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Kearny Financial (KRNY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$5.89 +0.03 (+0.46%)
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About Kearny Financial Stock (NASDAQ:KRNY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$5.83
$5.99
50-Day Range
$5.85
$6.95
52-Week Range
$5.45
$8.59
Volume
130,485 shs
Average Volume
348,903 shs
Market Capitalization
$380.05 million
P/E Ratio
14.01
Dividend Yield
7.48%
Price Target
$7.75
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Kearny Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

KRNY MarketRank™: 

Kearny Financial scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 326th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kearny Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kearny Financial has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Kearny Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kearny Financial is 14.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kearny Financial is 14.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.91.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kearny Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.50. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Kearny Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.25% of the float of Kearny Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kearny Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kearny Financial has recently decreased by 9.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Kearny Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.43%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kearny Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kearny Financial is 104.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

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  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.25% of the float of Kearny Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kearny Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kearny Financial has recently decreased by 9.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Kearny Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kearny Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $24,520.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 8.56% of the stock of Kearny Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.01% of the stock of Kearny Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Kearny Financial's insider trading history.
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KRNY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kearny Financial's stock was trading at $7.08 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KRNY shares have decreased by 17.0% and is now trading at $5.8760.

Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.02. The savings and loans company had revenue of $40.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $41.16 million. Kearny Financial had a net margin of 7.59% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.49%.

Top institutional shareholders of Kearny Financial include Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.09%), CWM LLC (0.07%), Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd (0.05%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include John F Mcgovern, Leopold W Montanaro, John J Mazur Jr, John F Regan, Keith Suchodolski, Thomas Demedici, Charles J Pivirotto, Christopher Petermann, Patrick M Joyce, Timothy A Swansson, Melvina Wong-Zaza and Curtland E Fields.
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Shares of KRNY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kearny Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/21 Dividend
5/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend
5/07/2025
Dividend Payable
5/21/2025
Last Earnings
7/24/2025
Today
8/07/2025
Record date for 8/26 Dividend
8/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend
8/12/2025
Dividend Payable
8/26/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - SVGS & LOAN
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:KRNY
CIK
1617242
Fax
N/A
Employees
552
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$8.50
Low Price Target
$7.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+32.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.42
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.95
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$26.08 million
Net Margins
7.59%
Pretax Margin
-19.65%
Return on Equity
3.49%
Return on Assets
0.34%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.65
Current Ratio
1.04
Quick Ratio
1.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$343.53 million
Price / Sales
1.10
Cash Flow
$2.03 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.89
Book Value
$11.69 per share
Price / Book
0.50

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
64,580,000
Free Float
59,052,000
Market Cap
$378.44 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.73

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This page (NASDAQ:KRNY) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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