FFIC vs. MOFG, FSB, CCBG, MSBI, CATC, NWBI, PFS, BHLB, OCFC, and BRKL
Should you be buying Flushing Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flushing Financial include MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Franklin Financial Network (FSB), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), Midland States Bancorp (MSBI), Cambridge Bancorp (CATC), 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.
MidWestOne Financial Group (NASDAQ:MOFG) and Flushing Financial (NASDAQ:FFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Flushing Financial received 32 more outperform votes than MidWestOne Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.12% of users gave MidWestOne Financial Group an outperform vote while only 52.13% of users gave Flushing Financial an outperform vote.
MidWestOne Financial Group has a net margin of 7.78% compared to MidWestOne Financial Group's net margin of 6.81%. Flushing Financial's return on equity of 5.47% beat MidWestOne Financial Group's return on equity.
Flushing Financial has higher revenue and earnings than MidWestOne Financial Group. Flushing Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MidWestOne Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
65.4% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Flushing Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Flushing Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, MidWestOne Financial Group had 2 more articles in the media than Flushing Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MidWestOne Financial Group and 2 mentions for Flushing Financial. MidWestOne Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Flushing Financial's score of 1.61 indicating that Flushing Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MidWestOne Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Flushing Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. MidWestOne Financial Group pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flushing Financial pays out 88.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MidWestOne Financial Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
MidWestOne Financial Group presently has a consensus target price of $24.13, indicating a potential upside of 11.59%. Flushing Financial has a consensus target price of $15.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.21%. Given MidWestOne Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flushing Financial is more favorable than MidWestOne Financial Group.
MidWestOne Financial Group has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flushing Financial has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MidWestOne Financial Group beats Flushing Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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