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. NFBK, TREE, KRNY, HBCP, FFIC, WSBF, HMST, FFNW, ESSA, and PROVShould you be buying BankFinancial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BankFinancial include Northfield Bancorp (NFBK), LendingTree (TREE), Kearny Financial (KRNY), Home Bancorp (HBCP), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), HomeStreet (HMST), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), and Provident Financial (PROV). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. BankFinancial vs. Its Competitors Northfield Bancorp LendingTree Kearny Financial Home Bancorp Flushing Financial Waterstone Financial HomeStreet First Financial Northwest ESSA Bancorp Provident Financial Northfield Bancorp (NASDAQ:NFBK) and BankFinancial (NASDAQ:BFIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk. Is NFBK or BFIN more profitable? Northfield Bancorp has a net margin of 12.35% compared to BankFinancial's net margin of 6.05%. Northfield Bancorp's return on equity of 4.34% beat BankFinancial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northfield Bancorp12.35% 4.34% 0.53% BankFinancial 6.05%2.82%0.31% Does the media favor NFBK or BFIN? In the previous week, Northfield Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than BankFinancial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Northfield Bancorp and 1 mentions for BankFinancial. BankFinancial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Northfield Bancorp's score of -0.18 indicating that BankFinancial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Northfield Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BankFinancial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NFBK or BFIN? 65.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of BankFinancial shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of BankFinancial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, NFBK or BFIN? Northfield Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BankFinancial has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate NFBK or BFIN? Northfield Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.34%. Given Northfield Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Northfield Bancorp is more favorable than BankFinancial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northfield Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50BankFinancial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is NFBK or BFIN a better dividend stock? Northfield Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BankFinancial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Northfield Bancorp pays out 68.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BankFinancial pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has higher earnings & valuation, NFBK or BFIN? Northfield Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than BankFinancial. Northfield Bancorp 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 RatioNorthfield Bancorp$254.73M2.05$29.94M$0.7616.09BankFinancial$74.36M1.98$4.07M$0.6418.47 SummaryNorthfield Bancorp beats BankFinancial on 13 of the 18 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 BFIN 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 ExcelMetricBankFinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$147.78M$636.87M$12.13B$9.05BDividend Yield3.37%3.29%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio32.9410.2920.0420.23Price / Sales1.981.7825.67119.26Price / Cash34.8915.2018.7128.59Price / Book0.941.032.285.65Net Income$4.07M$33.50M$998.26M$249.15M BankFinancial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFINBankFinancial2.4233 of 5 stars$11.82-0.3%N/A+16.5%$147.78M$74.36M32.94209NFBKNorthfield Bancorp3.5376 of 5 stars$11.48-3.6%$13.00+13.2%+31.6%$507.68M$254.73M15.11400Analyst RevisionGap UpTREELendingTree4.5094 of 5 stars$37.07+0.3%$64.13+73.0%-5.9%$500.12M$900.22M-8.981,250KRNYKearny Financial1.9843 of 5 stars$6.46-0.2%$7.75+20.0%+20.9%$417.83M$326.88M-5.67552News CoverageHBCPHome Bancorp2.6723 of 5 stars$51.78+0.1%$55.50+7.2%+47.6%$403.72M$199.39M10.83440High Trading VolumeFFICFlushing Financial3.6333 of 5 stars$11.88-0.3%$16.17+36.1%+1.8%$402.28M$484.72M-8.37540News CoverageAnalyst RevisionWSBFWaterstone Financial2.0259 of 5 stars$13.81-0.8%N/A+9.5%$268.58M$202.47M13.54600Negative NewsHMSTHomeStreet1.9734 of 5 stars$13.07+3.6%$14.17+8.4%+21.8%$238.78M$358.19M-1.74940News CoverageFFNWFirst Financial NorthwestN/A$22.56flat$22.75+0.8%N/A$208.18M$37.56M205.11140ESSAESSA Bancorp1.8822 of 5 stars$19.40+0.8%N/A+21.9%$195.48M$111.66M12.52250News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePROVProvident Financial3.9972 of 5 stars$15.50-1.4%$16.00+3.2%+26.7%$105.18M$58.67M15.98160High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Northfield Bancorp Alternatives LendingTree Alternatives Kearny Financial Alternatives Home Bancorp Alternatives Flushing Financial Alternatives Waterstone Financial Alternatives HomeStreet Alternatives First Financial Northwest Alternatives ESSA Bancorp Alternatives Provident Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BFIN) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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