Kearny Financial (KRNY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kearny Financial, Inc. was the bank holding company for Kearny Bank, a New Jersey–based community bank offering a full suite of commercial and consumer banking services. Through its subsidiary, the company provided deposit products, lending facilities and electronic banking solutions to individuals, small businesses and middle-market corporations.

The company’s core products included checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential and commercial real estate loans, construction financing, equipment financing, home equity lines of credit and consumer installment loans. Kearny Financial also offered treasury management, cash management and international banking services, as well as trust, investment advisory and wealth management solutions through its private banking division and strategic correspondent banking partnerships.

Founded as Kearny Savings & Loan Association in 1884 and reorganized as a bank holding company in 2005, Kearny Financial operated primarily in New Jersey, with a network of branches in northern and central parts of the state and a presence in neighboring New York City. In October 2019, Kearny Financial merged with Investors Bancorp, continuing its legacy under a unified regional banking platform.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.94 to $8.08
• 50-Day Range: $7.02 to $8.25
• 52-Week Range: $5.76 to $8.50
• Volume: 261,439 shs
• Average Volume: 309,604 shs
• Market Capitalization: $517.27 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.02
• Dividend Yield: 5.51%
• Price Target: $9.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kearny Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kearny Financial scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 888 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kearny Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kearny Financial has a consensus price target of $9.50, representing about 18.9% upside from its current price of $7.99.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kearny Financial has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kearny Financial are expected to grow by 31.15% in the coming year, from $0.61 to $0.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kearny Financial is 14.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kearny Financial is 14.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.17.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kearny Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.67% 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 3.23, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kearny Financial has recently increased by 1.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Kearny Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.58%, 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 77.19%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kearny Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.00% next year. This indicates that Kearny Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.24

News Sentiment

Kearny Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.24. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Kearny Financial this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for KRNY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kearny Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $30,400.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.44% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/18 Dividend: 2/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 2/18 Dividend: 2/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 2/18/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/23/2026
• Record date for 5/20 Dividend: 5/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/20 Dividend: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026

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: 1884

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kearny Financial: $9.50
• High Price Target: $9.50
• Low Price Target: $9.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.10
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $26.08 million
• Net Margins: 10.39%
• Pretax Margin: 12.90%
• Return on Equity: 4.61%
• Return on Assets: 0.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.39
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $343.53 million
• Price / Sales: 1.51
• Cash Flow: $0.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.14
• Book Value: $11.79 per share
• Price / Book: 0.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,740,000
• Free Float: 59,922,000
• Market Cap: $517.27 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65