Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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. 5.3% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BLFY or BUSE more profitable?

First Busey has a net margin of 8.32% compared to Blue Foundry Bancorp's net margin of -13.21%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.46% beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Foundry Bancorp	-13.21%	-3.50%	-0.57%
First Busey	8.32%	8.46%	0.96%

Do analysts prefer BLFY or BUSE?

Blue Foundry Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.27%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.47%. Given Blue Foundry Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Foundry Bancorp is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Foundry Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 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 stronger 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	2.34	-$11.91M	-$0.56	-16.75
First Busey	$663.36M	3.23	$113.69M	$1.07	22.39

Which has more volatility and risk, BLFY or BUSE?

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BLFY or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for Blue Foundry Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's score of 0.64 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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