Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Competitors $6.23 -0.02 (-0.32%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.23 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/25/2025 05:51 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, NWBI, 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), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), 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 Northwest Bancshares S&T Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares WSFS Financial Community Financial System Provident Financial Services Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, CFFN or BRKL? Capitol Federal Financial has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CFFN or BRKL? In the previous week, Brookline Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Capitol Federal Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Brookline Bancorp and 12 mentions for Capitol Federal Financial. Capitol Federal Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Brookline Bancorp's score of 0.79 indicating that Capitol Federal Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Capitol Federal Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brookline Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CFFN or BRKL? 88.5% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held 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 CFFN or BRKL 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 Capitol Federal Financial14.87% 5.92% 0.64% Brookline Bancorp 12.12%6.69%0.71% Is CFFN or BRKL a better dividend stock? Capitol Federal Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Capitol Federal Financial pays out 85.0% 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 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts recommend CFFN or BRKL? Capitol Federal Financial presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.33%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.94%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Capitol Federal Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Capitol Federal 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 Which has better valuation & earnings, CFFN or BRKL? 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 RatioCapitol Federal Financial$382.09M2.17$38.01M$0.4015.58Brookline Bancorp$654.14M1.47$68.71M$0.8912.16 SummaryBrookline Bancorp beats Capitol Federal Financial on 11 of the 18 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$830.01M$613.05M$12.26B$9.50BDividend Yield5.44%3.38%5.54%4.00%P/E Ratio13.269.9919.0620.08Price / Sales2.171.8526.1188.77Price / Cash16.5115.1121.6358.56Price / Book0.791.002.205.88Net Income$38.01M$33.50M$998.02M$258.89M7 Day Performance0.16%-0.47%0.59%3.71%1 Month Performance2.13%2.84%3.47%11.72%1 Year Performance-3.86%5.46%536.27%18.00% Capitol Federal Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFFNCapitol Federal Financial3.2327 of 5 stars$6.23-0.3%$6.50+4.3%-0.6%$830.01M$382.09M13.26730News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.8489 of 5 stars$11.20+1.8%$15.25+36.2%+3.8%$998.03M$654.14M13.66850News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.9497 of 5 stars$29.00+1.1%$36.88+27.2%+14.0%$1.27B$646.19M46.03820News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.0821 of 5 stars$61.61+2.3%$59.50-3.4%-8.2%$706.54M$224.01M11.001,108Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.6375 of 5 stars$13.53+1.0%$15.00+10.9%-10.8%$1.73B$756.21M15.032,027Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTBAS&T Bancorp4.069 of 5 stars$39.67+1.2%$41.67+5.0%-16.0%$1.52B$381.33M11.431,206Trending NewsEarnings ReportTOWNTowne Bank3.7644 of 5 stars$35.75+1.0%$40.00+11.9%+7.1%$2.68B$1.03B15.152,720News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares3.8947 of 5 stars$37.95+1.0%$40.63+7.0%-5.6%$5.39B$1.63B14.112,553News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportWSFSWSFS Financial4.0443 of 5 stars$58.98+1.3%$62.75+6.4%-1.3%$3.35B$1.05B13.252,309Trending NewsEarnings ReportCBUCommunity Financial System4.9162 of 5 stars$58.42+0.5%$71.00+21.5%-13.2%$3.09B$765.28M16.182,918News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPFSProvident Financial Services3.8879 of 5 stars$18.78+1.3%$23.60+25.7%+2.7%$2.45B$789.01M16.911,801Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookline Bancorp Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors Great Southern Bancorp Competitors Northwest Bancshares 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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