FFIC vs. DCOM, IBCP, INDB, OCFC, STEL, TCBK, UVSP, WASH, WSBC, and PFS
Should you be buying Flushing Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flushing Financial include Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Independent Bank (IBCP), Independent Bank (INDB), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Stellarone (STEL), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH), WesBanco (WSBC), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Flushing Financial vs. Its Competitors
Flushing Financial (NASDAQ:FFIC) and Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
67.1% of Flushing Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Flushing Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Flushing Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Dime Community Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Flushing Financial and 3 mentions for Dime Community Bancshares. Dime Community Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Flushing Financial's score of 0.77 indicating that Dime Community Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Flushing Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Dime Community Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Flushing Financial pays out -73.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dime Community Bancshares pays out 119.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dime Community Bancshares has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Flushing Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Dime Community Bancshares has a net margin of 6.74% compared to Flushing Financial's net margin of -7.13%. Dime Community Bancshares' return on equity of 6.90% beat Flushing Financial's return on equity.
Dime Community Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Flushing Financial. Flushing Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dime Community Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Flushing Financial has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dime Community Bancshares has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dime Community Bancshares has a consensus price target of $37.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.54%. Given Dime Community Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dime Community Bancshares is more favorable than Flushing Financial.
Summary
Dime Community Bancshares beats Flushing Financial on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FFIC) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
