NASDAQ:OCFC OceanFirst Financial (OCFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $16.80 +0.09 (+0.56%) As of 09:53 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About OceanFirst Financial Stock (NASDAQ:OCFC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get OceanFirst Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$16.52▼$16.8050-Day Range$15.62▼$19.6452-Week Range$15.60▼$20.61Volume20,210 shsAverage Volume896,651 shsMarket Capitalization$1.62 billionP/E Ratio19.78Dividend Yield4.76%Price Target$20.33Consensus RatingHold Company Overview OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) is the bank holding company for OceanFirst Bank, a full-service community bank headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey. The company provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. OceanFirst Bank offers deposit products, residential and commercial real estate lending, business loans, consumer loans, mortgage services, online and mobile banking, and cash-management solutions. Through its wealth-management operations, the company also provides investment management, trust, and financial-planning services. Founded in 1902, OceanFirst has grown from a savings institution serving the Jersey Shore into a regional banking organization. Its primary market includes communities throughout New Jersey, with additional operations in portions of New York and Pennsylvania. The company expanded its presence in New Jersey through the acquisition of Sun Bancorp, Inc. and its bank subsidiary in 2022. OceanFirst Financial is led by Christopher D. Maher, who serves as chairman, president, and chief executive officer. The company emphasizes relationship-based banking, serving consumers and commercial customers through branch locations and digital banking channels.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More OceanFirst Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks80th Percentile Overall ScoreOCFC MarketRank™: 4.00243144671 of 5 starsOceanFirst Financial scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 303rd out of 850 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingOceanFirst Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialOceanFirst Financial has a consensus price target of $20.33, representing about 21.4% upside from its current price of $16.75.Amount of Analyst CoverageOceanFirst Financial has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about OceanFirst Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth31.82% Earnings GrowthEarnings for OceanFirst Financial are expected to grow by 31.82% in the coming year, from $1.76 to $2.32 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of OceanFirst Financial is 19.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.79.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of OceanFirst Financial is 19.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.25.Price to Book Value per Share RatioOceanFirst Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about OceanFirst Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted6.29% of the float of OceanFirst Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverOceanFirst Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.68.Change versus previous monthShort interest in OceanFirst Financial has recently increased by 15.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipOceanFirst Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.79%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthOceanFirst Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of OceanFirst Financial is 94.12%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, OceanFirst Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.48% next year. This indicates that OceanFirst Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about OceanFirst Financial's dividend. News and Social Media1.0 / 5News Sentiment-0.33 News SentimentOceanFirst Financial has a news sentiment score of -0.33. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for OceanFirst Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.6 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, OceanFirst 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 $2,305,187.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders5.40% of the stock of OceanFirst Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions70.98% of the stock of OceanFirst Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about OceanFirst Financial's insider trading history. Receive OCFC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for OceanFirst Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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OCFC Stock News HeadlinesOceanFirst Financial (OCFC) Expected to Release Quarterly Earnings on TuesdayOctober 26 at 4:11 AM | americanbankingnews.comOceanFirst Financial Corp. Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference CallOctober 5, 2026 | globenewswire.comDo this before December or regret itPorter Stansberry believes President Trump will use the December G20 Summit in Miami to unveil a radical monetary reset tied to executive order 14241 - one he says could draw a sharp dividing line between prepared investors and those left behind. The last time America reset its money - under Nixon in the 1970s - it produced an average of 1,300 new millionaires per day for over 50 years. Stansberry's new documentary names a core group of assets he believes are positioned to surge as Trump's new dollar rolls out. Watch Porter Stansberry's full briefing and get his three steps to prepare before December.October 26 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)OceanFirst Financial股價跌至52週低點17.04美元September 23, 2026 | hk.investing.comOceanFirst Financial (OCFC) Faces A Valuation Test, Is The Pullback A Bargain?September 23, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSenior OceanFirst Executive Makes Notable Insider Stock MoveSeptember 1, 2026 | tipranks.comRegional Banks Stocks Q2 Recap: Benchmarking OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC)August 19, 2026 | msn.comOceanFirst Financial (OCFC) Stock Looks Fully Priced After A 23% RunAugust 2, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines OCFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have OCFC shares performed this year? OceanFirst Financial's stock was trading at $17.95 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, OCFC shares have decreased by 6.7% and is now trading at $16.7450. How were OceanFirst Financial's earnings last quarter? OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The savings and loans company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.00. The savings and loans company earned $131.33 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $135.63 million. OceanFirst Financial had a net margin of 6.38% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.34%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are OceanFirst Financial's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of OceanFirst Financial include Byrne Asset Management LLC (0.01%), Versant Capital Management Inc (0.01%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Insiders that own company stock include Joseph M Jr Murphy, Brian Schaeffer, Anthony Giordano III, John F Barros, Robert C Garrett and John R Buran. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of OceanFirst Financial? Shares of OCFC 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 OceanFirst Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that OceanFirst Financial investors own include Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Mosaic (MOS), Amgen (AMGN), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Bank of America (BAC) and B&G Foods (BGS). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/30/2026Record date for 8/21 Dividend8/10/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend8/10/2026Dividend Payable8/21/2026Today10/26/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/27/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (4w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 4 weeks, OCFC's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:OCFC CIK1004702 Webwww.oceanfirst.com Phone(732) 240-4500Fax302-655-5049Employees954Year Founded1902Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for OceanFirst Financial$20.33 High Price Target$23.00 Low Price Target$18.00 Potential Upside/Downside+21.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.85 Trailing P/E Ratio19.66 Forward P/E Ratio9.49 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$70.98 million Net Margins6.38% Pretax Margin8.51% Return on Equity5.34% Return on Assets0.59% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.97 Current Ratio0.92 Quick Ratio0.92 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$687.16 million Price / Sales2.35 Cash Flow$1.48 per share Price / Cash Flow11.30 Book Value$28.97 per share Price / Book0.58Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares96,640,000Free Float91,426,000Market Cap$1.61 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.02 Social Links The 7 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2027Looking for higher dividend income in 2027? 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