Premier Financial (PFC) Competitors $24.60 +0.65 (+2.71%) (As of 12:02 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PFC vs. BRKL, OCFC, HTBI, DCOM, NFBK, ASB, FHB, IFS, EBC, and BURShould you be buying Premier Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Premier Financial include Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NFBK), Associated Banc (ASB), First Hawaiian (FHB), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), and Burford Capital (BUR). Premier Financial vs. Brookline Bancorp OceanFirst Financial HomeTrust Bancshares Dime Community Bancshares Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Associated Banc First Hawaiian Intercorp Financial Services Eastern Bankshares Burford Capital Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Is PFC or BRKL more profitable? Premier Financial has a net margin of 18.07% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 12.04%. Premier Financial's return on equity of 8.19% beat Brookline Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier Financial18.07% 8.19% 0.91% Brookline Bancorp 12.04%6.51%0.68% Does the MarketBeat Community favor PFC or BRKL? Brookline Bancorp received 206 more outperform votes than Premier Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.89% of users gave Brookline Bancorp an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Premier Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPremier FinancialOutperform Votes1438.89% Underperform Votes2261.11% Brookline BancorpOutperform Votes22057.89% Underperform Votes16042.11% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PFC or BRKL? 66.1% of Premier Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Premier Financial 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 is poised for long-term growth. Is PFC or BRKL a better dividend stock? Premier Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Premier Financial pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookline Bancorp pays out 58.1% 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. Premier Financial has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Brookline Bancorp has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, PFC or BRKL? Premier Financial has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PFC or BRKL? In the previous week, Premier Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Premier Financial and 2 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Premier Financial's score of 0.78 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Premier Financial Positive Brookline Bancorp Positive Do analysts recommend PFC or BRKL? Premier Financial currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.80%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.88%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Premier Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Premier Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher valuation & earnings, PFC or BRKL? Premier Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookline Bancorp. Premier Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookline Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPremier Financial$246.12M3.58$111.29M$3.107.94Brookline Bancorp$355.50M2.67$75M$0.9311.46 SummaryPremier Financial and Brookline Bancorp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Huge AlertsOur Next Stock Alert is A NASDAQ Company in the MMJ Space that is having INSANE Year over Year Growth..Our Next Stock Alert is A NASDAQ Company in the MMJ Space that is having INSANE Year over Year Growth.. And The Stock Could be Gearing Up for A MASSIVE Bounce... Sign Up NOW our alert is set to release on Oct 18th!! Get Premier Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PFC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPremier FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$881M$3.22B$10.05B$8.45BDividend Yield5.22%3.88%10.40%4.14%P/E Ratio11.1814.5848.0119.37Price / Sales3.583.093,345.8486.66Price / Cash7.599.8729.6433.48Price / Book0.901.232.804.58Net Income$111.29M$416.69M$1.00B$226.69M7 Day Performance7.71%5.11%1.76%3.25%1 Month Performance1.53%3.85%3.58%12.43%1 Year Performance46.95%40.34%26.96%26.08% Premier Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFCPremier Financial4.0406 of 5 stars$24.60+2.7%$22.50-8.5%+43.1%$881M$246.12M11.181,023Upcoming EarningsBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.5782 of 5 stars$10.66+3.1%$11.50+7.9%+16.8%$947.62M$355.50M12.401,018Positive NewsOCFCOceanFirst Financial3.6141 of 5 stars$19.01+3.1%$18.90-0.6%+33.8%$1.12B$388.93M11.45878Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHTBIHomeTrust Bancshares2.8964 of 5 stars$35.13+2.9%$34.50-1.8%+67.0%$612.84M$200.77M10.71541Short Interest ↑News CoverageDCOMDime Community Bancshares2.7822 of 5 stars$31.08+2.6%$29.50-5.1%+53.9%$1.21B$336.71M20.05820Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNFBKNorthfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)3.6659 of 5 stars$12.14+3.4%$11.13-8.4%+30.0%$538.34M$127.17M18.12397Positive NewsASBAssociated Banc4.9213 of 5 stars$22.80+3.2%$23.78+4.3%+38.1%$3.44B$1.08B19.494,100Short Interest ↓FHBFirst Hawaiian2.5629 of 5 stars$24.43+3.4%$24.17-1.1%+31.9%$3.12B$790.71M14.122,000IFSIntercorp Financial Services4.5571 of 5 stars$26.96-0.2%$32.45+20.4%+31.9%$3.11B$6.18B12.788,333Short Interest ↓EBCEastern Bankshares4.708 of 5 stars$17.09+1.3%$18.75+9.7%+43.5%$3.02B$623.53M6.311,744BURBurford Capital3.9552 of 5 stars$13.68+0.7%$19.50+42.5%+4.6%$3.00B$563.24M7.73140Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: Brookline Bancorp Competitors OceanFirst Financial Competitors HomeTrust Bancshares Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors Northfield Bancorp, Inc. 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