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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
$24.15
$23.49
$13.43
$25.72
$1.27B1.07253,250 shs1 shs
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
$78.01
$79.98
$68.07
$98.20
$1.04B0.6658,001 shs70,513 shs
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$10.89
+2.1%
$11.18
$9.80
$13.07
$1.38B0.62801,904 shs386,203 shs
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
$15.45
+2.3%
$15.28
$12.01
$19.58
$919.74M1.01317,462 shs71,155 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
+0.66%-2.47%-6.40%-11.82%-1.75%
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
+2.30%-2.39%-4.49%-9.69%+5.74%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
1.7623 of 5 stars
0.82.01.70.02.32.53.1
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.3081 of 5 stars
2.25.03.30.03.71.73.1

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
1.50
Reduce$11.001.01% Upside
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
2.40
Hold$18.2017.80% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest EBSB, NWBI, NCBS, and OCFC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/23/2024
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$13.00 ➝ $12.00
4/23/2024
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$11.00 ➝ $10.00
4/22/2024
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
Raymond James
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$22.00 ➝ $20.00
4/22/2024
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$22.00 ➝ $19.00
4/19/2024
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$20.00
(Data available from 5/2/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
$269.38M4.72$1.22 per share19.72$15.47 per share1.56
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
$238.92M4.37$7.57 per share10.30$62.45 per share1.25
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$701.74M1.97$1.35 per share8.05$12.21 per share0.89
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
$641.60M1.43$2.25 per share6.87$27.96 per share0.55

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
$65.05M$1.5215.8916.66N/A31.56%9.75%1.21%N/A
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
$60.65M$5.4514.319.98N/A25.73%10.09%1.17%N/A
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$134.96M$1.0310.5710.89N/A17.84%8.77%0.93%7/22/2024 (Estimated)
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
$104.03M$1.719.047.84N/A15.54%6.19%0.75%7/18/2024 (Estimated)

Latest EBSB, NWBI, NCBS, and OCFC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/22/2024Q1 2024
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$0.23$0.23N/A$0.23$132.80 million$188.20 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
$0.401.66%N/A26.32%N/A
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
$0.807.35%+1.72%77.67%N/A
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
$0.805.18%+5.57%46.78%N/A

Latest EBSB, NWBI, NCBS, and OCFC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/18/2024
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
Quarterly$0.205.27%5/3/20245/6/20245/17/2024
4/18/2024
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
Quarterly$0.205.27%5/3/20245/6/20245/17/2024
4/22/2024
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
Quarterly$0.207.23%5/1/20245/2/20245/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
0.69
1.25
1.23
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
0.25
0.82
0.82
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
0.42
0.96
0.95
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
0.64
0.98
0.98

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
67.47%
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
37.63%
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
66.32%
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
70.98%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
5.30%
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
13.40%
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
1.10%
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
5.00%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
EBSB
Meridian Bancorp
50152.61 million49.83 millionOptionable
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares
85613.39 million11.60 millionNot Optionable
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
2,165127.11 million125.72 millionOptionable
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock logo
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
87859.53 million56.56 millionOptionable

