ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (CNOB) vs Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ)

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. and Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. and Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. are of similar size ($1.6B and $1.5B). ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 10.2× against 19.0×. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 44.6% against 20.0%. Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (29.3% vs 19.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (61.2% vs 6.33%). Both pay a dividend; ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. yields more (3.42% vs 1.15%). Across the 20 metrics below, ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. leads on 10 and Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. on 10.