Northeast Community Bancorp (NECB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for NorthEast Community Bank, a community bank headquartered in White Plains, New York. The bank traces its roots to 1934 and serves individuals and businesses in the New York metropolitan area, including communities in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

The bank offers deposit accounts and other traditional banking services, along with lending for multifamily and commercial real estate, construction, commercial businesses and residential properties. Its services are geared toward local consumers, property owners and businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.82 to $29.29
• 50-Day Range: $26.03 to $29.87
• 52-Week Range: $19.39 to $30.50
• Volume: 63,944 shs
• Average Volume: 60,251 shs
• Market Capitalization: $400.84 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.58
• Dividend Yield: 3.44%
• Price Target: $30.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Northeast Community Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Northeast Community Bancorp scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 164th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Northeast Community Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Northeast Community Bancorp is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Northeast Community Bancorp has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Northeast Community Bancorp are expected to grow by 30.72% in the coming year, from $3.19 to $4.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Northeast Community Bancorp is 9.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Northeast Community Bancorp is 9.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Northeast Community Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.10% of the float of Northeast Community Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Northeast Community Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.28, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Northeast Community Bancorp has recently decreased by 6.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Northeast Community Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 3.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Northeast Community Bancorp has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Northeast Community Bancorp is 32.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Northeast Community Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.98% next year. This indicates that Northeast Community Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Northeast Community Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.79. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Northeast Community Bancorp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Northeast Community Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $284,113.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.12% of the stock of Northeast Community Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

53.25% of the stock of Northeast Community Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/27/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NECB
• CIK: 1847398
• Web: www.necb.com
• Phone: (914) 684-2500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 146
• Year Founded: 1934

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Northeast Community Bancorp: $30.25
• High Price Target: $31.00
• Low Price Target: $29.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.98
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $44.41 million
• Net Margins: 27.21%
• Pretax Margin: 38.68%
• Return on Equity: 11.44%
• Return on Assets: 1.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.14
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $158.21 million
• Price / Sales: 2.53
• Cash Flow: $3.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.94
• Book Value: $26.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,770,000
• Free Float: 12,790,000
• Market Cap: $400.84 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.37