OceanFirst Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. that provides a range of community banking services. The company offers various deposit products to retail, government, and business customers, including money market accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, non-interest-bearing accounts, and time deposits.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Federal savings institutions
Sub-IndustryThrifts & Mortgage Finance
SectorFinance
Phone732-240-4500
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$311.48 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Next Earnings Date1/23/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ:OCFC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is OceanFirst Financial's stock symbol?
OceanFirst Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "OCFC."
How often does OceanFirst Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for OceanFirst Financial?
OceanFirst Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from OceanFirst Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. View OceanFirst Financial's Dividend History.
How were OceanFirst Financial's earnings last quarter?
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.03. The savings and loans company earned $74.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $75.33 million. OceanFirst Financial had a return on equity of 9.46% and a net margin of 26.72%. View OceanFirst Financial's Earnings History.
When is OceanFirst Financial's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for OCFC?
7 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for OceanFirst Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $21.50 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate OceanFirst Financial's stock price to reach $25.90 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for OceanFirst Financial.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for OceanFirst Financial?
7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for OceanFirst Financial in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 1 buy rating and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for OceanFirst Financial.
Has OceanFirst Financial been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about OCFC stock has trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. OceanFirst Financial earned a media sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for OceanFirst Financial.
Are investors shorting OceanFirst Financial?
OceanFirst Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,180,000 shares, an increase of 12.4% from the September 30th total of 1,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 220,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.3 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company's shares are sold short. View OceanFirst Financial's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of OceanFirst Financial's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to OceanFirst Financial include People's United Financial (PBCT), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), Radian Group (RDN), MGIC Investment (MTG), Lendingtree (TREE), TFS Financial (TFSL), Washington Federal (WAFD), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), LegacyTexas Financial Group (LTXB), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Provident Financial Services (PFS) and Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB).
What other stocks do shareholders of OceanFirst Financial own?
Who are OceanFirst Financial's key executives?
OceanFirst Financial's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Christopher D. Maher, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 52)
- Mr. Michael J. Fitzpatrick, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 64)
- Mr. Joseph J. Lebel III, Exec. VP & Chief Operating Officer (Age 57)
- Mr. Joseph R. Iantosca, Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer (Age 59)
- Mr. Steven J. Tsimbinos, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 49)
Who are OceanFirst Financial's major shareholders?
OceanFirst Financial's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Emerald Advisers LLC (1.39%), Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust (1.39%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.77%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.55%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.33%) and Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.32%). Company insiders that own OceanFirst Financial stock include Angelo Catania, Christopher Maher, Grace Vallacchi, John K Lloyd, Joseph J Burke, Joseph R Iantosca, Kimberly M Guadagno, Michael D Devlin, Samuel Young and Steven E Brady. View Institutional Ownership Trends for OceanFirst Financial.
Which institutional investors are selling OceanFirst Financial stock?
OCFC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Emerald Advisers LLC, Virginia National Bank, Comerica Bank, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and Grace & White Inc. NY. Company insiders that have sold OceanFirst Financial company stock in the last year include Grace Vallacchi, Joseph R Iantosca, Michael D Devlin and Samuel Young. View Insider Buying and Selling for OceanFirst Financial.
Which institutional investors are buying OceanFirst Financial stock?
OCFC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, First Trust Advisors LP, California Public Employees Retirement System, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Russell Investments Group Ltd., SG Americas Securities LLC, Teton Advisors Inc. and Rhumbline Advisers. Company insiders that have bought OceanFirst Financial stock in the last two years include Christopher Maher, John K Lloyd and Kimberly M Guadagno. View Insider Buying and Selling for OceanFirst Financial.
How do I buy shares of OceanFirst Financial?
Shares of OCFC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is OceanFirst Financial's stock price today?
One share of OCFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.96.
How big of a company is OceanFirst Financial?
OceanFirst Financial has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion and generates $311.48 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $71.93 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.98 on an earnings per share basis. View Additional Information About OceanFirst Financial.
What is OceanFirst Financial's official website?
How can I contact OceanFirst Financial?
OceanFirst Financial's mailing address is 110 West Front Street, Red Bank NJ, 07701. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 732-240-4500 or via email at [email protected]
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