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

• ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. CNOB 30.44 ▲ +0.03%
• OceanFirst Financial Corp. OCFC 15.83 ▼ −0.81%

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. and OceanFirst Financial Corp. are both Banks Regional companies. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. and OceanFirst Financial Corp. are of similar size ($1.6B and $1.5B). ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.9× against 18.6×. 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 (5.05% vs 2.46%). Across the 19 metrics below, ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. leads on 13 and OceanFirst Financial Corp. on 6.