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

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NWBI or NFBK?

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
Northwest Bancshares	$545.45M	2.88	$100.28M	$0.90	13.68
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	$131.45M	3.74	$29.94M	$0.76	15.18

Does the media refer more to NWBI or NFBK?

In the previous week, Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) had 1 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) and 2 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Northwest Bancshares' score of -0.64 indicating that Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northwest Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NWBI or NFBK a better dividend stock?

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays out 68.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is NWBI or NFBK 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
Northwest Bancshares	13.26%	8.44%	0.92%
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	11.76%	4.12%	0.50%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NWBI or NFBK?

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

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

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

Which has more risk and volatility, NWBI or NFBK?

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NWBI or NFBK?

Northwest Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.85%. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.65%. Given Northwest Bancshares' higher possible 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
Northwest Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
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

Summary

Northwest Bancshares beats Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.