BFIN vs. NFBK, TREE, KRNY, HBCP, FFIC, WSBF, HMST, FFNW, ESSA, and PROV
Should 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
BankFinancial (NASDAQ:BFIN) and Northfield Bancorp (NASDAQ:NFBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.
BankFinancial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Northfield Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BankFinancial pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northfield Bancorp pays out 68.4% 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.
BankFinancial has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northfield Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Northfield Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than BankFinancial. MarketBeat recorded 5 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 media.
74.9% of BankFinancial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of BankFinancial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Northfield Bancorp has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.23%. Given Northfield Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northfield Bancorp is more favorable than BankFinancial.
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.
Summary
Northfield 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.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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 Time
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
BankFinancial Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:BFIN) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff