Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) Competitors

Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) and Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk.

Does the media prefer BRKL or SMPL?

In the previous week, Brookline Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Simply Good Foods. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Brookline Bancorp and 1 mentions for Simply Good Foods. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Simply Good Foods' score of 0.13 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookline Bancorp	Positive
Simply Good Foods	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BRKL or SMPL?

Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simply Good Foods has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BRKL or SMPL?

Simply Good Foods received 86 more outperform votes than Brookline Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.14% of users gave Simply Good Foods an outperform vote while only 57.36% of users gave Brookline Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookline Bancorp	Outperform Votes 222 57.36%	Underperform Votes 165 42.64%
Simply Good Foods	Outperform Votes 308 68.14%	Underperform Votes 144 31.86%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BRKL or SMPL?

78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Simply Good Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Simply Good Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BRKL or SMPL?

Simply Good Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simply Good Foods, 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
Brookline Bancorp	$609.22M	1.76	$75M	$0.83	14.46
Simply Good Foods	$1.33B	2.57	$139.31M	$1.41	24.02

Is BRKL or SMPL more profitable?

Brookline Bancorp has a net margin of 11.40% compared to Simply Good Foods' net margin of 10.40%. Simply Good Foods' return on equity of 10.25% beat Brookline Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookline Bancorp	11.40%	6.20%	0.65%
Simply Good Foods	10.40%	10.25%	7.63%

Do analysts rate BRKL or SMPL?

Brookline Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $14.17, suggesting a potential upside of 18.06%. Simply Good Foods has a consensus price target of $40.22, suggesting a potential upside of 18.75%. Given Simply Good Foods' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Simply Good Foods is more favorable than Brookline Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Simply Good Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Simply Good Foods beats Brookline Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.