Flushing Financial (FFIC) Competitors $12.49 +0.25 (+2.04%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.50 +0.00 (+0.04%) As of 04:34 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 FFIC vs. HOPE, IBCP, INDB, OCFC, STEL, TCBK, UVSP, WASH, WSBC, and PFSShould you be buying Flushing Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flushing Financial include Hope Bancorp (HOPE), 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 Hope Bancorp Independent Bank Independent Bank OceanFirst Financial Stellarone TriCo Bancshares Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Washington Trust Bancorp WesBanco Provident Financial Services Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) and Flushing Financial (NASDAQ:FFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Does the media refer more to HOPE or FFIC? In the previous week, Hope Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Flushing Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hope Bancorp and 1 mentions for Flushing Financial. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Flushing Financial's score of 0.47 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hope Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Flushing Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer HOPE or FFIC? Hope Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. Flushing Financial has a consensus price target of $16.17, suggesting a potential upside of 29.44%. Given Flushing Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flushing Financial is more favorable than Hope Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hope Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Flushing Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HOPE or FFIC? Hope Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Flushing Financial. Flushing Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hope Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHope Bancorp$1.00B1.46$99.63M$0.7814.60Flushing Financial$484.72M0.87-$31.33M-$1.42-8.80 Is HOPE or FFIC more profitable? Hope Bancorp has a net margin of 9.82% compared to Flushing Financial's net margin of -9.07%. Hope Bancorp's return on equity of 4.60% beat Flushing Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hope Bancorp9.82% 4.60% 0.57% Flushing Financial -9.07%3.67%0.28% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HOPE or FFIC? 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Flushing Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Flushing Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is HOPE or FFIC a better dividend stock? Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Flushing Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Hope Bancorp pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flushing Financial pays out -62.0% 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. Flushing Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, HOPE or FFIC? Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flushing Financial has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHope Bancorp beats Flushing Financial on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Flushing Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FFIC 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 FFIC 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 FFIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFlushing FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$413.43M$627.45M$12.11B$9.41BDividend Yield7.19%3.34%5.56%4.03%P/E Ratio-8.8010.0718.3720.09Price / Sales0.871.7626.0799.01Price / Cash13.1515.2221.6858.27Price / Book0.581.022.315.65Net Income-$31.33M$33.50M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day Performance1.79%0.65%0.42%2.09%1 Month Performance9.37%5.62%4.37%11.13%1 Year Performance-16.84%9.89%541.75%18.40% Flushing Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFICFlushing Financial4.1517 of 5 stars$12.49+2.0%$16.17+29.4%-21.4%$413.43M$484.72M-8.80540News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeHOPEHope Bancorp4.8197 of 5 stars$11.66+1.4%$13.50+15.8%-11.4%$1.49B$467.09M14.951,244Upcoming EarningsIBCPIndependent Bank3.2885 of 5 stars$34.44+2.1%$36.67+6.5%+7.8%$713.60M$323.14M10.97920Upcoming EarningsINDBIndependent Bank3.9324 of 5 stars$67.04+1.6%$71.00+5.9%+13.3%$2.86B$694.32M15.101,837Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.4118 of 5 stars$18.79+1.3%$20.67+10.0%+1.3%$1.10B$379.09M12.28960News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSTELStellarone2.301 of 5 stars$31.18+12.4%$29.00-7.0%+15.5%$1.55B$625.45M14.011,025Upcoming EarningsGap UpTCBKTriCo Bancshares3.4817 of 5 stars$43.01+1.3%$47.80+11.1%-6.8%$1.41B$531.04M12.541,201News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania2.9879 of 5 stars$32.02+1.1%$29.00-9.4%+17.6%$924.74M$500.41M11.99970Upcoming EarningsWASHWashington Trust Bancorp3.1508 of 5 stars$29.57+1.0%$31.00+4.8%-10.2%$570.41M$403.73M-18.96650News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWSBCWesBanco4.9574 of 5 stars$33.41+1.3%$38.71+15.9%-0.9%$3.20B$649.20M21.842,195Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.2448 of 5 stars$18.78+1.3%$23.60+25.7%+3.7%$2.45B$789.01M16.911,801News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HOPE Alternatives IBCP Alternatives INDB Alternatives OCFC Alternatives STEL Alternatives TCBK Alternatives UVSP Alternatives WASH Alternatives WSBC Alternatives PFS Alternatives 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:FFIC) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | 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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