Astoria Financial Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:AF)

About Astoria Financial Corp.

Astoria Financial Corporation is the unitary savings and loan holding company of Astoria Bank and its subsidiaries. The Company's principal business is the operation of its subsidiary, Astoria Bank, which is a local, community-oriented bank. Astoria Bank's business is attracting retail deposits from the general public and businesses and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations, principal repayments on loans and securities and borrowings, in multi-family and commercial real estate mortgage loans, one- to four- family, or residential, mortgage loans, and mortgage-backed securities. Astoria Bank also invests in consumer and other loans, the United States Government, government agency and government-sponsored enterprise (GSE), securities and other investments. The Company offers negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) and demand deposit accounts, money market accounts, passbook and statement savings accounts, and certificates of deposit.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Savings & Loans
Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: AF
CUSIP: 04626510

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $14.74
50 Day Moving Average: $14.98
200 Day Moving Average: $15.20
52-Week Range: €100,382,000.00 - €13.92
Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.30
Foreward P/E Ratio: 24.35
P/E Growth: 4.95
Market Cap: $1.52B
Outstanding Shares: 100,382,000
Beta: 0.94

Profitability:

Net Margins: 14.49%
Return on Equity: 4.81%
Return on Assets: 0.49%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.68%
Current Ratio: 1.03%
Quick Ratio: 1.03%

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Consensus Ratings for Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 6 Hold Ratings, 2 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.11)
Consensus Price Target:	€15.00 (0.66% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/9/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Lower Price Target	Market Perform	$16.50 -> $15.50
2/1/2016	Macquarie	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$16.00 -> $15.00
12/9/2015	Royal Bank Of Canada	Upgrade	Underperform -> Outperform	€6.40 -> €8.00
11/2/2015	Barclays PLC	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$15.00 -> $16.00
11/2/2015	Sandler O'Neill	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy
10/30/2015	FBR & Co	Downgrade	Market Perform -> Underperform
10/26/2015	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Downgrade	Overweight -> Neutral	$17.00 -> $17.00
10/6/2015	Jefferies Group	Lower Price Target	Hold	$18.00 -> $17.00
9/28/2015	Guggenheim	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
10/20/2014	Bank of America Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Underperform	$12.00 -> $11.00

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/26/2016
7/27/2016	Q216	$0.16	$0.16	$87.66 million		View	N/A
4/27/2016	Q116	$0.15	$0.16	$83.78 million		View	N/A
1/27/2016	Q415	$0.15	$0.16	$84.39 million	$84.68 million	View	N/A
10/28/2015	Q315	$0.16	$0.17	$85.79 million		View	Listen
7/22/2015	Q215	$0.16	$0.18	$88.19 million		View	Listen
4/22/2015	Q115	$0.15	$0.17	$85.56 million		View	Listen
1/28/2015	Q414	$0.16	$0.17	$84.41 million		View	Listen
10/15/2014	Q314	$0.16	$0.17	$85.60 million		View	Listen
7/23/2014	Q214	$0.16	$0.20	$87.60 million		View	Listen
4/16/2014	Q114	$0.15	$0.30	$85.98 million		View	Listen
1/30/2014	Q413	$0.15	$0.18	$86.60 million		View	Listen
10/17/2013	Q313	$0.14	$0.15	$86.80 million	$86.20 million	View	Listen
7/17/2013	Q2 2013	$0.12	$0.16	$85.19 million		View	Listen
4/17/2013	Q1 2013	$0.13	$0.14	$84.87 million		View	Listen
1/23/2013	Q4 2012	$0.14	$0.15	$87.22 million		View	Listen
10/17/2012		$0.14	$0.14			View	N/A
7/18/2012		$0.13	$0.13			View	N/A
4/18/2012		$0.12	$0.11			View	N/A
1/25/2012		$0.14	$0.12			View	N/A
10/19/2011		$0.18	$0.12			View	N/A
7/20/2011		$0.24	$0.20			View	N/A
4/20/2011		$0.22	$0.29			View	N/A
1/26/2011		$0.21	$0.25			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.59 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.62 EPS

Current Dividend Information for Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF)

