Shore Bancshares (SHBI) Competitors

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

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 2.9%. Shore Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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. Shore Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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 Bancorp	6.85%	7.12%	0.79%
Shore Bancshares	15.98%	10.98%	0.99%

Which has more risk and volatility, CNOB or SHBI?

ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shore Bancshares has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CNOB or SHBI?

In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Shore Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 4 mentions for Shore Bancshares. Shore Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat ConnectOne Bancorp's score of 1.19 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shore Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CNOB or SHBI?

ConnectOne Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $30.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.12%. Shore Bancshares has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.53%. Given Shore Bancshares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shore Bancshares is more favorable than ConnectOne Bancorp.

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)	3.00
Shore Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ConnectOne Bancorp	$534.62M	1.77	$73.79M	$0.87	28.24
Shore Bancshares	$326.48M	1.66	$43.89M	$1.61	10.06

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. 6.2% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Shore Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Shore Bancshares beats ConnectOne Bancorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.