Kearny Financial Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kearny Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Kearny Financial stock.
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Kearny Financial saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,330,000 shares, an increase of 27.9% from the August 15th total of 1,040,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 351,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.8 days. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Kearny Financial is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 4th 2021.
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Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:KRNY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.03. The savings and loans company earned $52.56 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.50 million. Kearny Financial had a net margin of 23.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.17%.
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Kearny Financial's stock was trading at $10.11 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KRNY stock has increased by 18.0% and is now trading at $11.93.
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Kearny Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Wednesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 31st.
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Kearny Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.45%. Kearny Financial does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Kearny Financial is 49.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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1 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Kearny Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $9.00. On average, they expect Kearny Financial's share price to reach $9.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 24.6%.
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11 employees have rated Kearny Financial CEO Craig L. Montanaro on Glassdoor.com. Craig L. Montanaro has an approval rating of 87% among Kearny Financial'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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.69%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.45%), BlackRock Inc. (7.18%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (5.97%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (5.44%) and Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC (4.97%). Company insiders that own Kearny Financial stock include Catherine A Lawton, Christopher Petermann, John F Mcgovern, John J Mazur, Jr, Leopold W Montanaro, Patrick M Joyce, Raymond E Chandonnet, Theodore J Aanensen and Timothy A Swansson.
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KRNY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, BlackRock Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Ancora Advisors LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Kearny Financial company stock in the last year include Patrick M Joyce, Raymond E Chandonnet, and Theodore J Aanensen.
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KRNY stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Icon Advisers Inc. Co., LSV Asset Management, Millennium Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., and Citigroup Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Kearny Financial stock in the last two years include Catherine A Lawton, Christopher Petermann, John F Mcgovern, John J Mazur, Jr, and Leopold W Montanaro.
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Shares of KRNY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of KRNY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.93.

Kearny Financial has a market capitalization of $918.67 million and generates $259.11 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $63.23 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.81 on an earnings per share basis.

Kearny Financial employs 523 workers across the globe.

The official website for Kearny Financial is www.kearnybank.com.

Kearny Financial is headquartered at 120 PASSAIC AVENUE, FAIRFIELD NJ, 07004.

Kearny Financial's mailing address is 120 PASSAIC AVENUE, FAIRFIELD NJ, 07004. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at (973) 244-4500 or via email at [email protected].