Shore Bancshares (SHBI) Competitors $17.30 +0.38 (+2.25%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.30 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) and Shore Bancshares (NASDAQ:SHBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is CNOB or SHBI more profitable? Shore Bancshares has a net margin of 15.98% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 6.85%. Shore Bancshares' return on equity of 10.98% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ConnectOne Bancorp6.85% 7.12% 0.79% Shore Bancshares 15.98%10.98%0.99% Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNOB or SHBI? 67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Shore Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Shore Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CNOB or SHBI a better dividend stock? ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Shore Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. Shore Bancshares pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CNOB or SHBI? 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 RatioConnectOne Bancorp$534.62M2.41$73.79M$0.8729.40Shore Bancshares$326.48M1.77$43.89M$1.6110.75 Do analysts prefer CNOB or SHBI? ConnectOne Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $30.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.26%. Shore Bancshares has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.61%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Shore Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ConnectOne Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Shore Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor CNOB or SHBI? In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp and ConnectOne Bancorp both had 7 articles in the media. Shore Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 1.33 indicating that Shore Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ConnectOne Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shore Bancshares 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CNOB or SHBI? ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shore Bancshares has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryConnectOne Bancorp beats Shore Bancshares on 9 of the 16 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. 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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$578.17M$950.19M$12.53B$9.91BDividend Yield2.79%2.98%5.42%4.49%P/E Ratio10.7516.78230.6726.65Price / Sales1.772.5331.83163.66Price / Cash10.3516.8619.0628.92Price / Book1.021.142.346.52Net Income$43.89M$54.21M$1.01B$266.21M7 Day Performance1.11%0.40%0.12%-0.75%1 Month Performance12.26%7.46%3.71%3.84%1 Year Performance24.46%16.27%542.66%24.40% Shore Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHBIShore Bancshares3.8799 of 5 stars$17.30+2.2%$20.00+15.6%+20.4%$578.17M$326.48M10.75450Positive NewsCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.8172 of 5 stars$25.03-1.8%$30.25+20.9%+2.9%$1.28B$534.62M28.77520News CoveragePositive NewsMBWMMercantile Bank3.8744 of 5 stars$49.14-0.7%$55.25+12.4%+6.6%$804.31M$361.89M9.75670Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.011 of 5 stars$38.44-0.6%$43.20+12.4%+16.0%$1.20B$347.73M15.631,010Positive NewsOCFCOceanFirst Financial3.9518 of 5 stars$18.10-0.8%$20.67+14.2%+3.2%$1.05B$692.36M12.84960Analyst DowngradeSTBAS&T Bancorp2.9896 of 5 stars$39.05-0.4%$42.00+7.6%-7.8%$1.50B$564.96M11.451,206News CoveragePositive NewsSTELStellarone2.0763 of 5 stars$30.77+11.0%$31.00+0.8%+13.4%$1.55B$625.45M13.991,025Dividend AnnouncementGap UpTCBKTriCo Bancshares2.7172 of 5 stars$44.44-1.0%$47.60+7.1%+1.1%$1.46B$531.04M13.071,201Positive NewsTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana2.5675 of 5 stars$57.96-0.7%$57.67-0.5%+33.9%$691.48M$307.51M11.08880Positive NewsTOWNTowne Bank3.7605 of 5 stars$36.73-1.3%$40.67+10.7%+4.9%$2.79B$1.03B15.972,720PFSProvident Financial Services3.7872 of 5 stars$19.72-0.2%$22.70+15.1%+5.5%$2.58B$1.14B11.141,801News CoveragePositive News 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk Warns. 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