Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors

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

Is BLFY or BUSE more profitable?

First Busey has a net margin of 9.48% compared to Blue Foundry Bancorp's net margin of -12.49%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.76% beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Foundry Bancorp	-12.49%	-3.45%	-0.55%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Does the media refer more to BLFY or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Blue Foundry Bancorp. Blue Foundry Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat First Busey's score of 1.77 indicating that Blue Foundry Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blue Foundry Bancorp	Very Positive
First Busey	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BLFY or BUSE?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BLFY or BUSE?

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BLFY or BUSE?

Blue Foundry Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.84%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Blue Foundry Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Foundry Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BLFY or BUSE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Foundry Bancorp	$87.25M	2.27	-$11.91M	-$0.55	-16.73
First Busey	$663.36M	3.28	$113.69M	$1.12	21.82

Summary

First Busey beats Blue Foundry Bancorp on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.