This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. BankFinancial (BFIN) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BFIN vs. TREE, TRST, HIFS, NFBK, FFIC, KRNY, HBCP, WSBF, FFNW, and HMSTShould you be buying BankFinancial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BankFinancial include LendingTree (TREE), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NFBK), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Kearny Financial (KRNY), Home Bancorp (HBCP), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), and HomeStreet (HMST). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. BankFinancial vs. LendingTree TrustCo Bank Corp NY Hingham Institution for Savings Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Flushing Financial Kearny Financial Home Bancorp Waterstone Financial First Financial Northwest HomeStreet BankFinancial (NASDAQ:BFIN) and LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Does the media favor BFIN or TREE? In the previous week, LendingTree had 23 more articles in the media than BankFinancial. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for LendingTree and 4 mentions for BankFinancial. LendingTree's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat BankFinancial's score of 0.00 indicating that LendingTree is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BankFinancial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral LendingTree 8 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in BFIN or TREE? 74.9% of BankFinancial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of LendingTree shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of BankFinancial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of LendingTree shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate BFIN or TREE? LendingTree has a consensus price target of $65.38, suggesting a potential upside of 51.26%. Given LendingTree's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LendingTree is more favorable than BankFinancial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BankFinancial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00LendingTree 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BFIN or TREE? LendingTree received 414 more outperform votes than BankFinancial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.95% of users gave LendingTree an outperform vote while only 50.23% of users gave BankFinancial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBankFinancialOutperform Votes22150.23% Underperform Votes21949.77% LendingTreeOutperform Votes63568.95% Underperform Votes28631.05% Is BFIN or TREE more profitable? BankFinancial has a net margin of 10.60% compared to LendingTree's net margin of -4.72%. BankFinancial's return on equity of 5.04% beat LendingTree's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BankFinancial10.60% 5.04% 0.54% LendingTree -4.72%0.51%0.08% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BFIN or TREE? BankFinancial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LendingTree. LendingTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BankFinancial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBankFinancial$70.57M2.23$9.39M$0.6419.76LendingTree$900.22M0.64-$122.40M-$3.13-13.81 Which has more risk and volatility, BFIN or TREE? BankFinancial has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LendingTree has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLendingTree beats BankFinancial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BankFinancial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFIN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BFIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBankFinancialFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$160.74M$3.05B$11.28B$8.04BDividend Yield3.10%3.38%5.76%4.22%P/E Ratio19.4916.2022.3918.83Price / Sales2.233.6026.53106.72Price / Cash14.8019.1117.5934.62Price / Book1.020.922.714.33Net Income$9.39M$352.78M$1.03B$247.97M BankFinancial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFINBankFinancial2.9267 of 5 stars$12.65+6.7%N/A+27.6%$160.74M$70.57M19.49209Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeTREELendingTree4.8335 of 5 stars$42.54-5.2%$65.75+54.6%+13.0%$569.78M$900.22M-15.761,250Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownTRSTTrustCo Bank Corp NY3.224 of 5 stars$28.43-0.3%N/A+13.0%$540.74M$171.77M11.06820Positive NewsHIFSHingham Institution for Savings1.0292 of 5 stars$233.02-3.1%N/A+42.5%$500.99M$65.85M18.1687Positive NewsNFBKNorthfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)4.11 of 5 stars$9.57-0.9%$12.00+25.4%+24.6%$408.41M$127.91M13.29400Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpFFICFlushing Financial3.9542 of 5 stars$11.49-0.2%$16.17+40.7%+6.6%$388.10M$124.74M-11.38540Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageKRNYKearny Financial2.3522 of 5 stars$5.88-0.7%$7.75+31.8%+14.0%$382.31M$152.16M-5.20600Analyst ForecastHBCPHome Bancorp2.5217 of 5 stars$43.15-0.9%$54.83+27.1%+37.9%$346.11M$134.89M9.48440WSBFWaterstone Financial3.7559 of 5 stars$12.11-0.6%N/A+3.1%$233.97M$132.38M11.99740Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFFNWFirst Financial Northwest0.5722 of 5 stars$22.56-1.2%$22.75+0.8%N/A$208.18M$37.56M205.11140Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHMSTHomeStreet2.5363 of 5 stars$10.77-1.2%$14.25+32.3%+3.6%$203.78M$45.83M-1.41940Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LendingTree Alternatives TrustCo Bank Corp NY Alternatives Hingham Institution for Savings Alternatives Northfield Bancorp, Inc. 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