Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors

Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends 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 9.76% beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Foundry Bancorp	-12.49%	-3.42%	-0.55%
First Busey	9.48%	9.76%	1.11%

Which has more risk and volatility, BLFY or BUSE?

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BLFY or BUSE?

Blue Foundry Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.19%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.76%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 earnings and valuation, 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	2.09	-$11.91M	-$0.55	-15.25
First Busey	$663.36M	2.99	$113.69M	$1.12	19.76

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

56.5% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to BLFY or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 8 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for First Busey and 10 mentions for Blue Foundry Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's score of 0.18 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Foundry Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Busey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Busey beats Blue Foundry Bancorp on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.