Shore Bancshares (SHBI) Competitors $16.65 +0.06 (+0.36%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.67 +0.02 (+0.11%) As of 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SHBI vs. CNOB, MBWM, OBK, OCFC, STBA, STEL, TCBK, THFF, TOWN, and PFSShould you be buying Shore Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shore Bancshares include ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Stellarone (STEL), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Towne Bank (TOWN), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Shore Bancshares vs. Its Competitors ConnectOne Bancorp Mercantile Bank Origin Bancorp OceanFirst Financial S&T Bancorp Stellarone TriCo Bancshares First Financial Corporation Indiana Towne Bank Provident Financial Services Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI) and ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Is SHBI or CNOB more profitable? Shore Bancshares has a net margin of 14.91% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 14.48%. Shore Bancshares' return on equity of 10.44% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shore Bancshares14.91% 10.44% 0.93% ConnectOne Bancorp 14.48%7.05%0.82% Is SHBI or CNOB a better dividend stock? Shore Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Shore Bancshares pays out 32.2% 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. ConnectOne Bancorp has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Shore Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend SHBI or CNOB? Shore Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.12%. ConnectOne Bancorp has a consensus price target of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.55%. Given Shore Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shore Bancshares is more favorable than ConnectOne Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shore Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67ConnectOne Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SHBI or CNOB? 59.8% of Shore Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Shore Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, SHBI or CNOB? Shore Bancshares has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SHBI or CNOB? ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Shore Bancshares. Shore Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConnectOne Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShore Bancshares$207.03M2.68$43.89M$1.4911.17ConnectOne Bancorp$534.62M1.81$73.79M$1.8513.57 Does the media favor SHBI or CNOB? In the previous week, Shore Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than ConnectOne Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shore Bancshares and 1 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp. Shore Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 1.00 indicating that Shore Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shore Bancshares 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ConnectOne Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryShore Bancshares beats ConnectOne Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Shore Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SHBI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SHBI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SHBI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricShore BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$555.68M$887.06M$12.25B$9.41BDividend Yield2.88%3.15%5.57%4.03%P/E Ratio11.1719.0419.2419.89Price / Sales2.682.3726.44100.95Price / Cash10.0515.9518.5628.17Price / Book1.031.132.345.73Net Income$43.89M$54.19M$997.25M$258.18M7 Day Performance2.52%2.05%1.96%3.92%1 Month Performance13.89%8.75%5.24%14.31%1 Year Performance22.16%14.71%541.67%17.29% Shore Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHBIShore Bancshares4.1399 of 5 stars$16.65+0.4%$20.00+20.1%+24.6%$555.68M$207.03M11.17450Upcoming EarningsCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.8652 of 5 stars$24.93-0.8%$28.50+14.3%+11.8%$966.75M$534.62M13.48520Upcoming EarningsMBWMMercantile Bank3.4962 of 5 stars$48.75+0.3%$52.83+8.4%+1.6%$788.71M$361.89M10.08670News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportOBKOrigin Bancorp3.6559 of 5 stars$37.87-0.7%$42.20+11.4%+6.3%$1.19B$358.20M15.391,010OCFCOceanFirst Financial4.3316 of 5 stars$18.62-0.3%$20.67+11.0%+7.0%$1.09B$692.36M12.17960Upcoming EarningsSTBAS&T Bancorp2.935 of 5 stars$38.96-0.4%$42.00+7.8%-5.5%$1.50B$564.96M11.231,206Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeSTELStellarone2.361 of 5 stars$31.89+15.0%$29.00-9.0%+22.7%$1.55B$625.45M14.411,025Upcoming EarningsGap UpTCBKTriCo Bancshares3.3221 of 5 stars$42.24+0.1%$47.80+13.2%-5.2%$1.39B$531.04M12.301,201Upcoming EarningsTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana3.1201 of 5 stars$55.81-0.4%$55.67-0.3%+28.3%$664.35M$307.51M12.13880News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeTOWNTowne Bank3.7812 of 5 stars$35.78-0.4%$40.00+11.8%+15.0%$2.69B$1.03B15.162,720Upcoming EarningsPFSProvident Financial Services4.3251 of 5 stars$18.42-1.1%$23.60+28.1%+3.9%$2.43B$1.14B16.601,801News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ConnectOne Bancorp Alternatives Mercantile Bank Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives OceanFirst Financial Alternatives S&T Bancorp Alternatives Stellarone Alternatives TriCo Bancshares Alternatives First Financial Corporation Indiana Alternatives Towne Bank Alternatives Provident Financial Services Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SHBI) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTreasury Secretary Bessent Is Betting Big on GoldWhen the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s largest personal investment is gold — that’s a signal. 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