Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors

Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) and Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to BLFY or FRST?

In the previous week, Primis Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Primis Financial and 1 mentions for Blue Foundry Bancorp. Blue Foundry Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Primis Financial's score of 1.56 indicating that Blue Foundry Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blue Foundry Bancorp	Very Positive
Primis Financial	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLFY or FRST?

Primis Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Foundry Bancorp. Blue Foundry Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primis Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Foundry Bancorp	$80.91M	2.61	-$7.40M	-$0.40	-22.23
Primis Financial	$244.23M	0.98	$9.94M	$0.86	11.27

Is BLFY or FRST more profitable?

Primis Financial has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Blue Foundry Bancorp's net margin of -10.89%. Primis Financial's return on equity of 5.90% beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Foundry Bancorp	-10.89%	-2.52%	-0.44%
Primis Financial	8.73%	5.90%	0.58%

Which has more volatility and risk, BLFY or FRST?

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Primis Financial has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BLFY or FRST?

56.5% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Primis 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.

Do analysts rate BLFY or FRST?

Blue Foundry Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.86%. Given Blue Foundry Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Foundry Bancorp is more favorable than Primis Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Foundry Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Primis Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLFY or FRST?

Primis Financial received 6 more outperform votes than Blue Foundry Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 37.50% of users gave Primis Financial an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Blue Foundry Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blue Foundry Bancorp	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 9 100.00%
Primis Financial	Outperform Votes 6 37.50%	Underperform Votes 10 62.50%

Summary

Primis Financial beats Blue Foundry Bancorp on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.