BRKL vs. TFSL, SMPL, WSFS, WD, WAFD, BANC, PFS, AGM, NWBI, and DCOM
Should you be buying Brookline Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookline Bancorp include TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WaFd (WAFD), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), and Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.
Brookline Bancorp vs.
TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation.
In the previous week, Brookline Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than TFS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brookline Bancorp and 2 mentions for TFS Financial. TFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Brookline Bancorp's score of 1.44 indicating that TFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
9.8% of TFS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of TFS Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. TFS Financial pays out 403.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookline Bancorp pays out 70.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
TFS Financial has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 10.51%. Brookline Bancorp's return on equity of 5.94% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.
TFS Financial has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
TFS Financial currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.89%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 27.40%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than TFS Financial.
TFS Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TFS Financial received 77 more outperform votes than Brookline Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.34% of users gave TFS Financial an outperform vote while only 56.20% of users gave Brookline Bancorp an outperform vote.
Summary
Brookline Bancorp beats TFS Financial on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BRKL) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
