Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) Competitors $10.56 -0.38 (-3.47%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.56 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 05/21/2025 04:04 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BRKL vs. TFSL, SMPL, WSFS, WD, WAFD, PFS, BANC, AGM, NWBI, and BHLBShould you be buying Brookline Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookline Bancorp include TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Banc of California (BANC), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), and Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Brookline Bancorp vs. TFS Financial Simply Good Foods WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop WaFd Provident Financial Services Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares Berkshire Hills Bancorp TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Does the media prefer TFSL or BRKL? In the previous week, Brookline Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than TFS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brookline Bancorp and 1 mentions for TFS Financial. TFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Brookline Bancorp's score of 1.18 indicating that TFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TFS Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brookline Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, TFSL or BRKL? TFS Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTFS Financial$304.60M12.17$79.59M$0.2847.14Brookline Bancorp$359.12M2.62$68.71M$0.8212.88 Is TFSL or BRKL more profitable? TFS Financial has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 10.51%. Brookline Bancorp's return on equity of 5.94% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TFS Financial10.58% 4.28% 0.48% Brookline Bancorp 10.51%5.94%0.62% Which has more risk & volatility, TFSL or BRKL? TFS Financial has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend TFSL or BRKL? TFS Financial currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 44.41%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than TFS Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TFS Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in TFSL or BRKL? 9.8% of TFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of TFS Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is TFSL or BRKL a better dividend stock? TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. TFS Financial pays out 403.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookline Bancorp pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TFSL or BRKL? TFS Financial received 77 more outperform votes than Brookline Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.34% of users gave TFS Financial an outperform vote while only 55.22% of users gave Brookline Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTFS FinancialOutperform Votes29967.34% Underperform Votes14532.66% Brookline BancorpOutperform Votes22255.22% Underperform Votes18044.78% SummaryBrookline Bancorp beats TFS Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brookline Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRKL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BRKL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrookline BancorpFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$940.95M$3.16B$11.49B$8.39BDividend Yield4.86%3.32%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio13.7116.0322.4819.71Price / Sales2.623.6327.29117.39Price / Cash13.4719.1117.6234.62Price / Book0.770.932.794.50Net Income$68.71M$352.78M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-4.95%0.19%-0.02%0.20%1 Month Performance4.87%3.73%6.70%12.37%1 Year Performance18.52%14.46%537.71%7.04% Brookline Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRKLBrookline Bancorp4.7295 of 5 stars$10.56-3.5%$15.25+44.4%+17.6%$940.95M$359.12M13.71850Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpTFSLTFS Financial2.6125 of 5 stars$13.52+1.6%$15.00+10.9%-0.5%$3.80B$304.60M48.291,000SMPLSimply Good Foods2.4939 of 5 stars$35.96+0.4%$41.00+14.0%-8.4%$3.63B$1.41B25.50260News CoveragePositive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.0888 of 5 stars$54.93+3.0%$62.75+14.2%+17.2%$3.12B$1.05B12.432,160Positive NewsGap UpWDWalker & Dunlop4.2211 of 5 stars$75.89+6.9%$102.50+35.1%-32.6%$2.58B$1.14B23.791,450Positive NewsWAFDWaFd4.338 of 5 stars$29.91+3.5%$30.50+2.0%-0.7%$2.40B$734.08M13.782,130Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.5173 of 5 stars$17.82+4.1%$24.25+36.1%+7.4%$2.33B$789.01M16.971,150Positive NewsGap UpBANCBanc of California4.919 of 5 stars$14.58+5.9%$17.25+18.4%-5.0%$2.31B$990.55M26.03680Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.1563 of 5 stars$190.52+2.7%$215.00+12.8%+3.0%$2.08B$375.18M11.58160Dividend AnnouncementNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.395 of 5 stars$12.67+1.8%$15.00+18.4%+8.8%$1.62B$545.45M16.042,160Gap UpBHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp4.4372 of 5 stars$26.51+3.8%$31.13+17.4%+9.3%$1.23B$438.66M18.411,310Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TFS Financial Competitors Simply Good Foods Competitors WSFS Financial Competitors Walker & Dunlop Competitors WaFd Competitors Provident Financial Services Competitors Banc of California Competitors Federal Agricultural Mortgage Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors Berkshire Hills Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BRKL) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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