EBSB, NWBI, NCBS, and OCFC Headlines

SourceHeadline
97,974 Shares in OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Purchased by Federated Hermes Inc.97,974 Shares in OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Purchased by Federated Hermes Inc.
marketbeat.com - April 30 at 4:46 AM
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by AnalystsOceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts
americanbankingnews.com - April 30 at 4:14 AM
Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC Purchases New Position in OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC)Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC Purchases New Position in OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC)
marketbeat.com - April 29 at 9:46 AM
Is It Smart To Buy OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend?Is It Smart To Buy OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend?
finance.yahoo.com - April 28 at 1:46 PM
FY2024 Earnings Estimate for OceanFirst Financial Corp. Issued By DA Davidson (NASDAQ:OCFC)FY2024 Earnings Estimate for OceanFirst Financial Corp. Issued By DA Davidson (NASDAQ:OCFC)
americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 3:26 AM
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) to Post FY2024 Earnings of $1.75 Per Share, DA Davidson ForecastsOceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) to Post FY2024 Earnings of $1.75 Per Share, DA Davidson Forecasts
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 7:53 AM
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) to Post Q2 2024 Earnings of $0.45 Per Share, DA Davidson ForecastsOceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) to Post Q2 2024 Earnings of $0.45 Per Share, DA Davidson Forecasts
americanbankingnews.com - April 25 at 1:59 AM
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.20OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.20
finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 8:57 AM
Q2 2024 Earnings Estimate for OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Issued By DA DavidsonQ2 2024 Earnings Estimate for OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Issued By DA Davidson
marketbeat.com - April 24 at 6:16 AM
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Price Target Cut to $20.00 by Analysts at Raymond JamesOceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Price Target Cut to $20.00 by Analysts at Raymond James
americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 4:38 AM
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Receives "Outperform" Rating from Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsOceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Receives "Outperform" Rating from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 4:04 AM
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Upgraded by StockNews.com to HoldOceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Upgraded by StockNews.com to Hold
americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 4:04 AM
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Upgraded by StockNews.com to "Hold"OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Upgraded by StockNews.com to "Hold"
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 11:13 PM
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptOceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
finance.yahoo.com - April 22 at 1:41 PM
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) PT Lowered to $20.00 at Raymond JamesOceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) PT Lowered to $20.00 at Raymond James
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 1:31 PM
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Given "Outperform" Rating at Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsOceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Given "Outperform" Rating at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 9:15 AM
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptOceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
seekingalpha.com - April 21 at 9:52 AM
John G Ullman & Associates Inc. Takes Position in OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC)John G Ullman & Associates Inc. Takes Position in OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC)
marketbeat.com - April 20 at 9:38 AM
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.20OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.20
marketbeat.com - April 20 at 9:14 AM
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Declares $0.20 Quarterly DividendOceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend
marketbeat.com - April 20 at 9:14 AM
OceanFirst Financial Corp (OCFC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Key Financial ...OceanFirst Financial Corp (OCFC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Key Financial ...
gurufocus.com - April 20 at 4:01 AM
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Earns "Equal Weight" Rating from StephensOceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Earns "Equal Weight" Rating from Stephens
marketbeat.com - April 19 at 11:16 AM
OceanFirst Financial declares $0.20 dividendOceanFirst Financial declares $0.20 dividend
msn.com - April 19 at 10:48 AM
Oceanfirst Financial (OCFC) Receives a Buy from KBWOceanfirst Financial (OCFC) Receives a Buy from KBW
markets.businessinsider.com - April 19 at 5:48 AM

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Company Descriptions

Meridian Bancorp logo

Meridian Bancorp

NASDAQ:EBSB
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of banking and financial services, through East Boston Savings Bank. It offers banking products such as mobile banking; retirement services; investments; savings and certificates of deposits; personal lending; auto loan; line of credit, and cash management. The company was founded on March 6, 2014 and is headquartered in Peabody, MA.
Nicolet Bankshares logo

Nicolet Bankshares

NASDAQ:NCBS
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Nicolet National Bank that provides banking products and services for businesses and individuals. The company accepts checking, savings, and money market accounts; various certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts. It also offers commercial loans, including commercial, industrial, and business loans and lines of credit; commercial real estate loans; agricultural (AG) production and AG real estate loans; commercial real estate investment real estate loans; construction and land development loans; residential real estate loans, such as residential first lien and junior lien mortgages, home equity loans, lines of credit, and residential construction loans; and consumer loans. In addition, the company provides cash management, international banking, personal brokerage, safe deposit boxes, and trust and fiduciary services, as well as wealth management and retirement plan services. Further, it offers mortgage refinancing; online services, such as commercial, retail, and trust online banking; automated bill payment, mobile banking deposits and account access, and remote deposit capture services; and other services consisting of wire transfers, debit cards, credit cards, pre-paid gift cards, direct deposits, and official bank checks, as well as facilitates crop insurance products. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 52 branches throughout Wisconsin and Michigan. The company was formerly known as Green Bay Financial Corporation and changed its name to Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. in March 2002. Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Northwest Bancshares logo

Northwest Bancshares

NASDAQ:NWBI
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Northwest Bank, a state-chartered savings bank that provides personal and business banking solutions. The company accepts various deposits, including checking, savings, money market deposit, term certificate, and individual retirement accounts. It also offers loan products comprising one-to-four-family residential real estate loans, shorter term consumer loans, and loans collateralized by multi-family residential and commercial real estate; home equity loans and lines of credit; commercial business and real estate loans; commercial loans; and consumer loans, including automobile loans, sales finance loans, unsecured personal loans, credit card loans, and loans secured by investment accounts, as well as investment management and trust services. The company operates community banking locations in Pennsylvania, Western New York, Eastern Ohio, and Indiana. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
OceanFirst Financial logo

OceanFirst Financial

NASDAQ:OCFC
OceanFirst Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. that provides community banking services to retail and commercial customers. It accepts money market accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, non-interest-bearing accounts, and time deposits, that includes brokered deposits to retail, government, and business customers. The company also offers commercial real estate, multi-family, land loans, construction, and commercial and industrial loans; fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans that are secured by one-to-four family residences; and consumer loans, such as home equity loans and lines of credit, student loans, overdraft line of credit, loans on savings accounts, and other consumer loans. In addition, it invests in mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the U.S. Government and agencies, corporate securities, and other investments. Further, the company offers bankcard, trust and asset management services; and bank owned life insurance products. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Red Bank, New Jersey.