Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors $8.90 -0.08 (-0.89%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.90 +0.00 (+0.06%) As of 05:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BLFY vs. BUSE, CNOB, FCBC, FFBC, FMBH, MOFG, OBK, TCBK, TOWN, and TMPShould 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), Origin Bancorp (OBK), 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 ConnectOne Bancorp First Community Bancshares First Financial Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares MidWestOne Financial Group Origin Bancorp TriCo Bancshares Towne Bank Tompkins Financial 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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. 6.0% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned 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. Which has more volatility and risk, 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 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlue Foundry Bancorp$87.25M2.19-$11.91M-$0.55-16.18First Busey$663.36M3.14$113.69M$1.1220.87 Does the media favor BLFY or BUSE? In the previous week, First Busey had 1 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Blue Foundry Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's score of -0.36 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First Busey 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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% Do analysts prefer BLFY or BUSE? Blue Foundry Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.36%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. 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 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 SummaryFirst Busey beats Blue Foundry Bancorp on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BLFY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BLFY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlue Foundry BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$191.35M$936.76M$12.68B$10.62BDividend YieldN/A3.09%5.50%4.69%P/E Ratio-16.1817.0830.3027.13Price / Sales2.192.4929.86205.87Price / CashN/A22.5519.7231.10Price / Book0.611.142.316.67Net Income-$11.91M$54.76M$1.02B$276.23M7 Day Performance-3.05%0.33%0.45%3.31%1 Month Performance-6.32%-1.20%1.00%10.76%1 Year Performance-9.28%13.77%542.97%33.58% Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLFYBlue Foundry Bancorp1.4909 of 5 stars$8.90-0.9%$10.00+12.4%-8.5%$193.03M$87.25M-16.18180News CoverageBUSEFirst Busey4.9089 of 5 stars$23.04-2.0%$27.33+18.6%-7.7%$2.05B$663.36M20.571,548CNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.7199 of 5 stars$24.99-0.4%$30.25+21.1%+1.5%$1.26B$288.35M28.72520Positive NewsFCBCFirst Community Bancshares2.2844 of 5 stars$34.41-0.3%N/A-17.6%$630.37M$185.53M12.60630FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.722 of 5 stars$25.05-1.6%$29.40+17.4%+7.3%$2.40B$1.62B10.032,090Analyst ForecastFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.7735 of 5 stars$37.63-1.5%$43.33+15.2%+0.3%$903M$453.67M10.691,198MOFGMidWestOne Financial Group3.1124 of 5 stars$28.08-1.3%$34.17+21.7%+5.0%$582.25M$84.71M-6.93730OBKOrigin BancorpN/A$34.47-1.2%$43.20+25.3%N/A$1.08B$347.73M14.011,010TCBKTriCo Bancshares3.609 of 5 stars$44.08-1.1%$47.60+8.0%+6.6%$1.44B$531.04M12.961,201TOWNTowne Bank4.1854 of 5 stars$34.44-0.9%$40.67+18.1%+4.0%$2.58B$1.03B14.972,720TMPTompkins Financial2.7902 of 5 stars$65.83-1.0%$69.00+4.8%N/A$949.93M$435.70M11.881,011 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Competitors ConnectOne Bancorp Competitors First Community Bancshares Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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