CLBK vs. BKU, CASH, EBC, PFS, OCFC, BRKL, CFFN, AX, HTBI, and KRNY
Should you be buying Columbia Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Financial include BankUnited (BKU), Pathward Financial (CASH), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Axos Financial (AX), HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI), and Kearny Financial (KRNY). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) and BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Columbia Financial had 18 more articles in the media than BankUnited. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Columbia Financial and 9 mentions for BankUnited. BankUnited's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Columbia Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that BankUnited is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BankUnited has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Financial. BankUnited is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BankUnited has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
BankUnited has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Columbia Financial's net margin of 3.70%. BankUnited's return on equity of 8.06% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.
Columbia Financial currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.81%. BankUnited has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.11%. Given Columbia Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than BankUnited.
12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of BankUnited shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Columbia Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of BankUnited shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BankUnited received 257 more outperform votes than Columbia Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.98% of users gave Columbia Financial an outperform vote while only 56.51% of users gave BankUnited an outperform vote.
Summary
BankUnited beats Columbia Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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