Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, BUSE or BLFY?

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
First Busey	$663.36M	3.30	$113.69M	$1.12	21.97
Blue Foundry Bancorp	$87.25M	2.27	-$11.91M	-$0.55	-16.76

Is BUSE or BLFY 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
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
Blue Foundry Bancorp	-12.49%	-3.45%	-0.55%

Do analysts recommend BUSE or BLFY?

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. Blue Foundry Bancorp has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.46%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Blue Foundry Bancorp.

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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, BUSE or BLFY?

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

Does the media prefer BUSE or BLFY?

In the previous week, First Busey had 10 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 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 1.76 indicating that Blue Foundry Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BUSE or BLFY?

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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