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OceanFirst Financial (OCFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$16.38 -0.15 (-0.91%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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About OceanFirst Financial Stock (NASDAQ:OCFC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$16.32
$16.65
50-Day Range
$16.32
$19.01
52-Week Range
$14.29
$21.87
Volume
255,298 shs
Average Volume
287,000 shs
Market Capitalization
$939.97 million
P/E Ratio
11.62
Dividend Yield
4.88%
Price Target
$20.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

OceanFirst Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

OCFC MarketRank™: 

OceanFirst Financial scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 918 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    OceanFirst Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    OceanFirst Financial has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about OceanFirst Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for OceanFirst Financial are expected to grow by 28.13% in the coming year, from $1.60 to $2.05 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of OceanFirst Financial is 11.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of OceanFirst Financial is 11.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.86.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    OceanFirst Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.57. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about OceanFirst Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.57% of the float of OceanFirst Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    OceanFirst Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in OceanFirst Financial has recently increased by 3.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    OceanFirst Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    OceanFirst Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of OceanFirst Financial is 56.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, OceanFirst Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.02% next year. This indicates that OceanFirst Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about OceanFirst Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.57% of the float of OceanFirst Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    OceanFirst Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in OceanFirst Financial has recently increased by 3.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    OceanFirst Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for OceanFirst Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, OceanFirst Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.10% of the stock of OceanFirst Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    70.98% of the stock of OceanFirst Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about OceanFirst Financial's insider trading history.
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OCFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

OceanFirst Financial's stock was trading at $18.10 at the beginning of the year. Since then, OCFC stock has decreased by 9.5% and is now trading at $16.38.

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.02. The savings and loans company had revenue of $99.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $101.26 million. OceanFirst Financial had a net margin of 12.89% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.22%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of OceanFirst Financial include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.68%), CSM Advisors LLC (0.51%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.26%) and Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph M Jr Murphy, Brian Schaeffer, Anthony Giordano III, Jack M Farris, Steven James Tsimbinos, Joseph Lebel III, Patrick Sean Barrett, Christopher Maher, John F Barros and Robert C Garrett.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of OCFC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that OceanFirst Financial investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOG), Home Depot (HD) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/16 Dividend
5/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend
5/05/2025
Dividend Payable
5/16/2025
Last Earnings
7/24/2025
Record date for 8/15 Dividend
8/04/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
8/04/2025
Today
8/07/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/16/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - SVGS & LOAN
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:OCFC
CIK
1004702
Employees
960
Year Founded
1902

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$22.00
Low Price Target
$17.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.41
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.62
Forward P/E Ratio
10.24
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$100.07 million
Net Margins
12.89%
Pretax Margin
16.63%
Return on Equity
5.22%
Return on Assets
0.66%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.70
Current Ratio
1.01
Quick Ratio
1.00

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$692.36 million
Price / Sales
1.36
Cash Flow
$1.81 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.04
Book Value
$28.64 per share
Price / Book
0.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
57,380,000
Free Float
55,406,000
Market Cap
$939.88 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.04

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This page (NASDAQ:OCFC) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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