Annual Dividend:	$0.16
Dividend Yield:	1.06%
Dividend Growth:	-13.80% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	24.62% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 27.12% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 25.81% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/27/2016	quarterly	€0.04	1.11%	8/4/2016	8/8/2016	8/19/2016
4/27/2016	quarterly	€0.04	1.06%	5/4/2016	5/6/2016	5/17/2016
1/27/2016	quarterly	€0.04	1.08%	2/10/2016	2/12/2016	3/1/2016
10/28/2015	quarterly	€0.04	1%	11/10/2015	11/13/2015	12/1/2015
7/22/2015	quarterly	€0.04	1.13%	8/12/2015	8/14/2015	9/1/2015
4/22/2015	quarterly	€0.04	1.22%	5/13/2015	5/15/2015	6/1/2015
1/29/2015	quarterly	€0.04	1.28%	2/12/2015	2/17/2015	3/2/2015
10/15/2014	quarterly	€0.04	1.29%	11/13/2014	11/17/2014	12/1/2014
7/23/2014	quarterly	€0.04	1.21%	8/13/2014	8/15/2014	9/2/2014
4/17/2014	quarterly	€0.04	1.16%	5/13/2014	5/15/2014	6/2/2014
1/30/2014	quarterly	€0.04	1.17%	2/12/2014	2/14/2014	3/1/2014
10/16/2013	quarterly	€0.04	1.18%	11/13/2013	11/15/2013	12/2/2013
7/18/2013	quarterly	€0.04	1.31%	8/13/2013	8/15/2013	9/3/2013
4/17/2013	quarterly	€0.04	1.71%	5/13/2013	5/15/2013	6/1/2013
1/23/2013	quarterly	€0.04	1.64%	2/13/2013	2/15/2013	3/1/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 10.74%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 76.84%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/10/2016	Brian T Edwards	Insider	Sell	8,204	€14.60	€119,778.40
5/14/2015	Robert J Destefano	EVP	Sell	2,500	€13.23	€33,075.00
5/5/2015	Robert J Destefano	EVP	Sell	5,466	€13.26	€72,479.16
2/20/2015	Josie Callari	EVP	Sell	5,000	€13.00	€65,000.00
2/6/2015	Matthew J Gutauskas	EVP	Sell	10,358	€12.99	€134,550.42
2/4/2015	Brian T Edwards	EVP	Sell	8,015	€12.71	€101,870.65
11/20/2014	Robert J Destefano	EVP	Sell	30,984	€13.09	€405,580.56
7/29/2014	Matthew J Gutauskas	EVP	Sell	5,500	€13.23	€72,765.00
7/11/2014	Matthew J Gutauskas	EVP	Sell	2,823	€13.10	€36,981.30
4/24/2014	Peter Haeffner, Jr.	Director	Sell	8,170	€14.14	€115,523.80
2/10/2014	Alan Eggleston	EVP	Sell	9,750	€12.76	€124,410.00
2/6/2014	Gerard Keegan	COO	Sell	15,200	€12.60	€191,520.00
2/5/2014	John Corrado	Director	Buy	19,700	€12.75	€251,175.00
10/21/2013	Peter C Haeffner Jr	Director	Sell	2,500	€13.60	€34,000.00
7/30/2013	Peter C Haeffner Jr	Director	Sell	2,500	€12.20	€30,500.00
7/24/2013	Gerard C Keegan	COO	Sell	25,031	€12.51	€313,137.81
5/8/2013	Robert J Destefano	EVP	Sell	4,270	€9.77	€41,717.90
10/22/2012	John J Corrado	Director	Buy	25,000	€9.96	€249,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE:AF)

