Northfield Bancorp (NFBK) Competitors

Northfield Bancorp (NASDAQ:NFBK) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, NFBK or BRKL?

Northfield Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NFBK or BRKL more profitable?

Northfield Bancorp has a net margin of 12.35% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 11.22%. Brookline Bancorp's return on equity of 6.32% beat Northfield Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northfield Bancorp	12.35%	4.34%	0.53%
Brookline Bancorp	11.22%	6.32%	0.66%

Does the media favor NFBK or BRKL?

In the previous week, Northfield Bancorp and Northfield Bancorp both had 2 articles in the media. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Northfield Bancorp's score of 0.13 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northfield Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brookline Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NFBK or BRKL?

65.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Northfield Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NFBK or BRKL a better dividend stock?

Northfield Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Northfield Bancorp pays out 68.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookline Bancorp pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Brookline Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NFBK or BRKL?

Brookline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Northfield Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northfield 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
Northfield Bancorp	$131.45M	3.69	$29.94M	$0.76	14.99
Brookline Bancorp	$654.14M	1.51	$68.71M	$0.82	13.52

Do analysts prefer NFBK or BRKL?

Northfield Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.14%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.51%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Northfield Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northfield Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Brookline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Brookline Bancorp beats Northfield Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.