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OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Receives "Hold (C)" Rating from Weiss Ratings

Written by MarketBeat
October 26, 2025
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Key Points

  • OceanFirst Financial has received a "hold (c)" rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings, with a current average rating of "Hold" from various analysts.
  • The stock price recently opened at $18.69 and has experienced a 2.7% increase.
  • Institutional investors hold 70.98% of OceanFirst Financial's stock, indicating significant interest from major financial entities.
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OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report issued on Saturday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised OceanFirst Financial from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $22.00 in a report on Friday, October 10th. DA Davidson raised OceanFirst Financial to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded OceanFirst Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Monday, September 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $21.80.

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OceanFirst Financial Stock Up 2.7%

NASDAQ OCFC opened at $18.69 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock's 50 day moving average is $18.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.44. The company has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.49 and a beta of 1.02. OceanFirst Financial has a 1-year low of $14.29 and a 1-year high of $21.87.

OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 14th. The savings and loans company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $93.08 million for the quarter. OceanFirst Financial had a return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 11.77%. Equities analysts forecast that OceanFirst Financial will post 1.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in OceanFirst Financial during the 1st quarter worth $624,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in OceanFirst Financial by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,516,177 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $59,810,000 after buying an additional 61,515 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in OceanFirst Financial by 61.6% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 31,441 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $535,000 after buying an additional 11,987 shares in the last quarter. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp lifted its holdings in OceanFirst Financial by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp now owns 100,000 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $1,701,000 after buying an additional 50,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Third Avenue Management LLC lifted its holdings in OceanFirst Financial by 91.7% during the 1st quarter. Third Avenue Management LLC now owns 116,643 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $1,984,000 after buying an additional 55,784 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.98% of the company's stock.

OceanFirst Financial Company Profile

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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.

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