Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NFBK) Competitors

Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NASDAQ:NFBK) and Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NFBK or NWBI?

Northwest Bancshares received 52 more outperform votes than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.20% of users gave Northwest Bancshares an outperform vote while only 54.68% of users gave Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	Outperform Votes 222 54.68%	Underperform Votes 184 45.32%
Northwest Bancshares	Outperform Votes 274 57.20%	Underperform Votes 205 42.80%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NFBK or NWBI?

65.5% of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NFBK or NWBI more profitable?

Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 13.26% compared to Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s net margin of 11.76%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 8.44% beat Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	11.76%	4.12%	0.50%
Northwest Bancshares	13.26%	8.44%	0.92%

Is NFBK or NWBI a better dividend stock?

Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays out 68.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northwest Bancshares pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, NFBK or NWBI?

Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NFBK or NWBI?

In the previous week, Northwest Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northwest Bancshares and 1 mentions for Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY). Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Northwest Bancshares' score of 1.19 indicating that Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	Very Positive
Northwest Bancshares	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NFBK or NWBI?

Northwest Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY). Northwest Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY), 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, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	$131.45M	3.95	$29.94M	$0.76	16.01
Northwest Bancshares	$545.45M	2.91	$100.28M	$0.90	13.81

Do analysts prefer NFBK or NWBI?

Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Northwest Bancshares has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.68%. Given Northwest Bancshares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northwest Bancshares is more favorable than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Northwest Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Northwest Bancshares beats Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.