OceanFirst Financial (OCFC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for OceanFirst Financial in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" OCFC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in OCFC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for OceanFirst Financial's shares. Their OCFC share price forecasts range from $17.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $22.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 52.0% from the stock's current price.
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OceanFirst Financial's stock was trading at $21.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, OCFC stock has decreased by 31.9% and is now trading at $14.47.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 19th 2023.
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OceanFirst Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, October 20th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 808-304-5227 with passcode "472846".

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 20th. The savings and loans company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.03. The savings and loans company earned $101.04 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $101.20 million. OceanFirst Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.70% and a net margin of 25.28%.

OceanFirst Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, August 18th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 4th.
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OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.53%. OCFC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 32.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, OCFC will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.41% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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21 employees have rated OceanFirst Financial Chief Executive Officer Christopher D. Maher on Glassdoor.com. Christopher D. Maher has an approval rating of 97% among the company's employees. This puts Christopher D. Maher in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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OceanFirst Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "OCFC."

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One share of OCFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.47.

OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) has a market capitalization of $859.81 million and generates $490.27 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $146.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.44 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 915 workers across the globe.

OceanFirst Financial's mailing address is 110 West Front Street, Red Bank NJ, 07701. The official website for the company is www.oceanfirst.com. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at (732) 240-4500, via email at investorrelations@oceanfirst.com, or via fax at 302-655-5049.