Northfield Bancorp (NFBK) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CNOB or NFBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northfield Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNOB or NFBK 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
ConnectOne Bancorp	6.85%	7.12%	0.79%
Northfield Bancorp	13.56%	4.64%	0.58%

Is CNOB or NFBK a better dividend stock?

ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Northfield Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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. Northfield Bancorp pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Does the media refer more to CNOB or NFBK?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Northfield Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 1 mentions for Northfield Bancorp. ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Northfield Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ConnectOne Bancorp	Positive
Northfield Bancorp	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, CNOB or NFBK?

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
ConnectOne Bancorp	$288.35M	4.40	$73.79M	$0.87	28.98
Northfield Bancorp	$254.73M	1.85	$29.94M	$0.86	13.10

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CNOB or NFBK?

67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Northfield Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CNOB or NFBK?

ConnectOne Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $30.25, suggesting a potential upside of 19.97%. Northfield Bancorp has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.40%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Northfield Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConnectOne Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Northfield Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

ConnectOne Bancorp beats Northfield Bancorp on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.