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Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors

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$9.53 -0.34 (-3.44%)
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BLFY vs. BUSE, CNOB, FCBC, FFBC, FMBH, MOFG, PPBI, TCBK, TOWN, and TMP

Should you be buying Blue Foundry Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blue Foundry Bancorp include First Busey (BUSE), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), First Community Bancshares (FCBC), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Blue Foundry Bancorp vs. Its Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

First Busey has a net margin of 8.32% compared to Blue Foundry Bancorp's net margin of -13.21%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.46% beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96%
Blue Foundry Bancorp -13.21%-3.50%-0.57%

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.28%. Blue Foundry Bancorp has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.42%. Given Blue Foundry Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Foundry Bancorp is more favorable than First Busey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Blue Foundry Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, First Busey had 11 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for First Busey and 0 mentions for Blue Foundry Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Busey Neutral
Blue Foundry Bancorp Neutral

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Foundry Bancorp. Blue Foundry Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.24$113.69M$1.0722.43
Blue Foundry Bancorp$87.25M2.37-$11.91M-$0.56-17.02

Summary

First Busey beats Blue Foundry Bancorp on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media 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.
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BLFY vs. The Competition

MetricBlue Foundry BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$214.38M$875.57M$12.05B$8.93B
Dividend YieldN/A3.11%5.53%4.01%
P/E RatioN/A19.0718.8020.06
Price / Sales2.372.0125.72116.88
Price / CashN/A16.0818.7228.59
Price / Book0.651.122.255.55
Net Income-$11.91M$54.19M$990.08M$248.56M
7 Day Performance-0.42%3.25%1.38%7.56%
1 Month Performance5.77%5.82%3.40%8.54%
1 Year Performance6.60%28.52%542.06%21.80%

Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BLFY
Blue Foundry Bancorp
1.4909 of 5 stars
$9.53
-3.4%
$11.00
+15.4%
+10.1%$214.38M$87.25M0.00180
BUSE
First Busey
4.6943 of 5 stars
$22.89
-1.4%
$27.33
+19.4%
+3.5%$2.08B$663.36M21.391,548High Trading Volume
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.9027 of 5 stars
$23.16
-1.0%
$28.50
+23.1%
+37.4%$900.20M$534.62M12.52520Positive News
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
2.8061 of 5 stars
$39.17
-1.2%
N/A+16.5%$724.40M$185.53M14.14630News Coverage
Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5136 of 5 stars
$24.26
-0.4%
$28.75
+18.5%
+19.1%$2.33B$1.62B10.072,090
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
2.5309 of 5 stars
$37.49
-1.9%
$43.83
+16.9%
+24.7%$916.86M$453.67M11.161,198Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
MOFG
MidWestOne Financial Group
2.2472 of 5 stars
$28.77
-0.1%
$34.83
+21.1%
+43.2%$599.32M$206.03M-8.13730
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.6973 of 5 stars
$21.09
+0.1%
$27.25
+29.2%
+5.1%$2.04B$905.41M13.881,325
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.0358 of 5 stars
$40.49
-1.7%
$47.80
+18.1%
+13.8%$1.35B$531.04M11.801,201
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.851 of 5 stars
$34.18
-0.5%
$40.00
+17.0%
+34.4%$2.58B$1.03B14.482,720Positive News
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.4476 of 5 stars
$62.73
-1.4%
$69.00
+10.0%
N/A$918.75M$435.70M12.201,011News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BLFY) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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