First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA) Competitors

Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) and First Seacoast Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Is BLFY or FSEA more profitable?

First Seacoast Bancorp has a net margin of 0.12% compared to Blue Foundry Bancorp's net margin of -13.21%. First Seacoast Bancorp's return on equity of 0.06% beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Foundry Bancorp	-13.21%	-3.50%	-0.57%
First Seacoast Bancorp	0.12%	0.06%	0.01%

Which has more volatility and risk, BLFY or FSEA?

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Seacoast Bancorp has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLFY or FSEA?

56.5% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BLFY or FSEA?

In the previous week, Blue Foundry Bancorp and Blue Foundry Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Blue Foundry Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat First Seacoast Bancorp's score of 0.67 indicating that Blue Foundry Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Foundry Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Seacoast Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BLFY or FSEA?

Blue Foundry Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Blue Foundry Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Blue Foundry Bancorp is more favorable than First Seacoast Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Foundry Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Seacoast Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BLFY or FSEA?

First Seacoast Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blue Foundry Bancorp. First Seacoast Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Foundry Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Foundry Bancorp	$87.25M	2.45	-$11.91M	-$0.56	-17.58
First Seacoast Bancorp	$29.33M	1.81	-$510K	-$0.02	-562.50

Summary

Blue Foundry Bancorp beats First Seacoast Bancorp on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.