NFBK vs. KRNY, HTBI, FMAO, WSBF, PFC, NWBI, PFS, BHLB, OCFC, and BRKL
Should you be buying Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) include Kearny Financial (KRNY), HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), Premier Financial (PFC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), and Brookline Bancorp (BRKL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NASDAQ:NFBK) and Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Kearny Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kearny Financial pays out 176.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
65.5% of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Kearny Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Kearny Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Kearny Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY). Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kearny Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Kearny Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY). MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kearny Financial and 2 mentions for Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY). Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Kearny Financial's score of 0.78 indicating that Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kearny Financial has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) presently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.15%. Given Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) is more favorable than Kearny Financial.
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) received 19 more outperform votes than Kearny Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.11% of users gave Kearny Financial an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) an outperform vote.
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) has a net margin of 14.02% compared to Kearny Financial's net margin of 4.80%. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s return on equity of 4.65% beat Kearny Financial's return on equity.
Summary
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) and Kearny Financial tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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