Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) Competitors $11.24 +0.07 (+0.63%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BLFY vs. FRST, CZNC, FMAO, BSRR, GLG, BFC, BITF, AMTB, FMBH, and FSUNShould you be buying Blue Foundry Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blue Foundry Bancorp include Primis Financial (FRST), Citizens & Northern (CZNC), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), TD (GLG), Bank First (BFC), Bitfarms (BITF), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), and Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN). Blue Foundry Bancorp vs. Primis Financial Citizens & Northern Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Sierra Bancorp TD Bank First Bitfarms Amerant Bancorp First Mid Bancshares Firstsun Capital Bancorp Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) and Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability. Is FRST or BLFY more profitable? Primis Financial has a net margin of 7.31% compared to Blue Foundry Bancorp's net margin of -14.14%. Primis Financial's return on equity of 4.63% beat Blue Foundry Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Primis Financial7.31% 4.63% 0.47% Blue Foundry Bancorp -14.14%-3.50%-0.59% Which has more risk and volatility, FRST or BLFY? Primis Financial has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, FRST or BLFY? Blue Foundry Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Primis Financial. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrimis Financial$244.23M1.23-$7.83MN/AN/ABlue Foundry Bancorp$80.91M3.17-$7.40M-$0.56-20.07 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FRST or BLFY? Primis Financial received 7 more outperform votes than Blue Foundry Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 41.18% of users gave Primis Financial an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Blue Foundry Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPrimis FinancialOutperform Votes741.18% Underperform Votes1058.82% Blue Foundry BancorpOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes11100.00% Do analysts prefer FRST or BLFY? Primis Financial presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.13%. Blue Foundry Bancorp has a consensus target price of $10.63, indicating a potential downside of 5.47%. Given Primis Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Primis Financial is more favorable than Blue Foundry Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Primis Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Blue Foundry Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FRST or BLFY? 75.0% of Primis Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of Primis Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor FRST or BLFY? In the previous week, Primis Financial and Primis Financial both had 3 articles in the media. Blue Foundry Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Primis Financial's score of 0.44 indicating that Blue Foundry Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Primis Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Blue Foundry Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPrimis Financial beats Blue Foundry Bancorp on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupTrump’s Back, but DC’s Coming for Your Money!Trump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLFY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlue Foundry BancorpSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$256.23M$318.28M$11.18B$8.74BDividend YieldN/A2.16%5.95%4.08%P/E Ratio-20.0715.8225.8113.00Price / Sales3.172.5344.5888.72Price / CashN/A22.8318.6135.27Price / Book0.761.023.725.92Net Income-$7.40M$16.85M$998.34M$225.73M7 Day Performance3.50%0.04%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance6.24%3.32%1.87%1.15%1 Year Performance27.01%27.52%24.83%24.02% Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLFYBlue Foundry Bancorp1.1956 of 5 stars$11.24+0.6%$10.63-5.5%+29.9%$256.23M$80.91M-20.07180FRSTPrimis Financial4.7478 of 5 stars$12.16+0.2%$14.00+15.1%+19.2%$300.63M$244.23M12.94420Short Interest ↑CZNCCitizens & Northern3.3876 of 5 stars$20.18-1.1%N/A+0.6%$311.05M$137.92M14.01404Short Interest ↑FMAOFarmers & Merchants Bancorp2.8776 of 5 stars$32.27+0.4%$24.00-25.6%+67.6%$442.07M$155.85M18.98430Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBSRRSierra Bancorp4.2255 of 5 stars$31.33-0.6%$26.00-17.0%+66.1%$450.96M$193.52M12.43490Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageGLGTDN/AN/AN/AN/A$11.09M$156.84M0.0058High Trading VolumeBFCBank First1.3545 of 5 stars$101.84-0.8%$102.00+0.2%+23.1%$1.02B$240.60M12.51361Positive NewsBITFBitfarms2.0095 of 5 stars$2.25+6.6%$3.66+62.7%+86.0%$1.02B$146.37M-6.25110Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap UpAMTBAmerant Bancorp1.7564 of 5 stars$23.86-0.6%$25.60+7.3%+17.0%$1.00B$636.08M-16.12680Positive NewsFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares2.5685 of 5 stars$41.99+1.1%$42.00+0.0%+35.6%$1.00B$386.95M12.921,219Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓FSUNFirstsun Capital BancorpN/A$36.27+0.1%N/AN/A$1.00B$492.78M0.001,128News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Primis Financial Competitors Citizens & Northern Competitors Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Competitors Sierra Bancorp Competitors TD Competitors Bank First Competitors Bitfarms Competitors Amerant Bancorp Competitors First Mid Bancshares Competitors Firstsun Capital Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BLFY) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThere is a little known company that is changing warfareWith geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. 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