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Log In and Add $24.20 +0.15 (+0.62 %) (As of 12/11/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$24.04Now: $24.20▼$24.2250-Day Range$23.67MA: $23.98▼$24.3952-Week Range$20.46Now: $24.20▼$26.09Volume119,695 shsAverage Volume172,543 shsMarket Capitalization$1.22 billionP/E Ratio12.22Dividend Yield2.83%Beta0.78 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email 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. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Federal savings institutions Sub-IndustryThrifts & Mortgage Finance SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:OCFC Previous Symbol CUSIP67523410 CIK1004702 Webhttp://www.oceanfirst.com/ Phone732-240-4500Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.55 Current Ratio0.99 Quick Ratio0.99Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio12.22 Forward P/E Ratio11.63 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$311.48 million Price / Sales3.91 Cash Flow$2.00 per share Price / Cash Flow12.08 Book Value$21.47 per share Price / Book1.13Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.98 Net Income$71.93 million Net Margins26.72% Return on Equity9.46% Return on Assets1.32%Miscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding Shares50,360,000Market Cap$1.22 billion Next Earnings Date1/23/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive OCFC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for OCFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:OCFC Rates by TradingView 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.03. The savings and loans company earned $74.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $75.33 million. OceanFirst Financial had a net margin of 26.72% and a return on equity of 9.46%. View OceanFirst Financial's Earnings History. When is OceanFirst Financial's next earnings date? OceanFirst Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for OceanFirst Financial. What price target have analysts set for OCFC? 7 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for OceanFirst Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $21.50 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate OceanFirst Financial's stock price to reach $25.30 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% 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 been trending somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. OceanFirst Financial earned a news sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for OceanFirst Financial. Are investors shorting OceanFirst Financial? OceanFirst Financial saw a increase in short interest during 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 volume of 220,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company's shares are short sold. 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), TFS Financial (TFSL), Radian Group (RDN), MGIC Investment (MTG), Lendingtree (TREE), Washington Federal (WAFD), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) and Brookline Bancorp (BRKL). What other stocks do shareholders of OceanFirst Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other OceanFirst Financial investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Net Element (NETE), Amgen (AMGN), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Blackstone Group (BX), Chemed (CHE), Ensco Rowan (ESV), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), SEI Investments (SEIC) and Bank of America (BAC). 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.05%), Emerald Advisers LLC (1.39%), Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust (1.39%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.77%), Keeley Teton Advisors LLC (0.74%) and Millennium Management LLC (0.66%). 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 major 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., Keeley Teton Advisors LLC, Emerald Advisers LLC, Virginia National Bank, Comerica Bank, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.. 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 major investors are buying OceanFirst Financial stock? OCFC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, First Trust Advisors LP, California Public Employees Retirement System, Barclays PLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Squarepoint Ops LLC and State Street Corp. 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 $24.20. How big of a company is OceanFirst Financial? OceanFirst Financial has a market capitalization of $1.22 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? The official website for OceanFirst Financial is http://www.oceanfirst.com/. 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] MarketBeat Community Rating for OceanFirst Financial (NASDAQ OCFC)Community Ranking: 2.1 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 222 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 319 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 541MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about OceanFirst Financial and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe OCFC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe OCFC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/11/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: How to read a candlestick chart