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TFSL vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, FRME, and NWBI

Should you buy TFS Financial stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares TFS Financial with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with TFS Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does TFS Financial compare to Ameris Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TFS Financial pays out 342.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, TFS Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TFS Financial and 0 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. TFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.84 indicating that TFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp Positive
TFS Financial Positive

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TFS Financial has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $90.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.85%. TFS Financial has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.27%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than TFS Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
TFS Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.8% of TFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of TFS Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than TFS Financial. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.20B4.63$358.68M$6.3613.02
TFS Financial$791.96M5.62$90.96M$0.3348.06

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to TFS Financial's net margin of 11.42%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
TFS Financial 11.42%4.89%0.53%

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats TFS Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does TFS Financial compare to Cathay General Bancorp?

TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

TFS Financial currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.27%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus target price of $51.75, indicating a potential downside of 8.42%. Given TFS Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TFS Financial is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TFS Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Cathay General Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than TFS Financial. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TFS Financial$791.96M5.62$90.96M$0.3348.06
Cathay General Bancorp$1.38B2.74$315.12M$4.8511.65

In the previous week, TFS Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TFS Financial and 2 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat TFS Financial's score of 1.29 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TFS Financial
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cathay General Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 23.79% compared to TFS Financial's net margin of 11.42%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.37% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TFS Financial11.42% 4.89% 0.53%
Cathay General Bancorp 23.79%11.37%1.38%

TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. TFS Financial pays out 342.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

TFS Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

9.8% of TFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of TFS Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats TFS Financial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does TFS Financial compare to First Financial Bancorp.?

TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. TFS Financial pays out 342.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

TFS Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 1 more articles in the media than TFS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 6 mentions for TFS Financial. TFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.86 indicating that TFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TFS Financial
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Financial Bancorp.
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

9.8% of TFS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of TFS Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 20.92% compared to TFS Financial's net margin of 11.42%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.09% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TFS Financial11.42% 4.89% 0.53%
First Financial Bancorp. 20.92%11.09%1.49%

TFS Financial presently has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.27%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.85%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than TFS Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TFS Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
First Financial Bancorp.
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than TFS Financial. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TFS Financial$791.96M5.62$90.96M$0.3348.06
First Financial Bancorp.$1.26B2.48$255.60M$2.8310.52

Summary

First Financial Bancorp. beats TFS Financial on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does TFS Financial compare to First Merchants?

TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) and First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

9.8% of TFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of TFS Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. TFS Financial pays out 342.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Merchants pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

TFS Financial currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.27%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.25%. Given First Merchants' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than TFS Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TFS Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
First Merchants
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

First Merchants has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TFS Financial. First Merchants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TFS Financial$791.96M5.62$90.96M$0.3348.06
First Merchants$659.76M3.72$226M$3.4011.44

First Merchants has a net margin of 18.87% compared to TFS Financial's net margin of 11.42%. First Merchants' return on equity of 9.58% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TFS Financial11.42% 4.89% 0.53%
First Merchants 18.87%9.58%1.21%

TFS Financial has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, TFS Financial had 5 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TFS Financial and 1 mentions for First Merchants. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat TFS Financial's score of 1.29 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
TFS Financial Positive
First Merchants Very Positive

Summary

First Merchants beats TFS Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does TFS Financial compare to Northwest Bancshares?

Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) and TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, TFS Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TFS Financial and 3 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat TFS Financial's score of 1.29 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Northwest Bancshares
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
TFS Financial
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Northwest Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than TFS Financial. Northwest Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Northwest Bancshares$878.94M2.30$126.01M$0.9314.84
TFS Financial$791.96M5.62$90.96M$0.3348.06

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.8% of TFS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of TFS Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Northwest Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. TFS Financial has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.27%. Given Northwest Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Northwest Bancshares is more favorable than TFS Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Northwest Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
TFS Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Northwest Bancshares pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TFS Financial pays out 342.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 14.72% compared to TFS Financial's net margin of 11.42%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 9.79% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Northwest Bancshares14.72% 9.79% 1.11%
TFS Financial 11.42%4.89%0.53%

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TFS Financial has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Northwest Bancshares beats TFS Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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TFSL vs. The Competition

MetricTFS FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.45B$627.31M$13.40B$12.42B
Dividend Yield7.22%2.83%5.78%5.29%
P/E Ratio48.0612.9719.6924.19
Price / Sales5.622.41138.00138.36
Price / Cash38.5616.8719.9357.88
Price / Book2.351.132.176.72
Net Income$90.96M$46.65M$1.13B$337.19M
7 Day Performance-0.19%-0.32%-0.69%0.48%
1 Month Performance5.52%0.75%-0.44%5.06%
1 Year Performance20.61%22.18%11.17%34.27%

TFS Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TFSL
TFS Financial
2.8031 of 5 stars
$15.86
-1.2%
$15.50
-2.3%
+22.7%$4.45B$791.96M48.061,000
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.528 of 5 stars
$84.72
+0.0%
$90.17
+6.4%
+39.3%$5.70B$1.20B16.262,850
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
2.378 of 5 stars
$57.27
flat
$51.75
-9.6%
+35.4%$3.84B$1.38B11.811,268
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
3.6523 of 5 stars
$30.73
flat
$33.00
+7.4%
+28.7%$3.22B$1.26B10.862,199
FRME
First Merchants
4.6983 of 5 stars
$40.14
flat
$48.33
+20.4%
+7.9%$2.53B$1.05B11.812,086

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