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$8.53 -0.09 (-1.04%)
Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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BLFY vs. BUSE, CNOB, FCBC, FFBC, FMBH, MOFG, TCBK, TOWN, OBK, 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), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), Origin Bancorp (OBK), and Tompkins Financial (TMP).

Blue Foundry Bancorp vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Blue Foundry Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Busey
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Blue Foundry Bancorp
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 21.64%. Blue Foundry Bancorp has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Blue Foundry Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

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$663.36M3.02$113.69M$1.1220.06
Blue Foundry Bancorp$87.25M2.10-$11.91M-$0.55-15.51

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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, 5.3% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
Blue Foundry Bancorp -12.49%-3.45%-0.55%

Summary

First Busey beats Blue Foundry Bancorp on 14 of the 16 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$183.36M$866.91M$12.62B$10.54B
Dividend YieldN/A3.23%5.60%4.81%
P/E Ratio-15.5116.4028.5527.13
Price / Sales2.102.5030.33187.86
Price / CashN/A52.4422.2260.81
Price / Book0.591.082.236.52
Net Income-$11.91M$54.76M$1.02B$276.93M
7 Day Performance-2.07%-0.74%0.22%1.93%
1 Month Performance-6.47%-5.63%-2.24%2.19%
1 Year Performance-18.14%4.74%537.64%34.62%

Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BLFY
Blue Foundry Bancorp
1.4982 of 5 stars
$8.53
-1.0%
$10.00
+17.2%
-18.1%$183.36M$87.25M-15.51180
BUSE
First Busey
4.8684 of 5 stars
$23.31
+2.3%
$27.33
+17.3%
-13.6%$2.07B$663.36M20.791,548Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.7419 of 5 stars
$25.22
+2.3%
$30.25
+19.9%
-10.3%$1.27B$534.62M28.98520News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
2.1288 of 5 stars
$33.53
+1.5%
N/A-26.6%$613.57M$185.53M12.27630News Coverage
Negative News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.8115 of 5 stars
$25.33
+1.6%
$29.83
+17.8%
-8.9%$2.42B$1.62B10.132,090News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.3044 of 5 stars
$36.68
+2.0%
$43.33
+18.2%
-10.3%$880.20M$453.67M10.421,198
MOFG
MidWestOne Financial Group
3.3502 of 5 stars
$28.89
+2.0%
$34.17
+18.3%
-7.0%$597.67M$206.03M-7.11730Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.8293 of 5 stars
$43.24
+2.3%
$47.60
+10.1%
-8.2%$1.40B$531.04M12.681,201News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.927 of 5 stars
$33.79
+1.8%
$41.00
+21.4%
-3.2%$2.54B$1.03B14.722,720News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.3748 of 5 stars
$34.00
+1.7%
$43.20
+27.1%
N/A$1.06B$619.96M15.191,031
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.4386 of 5 stars
$65.45
+2.0%
$70.00
+7.0%
N/A$946.39M$435.70M11.841,011News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NASDAQ:BLFY) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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