WSBF vs. CFFN, TRST, HIFS, TREE, NFBK, FFIC, KRNY, HBCP, HMST, and FFNW
Should you be buying Waterstone Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waterstone Financial include Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), LendingTree (TREE), Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NFBK), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Kearny Financial (KRNY), Home Bancorp (HBCP), HomeStreet (HMST), and First Financial Northwest (FFNW). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.
Waterstone Financial vs.
Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) and Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.
In the previous week, Capitol Federal Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Waterstone Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Capitol Federal Financial and 1 mentions for Waterstone Financial. Capitol Federal Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Waterstone Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Capitol Federal Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Capitol Federal Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Waterstone Financial. Waterstone Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capitol Federal Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Capitol Federal Financial presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.61%. Given Capitol Federal Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Capitol Federal Financial is more favorable than Waterstone Financial.
Capitol Federal Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Waterstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Capitol Federal Financial pays out 85.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Waterstone Financial pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Capitol Federal Financial has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waterstone Financial has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Capitol Federal Financial received 101 more outperform votes than Waterstone Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.58% of users gave Capitol Federal Financial an outperform vote while only 52.71% of users gave Waterstone Financial an outperform vote.
Capitol Federal Financial has a net margin of 12.67% compared to Waterstone Financial's net margin of 9.23%. Waterstone Financial's return on equity of 5.75% beat Capitol Federal Financial's return on equity.
88.5% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Waterstone Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Waterstone Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Capitol Federal Financial beats Waterstone Financial on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WSBF) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff