Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Blue Foundry Bancorp operates as a bank holding company for Blue Foundry Bank, a savings bank that offers various banking products and services for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company offers saving, time, and non-interest bearing deposits; demand accounts; and loans, such as one-to-four family residential property, multi-family, residential real estate, non-residential real estate, consumer, construction, and commercial and industrial loans, as well as junior liens and home equity lines of credit. The company was formerly known as Boiling Springs Bancorp and changed its name to Blue Foundry Bancorp in July 2019. Blue Foundry Bancorp was founded in 1939 and is based in Rutherford, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.51 to $9.74
• 50-Day Range: $8.87 to $10.12
• 52-Week Range: $7.90 to $11.48
• Volume: 33,830 shs
• Average Volume: 49,011 shs
• Market Capitalization: $220.21 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $11.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Blue Foundry Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blue Foundry Bancorp scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 856th out of 932 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Blue Foundry Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Blue Foundry Bancorp has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Blue Foundry Bancorp are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.47) to ($0.04) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blue Foundry Bancorp is -17.25, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blue Foundry Bancorp is -17.25, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Blue Foundry Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Foundry Bancorp has recently increased by 4.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Blue Foundry Bancorp does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Blue Foundry Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Blue Foundry Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Foundry Bancorp has recently increased by 4.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Blue Foundry Bancorp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for BLFY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Blue Foundry Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.98% of the stock of Blue Foundry Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.52% of the stock of Blue Foundry Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BLFY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BLFY shares performed this year?

Blue Foundry Bancorp's stock was trading at $9.81 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BLFY shares have decreased by 1.5% and is now trading at $9.66.
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How were Blue Foundry Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 29th. The company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.17) by $0.04. Blue Foundry Bancorp had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.45% and a negative net margin of 13.65%.

When did Blue Foundry Bancorp IPO?

Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) raised $278 million in an initial public offering on Friday, July 16th 2021. The company issued 27,772,500 shares at $10.00 per share.

Who are Blue Foundry Bancorp's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Blue Foundry Bancorp include T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (12.49%), Driehaus Capital Management LLC (7.49%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.11%) and Essex Financial Services Inc. (2.87%). Insiders that own company stock include Patrick H Kinzler, Margaret Letsche, Robert Thomas Goldstein, James D Nesci, Robert Rowe, Elizabeth Marie Miller, Jonathan M Shaw, Jason M Goldberg, Alexander Agnoletto and Brent Michael Ciurlino.
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How do I buy shares of Blue Foundry Bancorp?

Shares of BLFY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Blue Foundry Bancorp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Blue Foundry Bancorp investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/29/2025
• Today: 3/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Savings institutions, except federal
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BLFY
• CIK: 1846017
• Web: www.bluefoundrybank.com
• Phone: 201-939-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 180
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $11.00
• High Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.56)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-11,910,000.00
• Net Margins: -13.65%
• Pretax Margin: -14.14%
• Return on Equity: -3.45%
• Return on Assets: -0.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.03
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $39.34 million
• Price / Sales: 5.60
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $14.27 per share
• Price / Book: 0.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,796,000
• Free Float: 21,433,000
• Market Cap: $220.21 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62