31

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NFBK or CNOB?

65.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to NFBK or CNOB?

In the previous week, Northfield Bancorp and Northfield Bancorp both had 2 articles in the media. Northfield Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 1.25 indicating that Northfield Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northfield Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NFBK or CNOB?

Northfield Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.02%. ConnectOne Bancorp has a consensus price target of $30.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.61%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Northfield Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northfield Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is NFBK or CNOB a better dividend stock?

Northfield Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Northfield Bancorp pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 82.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ConnectOne Bancorp has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Northfield Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, NFBK or CNOB?

Northfield Bancorp has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NFBK or CNOB more profitable?

Northfield Bancorp has a net margin of 13.56% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 6.85%. ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity of 7.12% beat Northfield Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northfield Bancorp	13.56%	4.64%	0.58%
ConnectOne Bancorp	6.85%	7.12%	0.79%

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats Northfield Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.