Northfield Bancorp (NFBK) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend NFBK or BRKL?

Northfield Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.17%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.08%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Is NFBK or BRKL more profitable?

Northfield Bancorp has a net margin of 13.56% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 12.12%. Brookline Bancorp's return on equity of 6.69% beat Northfield Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northfield Bancorp	13.56%	4.64%	0.58%
Brookline Bancorp	12.12%	6.69%	0.71%

Does the media prefer NFBK or BRKL?

In the previous week, Brookline Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than Northfield Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Brookline Bancorp and 1 mentions for Northfield Bancorp. Northfield Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Brookline Bancorp's score of 1.18 indicating that Northfield Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northfield Bancorp	Very Positive
Brookline Bancorp	Positive

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

65.5% of Northfield Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Northfield Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp 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 stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$254.73M	1.95	$29.94M	$0.86	13.85
Brookline Bancorp	$654.14M	1.52	$68.71M	$0.89	12.50

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 4.4%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Northfield Bancorp pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookline Bancorp pays out 60.7% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, NFBK or BRKL?

Northfield Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookline Bancorp beats Northfield Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.