Date	Headline
	Air France CEO on Low-Cost Carrier Startup Plans (NYSE:AF) finance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 3:20 PM
	AF November 18th Options Begin Trading (NYSE:AF) www.nasdaq.com - September 19 at 4:11 PM
	Astoria Financial Corp. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : AF-US : September 19, 2016 (NYSE:AF) www.capitalcube.com - September 19 at 4:11 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) High Price Estimate At $19.5 (NYSE:AF) www.stocksdaily.net - September 16 at 12:00 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Astoria Financial Corp. : September 12, 2016 (NYSE:AF) www.capitalcube.com - September 12 at 3:20 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) Held $200.538 In Cash And Short-Term Investments (NYSE:AF) www.stocksdaily.net - September 1 at 3:22 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Astoria Financial Corp. : August 31, 2016 (NYSE:AF) www.capitalcube.com - August 31 at 3:22 PM
	Astoria Financial Corp. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : AF-US : August 30, 2016 (NYSE:AF) www.capitalcube.com - August 30 at 12:31 PM
	Astoria Financial (AF) Delays Annual Meeting; Cites Pending New York Community Bancorp Merger (NYSE:AF) www.streetinsider.com - August 25 at 8:07 AM
	Executive Vice President of Astoria Financial Corporation C (NYSE:AF), Edwards Brian T, sells 8,204 shares worth $119,779 (NYSE:AF) empowerednews.net - August 13 at 3:21 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) Shares are Up 1.09% (NYSE:AF) www.tradecalls.org - August 9 at 9:36 PM
	Astoria Financial Corp(NYSE:AF) Declares Dividend of $0.0400. - Trade Calls (NYSE:AF) www.tradecalls.org - August 3 at 3:22 PM
	Astoria Financial Corp. :AF-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 3, 2016 (NYSE:AF) www.capitalcube.com - August 3 at 3:22 PM
	Revenue Update on Astoria Financial Corp(NYSE:AF) - Trade Calls (NYSE:AF) www.tradecalls.org - August 3 at 11:56 AM
	Air France-KLM SA :AF-FR: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 3, 2016 (NYSE:AF) www.capitalcube.com - August 3 at 11:56 AM
	Ex-Dividend Reminder: Astoria Financial, MetLife and New York REIT (NYSE:AF) www.forbes.com - August 2 at 3:23 PM
	Astoria Bank Kicks Off 17th Annual Kids Tools for School Drive (NYSE:AF) www.publicnow.com - August 2 at 8:06 AM
	Stocks Logging Active Run- General Electric (NYSE:GE), Astoria Financial (NYSE:AF), Gener8 Maritime (NYSE:GNRT) - Seneca Globe (NYSE:AF) www.senecaglobe.com - July 28 at 4:19 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for July 25 - Equities.com (NYSE:AF) www.equities.com - July 28 at 4:19 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation Reports 2016 Second Quarter Earnings Per Common Share Of $0.16 (NYSE:AF) www.bi-spain.com - July 27 at 9:04 PM
	Astoria Financial beats 2Q profit forecasts (NYSE:AF) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 7:49 PM
	Latest Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) Target Price Suggests Stock Is Worth $16.57/Share - Review Fortune (NYSE:AF) reviewfortune.com - July 27 at 3:22 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) Shares are Down -1.51% - Trade Calls (NYSE:AF) www.tradecalls.org - July 25 at 3:26 PM
	The Future of Air Travel Amid Brexit and Continued Terror (NYSE:AF) finance.yahoo.com - July 25 at 4:19 AM
	Broker Outlook For Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Fiscal Standard (NYSE:AF) www.fiscalstandard.com - July 21 at 3:19 PM
	Is $19.5 Price Target Attainable For Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF)? - Investor Newswire (NYSE:AF) www.investornewswire.com - July 20 at 3:54 PM
	Equity Roundup: Stock Performance Focus on Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Press Telegraph (NYSE:AF) presstelegraph.com - July 20 at 3:54 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF): Sell-Side Ratings and Company Earnings Glance - Engelwood Daily (NYSE:AF) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 20 at 3:54 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) Shorted Shares Increased 15.33% After Market Selling - Consumer Eagle (NYSE:AF) www.consumereagle.com - July 19 at 3:21 PM
	Shares Lower on the Year Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Press Telegraph (NYSE:AF) presstelegraph.com - July 19 at 9:32 AM
	Trading Performance and Target Watch for Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Press Telegraph (NYSE:AF) presstelegraph.com - July 18 at 8:09 AM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) Short Interest Decreased By 5.27% - Press Telegraph (NYSE:AF) presstelegraph.com - July 16 at 3:19 PM
	Nice attack prompts decline in U.S. travel stocks (NYSE:AF) www.marketwatch.com - July 15 at 11:14 AM
	Crowd Rating and Earnings Recap for Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Telanagana Press (NYSE:AF) telanaganapress.com - July 14 at 3:20 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) is Trading Higher on Unusual Volume for July 12 - Equities.com (NYSE:AF) www.equities.com - July 14 at 3:20 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) is Trading Higher on Unusual Volume for July 12 (NYSE:AF) www.equities.com - July 14 at 12:14 PM
	Shares now down at $15.24 (AF) Astoria Financial Corporation Schedules… (NYSE:AF) www.fidaily.com - July 13 at 8:53 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) Earnings Concentration and Analyst Target Watch - Engelwood Daily (NYSE:AF) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 13 at 11:24 AM
	Strong Sell Calls For Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) At 1 - Investor Newswire (NYSE:AF) www.investornewswire.com - July 13 at 11:24 AM
	ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:AF) biz.yahoo.com - July 13 at 11:06 AM
	Astoria Financial Corporation Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release (NYSE:AF) www.publicnow.com - July 13 at 10:28 AM
	Shares Moving Up Over the Past Quarter: Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Engelwood Daily (NYSE:AF) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 12 at 9:04 AM
	Stock Down on the Year Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Press Telegraph (NYSE:AF) presstelegraph.com - July 11 at 8:23 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) Stock Update: Check on Ratings and Target Price - Telanagana Press (NYSE:AF) telanaganapress.com - July 11 at 8:08 AM
	Stock on the Rise for the Quarter: Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Engelwood Daily (NYSE:AF) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 11 at 8:08 AM
	Wall Street Ratings and Target Price Views on Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) - Telanagana Press (NYSE:AF) telanaganapress.com - July 8 at 11:23 AM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) : Analyst Rating Update - Trade Calls (NYSE:AF) www.tradecalls.org - July 7 at 3:20 PM
	Can Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) Improve on the Earnings Front? - Engelwood Daily (NYSE:AF) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 6 at 3:20 PM
	Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) Cash And Short-Term Investments In Stands At $200.538 - Stocks Daily (NYSE:AF) www.stocksdaily.net - July 6 at 3:20 PM
	Astoria Bank Is Named a Corporate Citizen of the Year For Its Commitment to the Long Island Community (NYSE:AF) www.publicnow.com - July 6 at 12:51 PM