Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Competitors $6.09 -0.04 (-0.65%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.09 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:10 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 CFFN vs. BRKL, DCOM, GSBC, OBK, STBA, TOWN, UBSI, WSFS, CBU, and PFSShould you be buying Capitol Federal Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capitol Federal Financial include Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Community Financial System (CBU), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Capitol Federal Financial vs. Its Competitors Brookline Bancorp Dime Community Bancshares Great Southern Bancorp Origin Bancorp S&T Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares WSFS Financial Community Financial System Provident Financial Services Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) and Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk. Which has higher earnings & valuation, BRKL or CFFN? Brookline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Capitol Federal Financial. Brookline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capitol Federal Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookline Bancorp$654.14M1.44$68.71M$0.8911.87Capitol Federal Financial$382.09M2.12$38.01M$0.4712.96 Is BRKL or CFFN more profitable? Capitol Federal Financial has a net margin of 14.87% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 12.12%. Brookline Bancorp's return on equity of 6.69% beat Capitol Federal Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookline Bancorp12.12% 6.69% 0.71% Capitol Federal Financial 14.87%5.92%0.64% Which has more volatility and risk, BRKL or CFFN? Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capitol Federal Financial has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BRKL or CFFN? Brookline Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 44.41%. Capitol Federal Financial has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.73%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Capitol Federal Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Capitol Federal Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is BRKL or CFFN a better dividend stock? Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Capitol Federal Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Brookline Bancorp pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capitol Federal Financial pays out 72.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders and institutionals believe in BRKL or CFFN? 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by 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 prefer BRKL or CFFN? In the previous week, Brookline Bancorp and Brookline Bancorp both had 3 articles in the media. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Capitol Federal Financial's score of 0.82 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookline Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Capitol Federal Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBrookline Bancorp beats Capitol Federal Financial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Capitol Federal Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFFN 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 CFFN 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 CFFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCapitol Federal FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$814.20M$625.36M$12.45B$9.83BDividend Yield5.55%3.34%5.55%4.08%P/E Ratio12.9610.1919.6225.12Price / Sales2.122.0225.70116.12Price / Cash16.2015.1221.8559.05Price / Book0.770.972.286.18Net Income$38.01M$36.34M$1.00B$264.89M7 Day Performance3.57%1.92%1.22%2.66%1 Month Performance-0.65%0.59%1.90%3.05%1 Year Performance5.00%8.08%541.87%25.05% Capitol Federal Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFFNCapitol Federal Financial3.5331 of 5 stars$6.09-0.7%$6.50+6.7%+9.3%$814.20M$382.09M12.96730BRKLBrookline Bancorp4.8755 of 5 stars$10.19+0.4%$15.25+49.7%+13.0%$904.41M$654.14M11.45850Positive NewsDCOMDime Community Bancshares4.3173 of 5 stars$27.59+0.5%$36.88+33.7%+33.5%$1.21B$646.19M32.85820GSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.854 of 5 stars$57.29+0.9%$60.50+5.6%+10.5%$643.22M$355.26M9.761,108Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp2.9959 of 5 stars$35.64-0.1%$43.20+21.2%+24.9%$1.11B$347.73M14.491,010STBAS&T Bancorp4.5036 of 5 stars$36.35-0.1%$42.00+15.5%-3.3%$1.40B$564.96M10.661,206Positive NewsTOWNTowne Bank4.1053 of 5 stars$35.23-0.2%$40.67+15.4%+17.8%$2.65B$1.03B15.322,720News CoveragePositive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.7872 of 5 stars$35.88+0.4%$40.50+12.9%+6.8%$5.08B$1.63B12.682,553Positive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.544 of 5 stars$53.34-0.2%$66.00+23.7%+13.7%$2.99B$1.40B11.702,309CBUCommunity Financial System4.7092 of 5 stars$56.47+3.9%$68.00+20.4%+2.5%$2.87B$940.71M15.392,918High Trading VolumePFSProvident Financial Services4.1551 of 5 stars$18.13-0.4%$22.70+25.2%+12.0%$2.38B$1.14B10.241,801Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookline Bancorp Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors Great Southern Bancorp Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors S&T Bancorp Competitors Towne Bank Competitors United Bankshares Competitors WSFS Financial Competitors Community Financial System Competitors Provident Financial Services 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:CFFN) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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