Kearny Financial (KRNY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kearny Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Kearny Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. It offers various deposit products, including interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit accounts. The company also provides various loans, such as multi-family and nonresidential real estate mortgage loans, commercial term loans and lines of credit, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit; loans to individuals, builders, or developers for the construction of multi-family residential buildings or commercial real estate, or for the construction or renovation of one- to four-family residences; overdraft lines of credit; and personal loans. In addition, it engages in the investment activities. Kearny Financial Corp. was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.08 to $6.49
• 50-Day Range: $5.85 to $6.95
• 52-Week Range: $5.45 to $8.59
• Volume: 512,195 shs
• Average Volume: 352,238 shs
• Market Capitalization: $418.48 million
• P/E Ratio: 15.43
• Dividend Yield: 6.79%
• Price Target: $7.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kearny Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kearny Financial scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 244th out of 926 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kearny Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kearny Financial has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kearny Financial is 15.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kearny Financial is 15.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.38.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kearny Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.55. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.03% of the float of Kearny Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kearny Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kearny Financial has recently decreased by 18.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kearny Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.22%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kearny Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kearny Financial is 104.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.03% of the float of Kearny Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kearny Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kearny Financial has recently decreased by 18.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Kearny Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Kearny Financial this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kearny Financial insiders have sold 200.71% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $8,154.00 in company stock and sold $24,520.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.56% of the stock of Kearny Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.01% of the stock of Kearny Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KRNY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KRNY shares performed this year?

Kearny Financial's stock was trading at $7.08 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KRNY shares have decreased by 8.5% and is now trading at $6.48.

How were Kearny Financial's earnings last quarter?

Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.02. The savings and loans company had revenue of $40.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $41.16 million. Kearny Financial had a net margin of 7.59% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.49%.

Who are Kearny Financial's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Kearny Financial include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.18%), Invesco Ltd. (1.87%), Fourthstone LLC (1.72%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (1.54%). Insiders that own company stock include John F Mcgovern, Leopold W Montanaro, John J Mazur Jr, John F Regan, Keith Suchodolski, Thomas Demedici, Charles J Pivirotto, Christopher Petermann, Patrick M Joyce, Timothy A Swansson, Melvina Wong-Zaza and Curtland E Fields.
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How do I buy shares of Kearny Financial?

Shares of KRNY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kearny Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kearny Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Record date for 8/26 Dividend: 8/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - SVGS & LOAN
• Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KRNY
• CIK: 1617242
• Web: www.kearnybank.com
• Phone: (973) 244-4500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 552
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kearny Financial: $7.75
• High Price Target: $8.50
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $26.08 million
• Net Margins: 7.59%
• Pretax Margin: -19.65%
• Return on Equity: 3.49%
• Return on Assets: 0.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.65
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $343.53 million
• Price / Sales: 1.21
• Cash Flow: $2.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.00
• Book Value: $11.69 per share
• Price / Book: 0.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,580,000
• Free Float: 59,052,000
• Market Cap: $416.22 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73