Kearny Financial (KRNY) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kearny Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" KRNY shares.
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2 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Kearny Financial's stock. Their KRNY share price forecasts range from $9.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $10.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 47.1% from the stock's current price.
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Kearny Financial's stock was trading at $10.15 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, KRNY stock has decreased by 28.6% and is now trading at $7.25.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023.
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Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:KRNY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 27th. The savings and loans company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.05. The savings and loans company earned $53.39 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $56.10 million. Kearny Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.81% and a net margin of 14.63%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.17 earnings per share.

Kearny Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 10th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Wednesday, May 24th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 9th.
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Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.23%. KRNY has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 72.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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11 employees have rated Kearny Financial Chief Executive Officer Craig L. Montanaro on Glassdoor.com. Craig L. Montanaro has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.

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Kearny Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KRNY."

Kearny Financial's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.37%), BlackRock Inc. (7.47%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (5.34%), Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC (4.63%), State Street Corp (2.81%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.95%). Insiders that own company stock include John F Mcgovern, John F Regan, John J Mazur Jr, John J Mazur, Jr, Leopold W Montanaro, Leopold W Montanaro, Patrick M Joyce, Patrick M Joyce, Raymond E Chandonnet, Theodore J Aanensen, Thomas Demedici and Timothy A Swansson.
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One share of KRNY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.25.

Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) has a market capitalization of $479.11 million and generates $188.18 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $67.55 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.61 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 584 workers across the globe.

Kearny Financial's mailing address is 120 PASSAIC AVENUE, FAIRFIELD NJ, 07004. The official website for the company is www.kearnybank.com. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at (973) 244-4500 or via email at tclaus@kearnybank.com.