CNFinance (CNF) Competitors $0.56 -0.01 (-1.36%) As of 11:43 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CNF vs. ISTR, OPBK, FSFG, FXNC, FCCO, CBNA, OVBC, FRAF, EFSI, and SWKHShould you be buying CNFinance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CNFinance include Investar (ISTR), OP Bancorp (OPBK), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), First National (FXNC), First Community (FCCO), Chain Bridge Bancorp (CBNA), Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC), Franklin Financial Services (FRAF), Eagle Financial Services (EFSI), and SWK (SWKH). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. CNFinance vs. Investar OP Bancorp First Savings Financial Group First National First Community Chain Bridge Bancorp Ohio Valley Banc Franklin Financial Services Eagle Financial Services SWK CNFinance (NYSE:CNF) and Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNF or ISTR? Investar received 141 more outperform votes than CNFinance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.79% of users gave Investar an outperform vote while only 56.55% of users gave CNFinance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCNFinanceOutperform Votes8256.55% Underperform Votes6343.45% InvestarOutperform Votes22359.79% Underperform Votes15040.21% Is CNF or ISTR more profitable? Investar has a net margin of 12.81% compared to CNFinance's net margin of 0.00%. Investar's return on equity of 8.00% beat CNFinance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CNFinanceN/A N/A N/A Investar 12.81%8.00%0.67% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNF or ISTR? 50.2% of Investar shares are held by institutional investors. 25.8% of CNFinance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Investar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, CNF or ISTR? CNFinance has higher revenue and earnings than Investar. CNFinance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCNFinance$805.62M0.05$23.26M$0.311.82Investar$83.23M2.23$20.25M$2.198.62 Which has more volatility and risk, CNF or ISTR? CNFinance has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CNF or ISTR? Investar has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.56%. Given Investar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Investar is more favorable than CNFinance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CNFinance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Investar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to CNF or ISTR? In the previous week, Investar had 2 more articles in the media than CNFinance. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Investar and 0 mentions for CNFinance. Investar's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat CNFinance's score of 0.00 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment CNFinance Neutral Investar Neutral SummaryInvestar beats CNFinance on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CNFinance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNF 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 CNF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCNFinanceNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$38.75M$7.96B$11.46B$19.25BDividend YieldN/A4.38%5.45%3.83%P/E Ratio1.8217.5622.4034.49Price / Sales0.057.7427.3234.66Price / Cash3.7542.1517.6217.51Price / BookN/A2.472.794.67Net Income$23.26M$531.39M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-20.98%3.38%-1.05%-2.14%1 Month Performance-15.55%27.05%5.36%7.04%1 Year Performance-62.33%16.93%537.58%3.72% CNFinance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNFCNFinanceN/A$0.57-1.4%N/A-61.8%$38.75M$805.62M1.82900Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeISTRInvestar4.6747 of 5 stars$19.73+0.7%$22.00+11.5%+17.4%$194.24M$83.23M9.67340OPBKOP Bancorp3.1803 of 5 stars$12.95+0.5%$18.00+39.0%+29.1%$193.14M$84.70M9.32190FSFGFirst Savings Financial Group4.4569 of 5 stars$27.90+1.3%$32.33+15.9%+67.0%$192.93M$76.80M10.18470Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFXNCFirst National3.7199 of 5 stars$20.80+6.1%$24.75+19.0%+33.7%$186.93M$70.49M17.93210Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFCCOFirst Community4.4244 of 5 stars$24.10+0.6%$29.67+23.1%+35.8%$184.87M$65.42M13.31250News CoverageCBNAChain Bridge Bancorp1.3991 of 5 stars$26.75+3.2%$29.67+10.9%N/A$175.50M$57.24M0.0084Positive NewsOVBCOhio Valley Banc2.3549 of 5 stars$36.98-0.1%N/A+51.3%$174.21M$63.88M15.94260Analyst UpgradeFRAFFranklin Financial Services1.9322 of 5 stars$38.800.0%N/A+47.4%$172.27M$69.89M15.58280EFSIEagle Financial Services1.8149 of 5 stars$31.50+1.0%$40.00+27.0%N/A$169.44M$65.83M7.29230SWKHSWK3.1901 of 5 stars$13.70+2.2%N/A-19.9%$168.10M$44.99M14.7340Earnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Investar Alternatives OP Bancorp Alternatives First Savings Financial Group Alternatives First National Alternatives First Community Alternatives Chain Bridge Bancorp Alternatives Ohio Valley Banc Alternatives Franklin Financial Services Alternatives Eagle Financial Services Alternatives SWK 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 (NYSE:CNF) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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