Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors

First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) and Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FMBH or BLFY?

47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to FMBH or BLFY?

In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Blue Foundry Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 4 mentions for Blue Foundry Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's score of 0.39 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Mid Bancshares	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Foundry Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, FMBH or BLFY?

First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FMBH or BLFY?

First Mid Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.23%. Blue Foundry Bancorp has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.46%. Given First Mid Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than Blue Foundry Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Mid Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Blue Foundry Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FMBH or BLFY?

First Mid Bancshares received 191 more outperform votes than Blue Foundry Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.04% of users gave First Mid Bancshares an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Blue Foundry Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Mid Bancshares	Outperform Votes 191 52.04%	Underperform Votes 176 47.96%
Blue Foundry Bancorp	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 13 100.00%

Is FMBH or BLFY more profitable?

First Mid Bancshares has a net margin of 17.39% compared to Blue Foundry Bancorp's net margin of -13.65%. First Mid Bancshares' return on equity of 10.10% beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Mid Bancshares	17.39%	10.10%	1.09%
Blue Foundry Bancorp	-13.65%	-3.45%	-0.58%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FMBH or BLFY?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Mid Bancshares	$318.63M	2.43	$78.90M	$3.29	9.82
Blue Foundry Bancorp	$39.34M	5.00	-$11.91M	-$0.56	-15.91

Summary

First Mid Bancshares beats Blue Foundry Bancorp on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.