ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (CNOB) vs OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC)

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. and OceanFirst Financial Corp. are both Banks Regional companies. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. and OceanFirst Financial Corp. are of similar size ($1.7B and $1.6B). ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 10.2× against 20.1×. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 44.6% against 10.5%. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. has the higher net margin (19.4% vs 6.38%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.33% vs 1.77%). Both pay a dividend; OceanFirst Financial Corp. yields more (5.30% vs 3.42%). Across the 20 metrics below, ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. leads on 14 and OceanFirst Financial Corp. on 6.