FFIC vs. NWBI, DCOM, BHLB, OCFC, BRKL, CFFN, TRST, NFBK, TREE, and KRNY
Should you be buying Flushing Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flushing Financial include Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), Northfield Bancorp (NFBK), LendingTree (TREE), and Kearny Financial (KRNY). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.
Flushing Financial vs. Its Competitors
Flushing Financial (NASDAQ:FFIC) and Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Flushing Financial has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 14.75% compared to Flushing Financial's net margin of -9.07%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 9.24% beat Flushing Financial's return on equity.
Flushing Financial presently has a consensus price target of $16.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.00%. Northwest Bancshares has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.07%. Given Flushing Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flushing Financial is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.
Northwest Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Flushing Financial. Flushing Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
67.1% of Flushing Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Flushing Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned 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 3 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Flushing Financial and 2 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of -0.09 beat Flushing Financial's score of -0.42 indicating that Northwest 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 6.9%. Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Flushing Financial pays out -62.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northwest Bancshares pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Flushing Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Flushing Financial and Northwest Bancshares tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FFIC) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
