Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Competitors $6.22 -0.02 (-0.32%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.22 0.00 (-0.08%) As of 07/18/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CFFN vs. BRKL, DCOM, GSBC, NWBI, RNST, STBA, TOWN, WSFS, CBU, and PFSShould you be buying Capitol Federal Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capitol Federal Financial include Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Renasant (RNST), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Community Financial System (CBU), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Capitol Federal Financial vs. Its Competitors Brookline Bancorp Dime Community Bancshares Great Southern Bancorp Northwest Bancshares Renasant S&T Bancorp Towne Bank WSFS Financial Community Financial System Provident Financial Services Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is CFFN or BRKL more profitable? Capitol Federal Financial has a net margin of 12.91% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 11.22%. Brookline Bancorp's return on equity of 6.32% beat Capitol Federal Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Capitol Federal Financial12.91% 5.10% 0.55% Brookline Bancorp 11.22%6.32%0.66% Which has higher earnings & valuation, CFFN or BRKL? Brookline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Capitol Federal Financial. Brookline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capitol Federal Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCapitol Federal Financial$382.09M2.16$38.01M$0.4015.55Brookline Bancorp$654.14M1.51$68.71M$0.8213.52 Which has more volatility and risk, CFFN or BRKL? Capitol Federal Financial has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CFFN or BRKL? Capitol Federal Financial presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.50%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.51%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Capitol Federal Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Capitol Federal Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CFFN or BRKL? 88.5% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CFFN or BRKL a better dividend stock? Capitol Federal Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Capitol Federal Financial pays out 85.0% 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 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor CFFN or BRKL? In the previous week, Brookline Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Capitol Federal Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Brookline Bancorp and 1 mentions for Capitol Federal Financial. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Capitol Federal Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Capitol Federal Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Brookline Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBrookline Bancorp beats Capitol Federal Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Capitol Federal Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFFN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CFFN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 CFFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCapitol Federal FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$828.68M$627.45M$12.11B$9.41BDividend Yield5.45%3.34%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio15.5510.0719.1519.82Price / Sales2.161.8326.0698.27Price / Cash16.4915.2221.6858.27Price / Book0.801.022.315.65Net Income$38.01M$33.50M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day Performance-0.16%0.67%0.39%3.38%1 Month Performance6.87%5.62%4.38%11.11%1 Year Performance0.32%9.29%538.30%18.99% Capitol Federal Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFFNCapitol Federal Financial2.6587 of 5 stars$6.22-0.3%$6.50+4.5%-0.5%$828.68M$382.09M15.55730Upcoming EarningsBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.8653 of 5 stars$11.09-1.9%$15.25+37.5%+10.1%$1.01B$654.14M13.52850Upcoming EarningsDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.3268 of 5 stars$28.26-1.4%$36.88+30.5%+20.9%$1.26B$646.19M44.86820Upcoming EarningsGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.6013 of 5 stars$61.84-1.1%$59.50-3.8%-4.2%$716.86M$355.26M11.041,108News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.5889 of 5 stars$13.33-1.2%$15.00+12.5%+1.2%$1.72B$756.21M14.812,027Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeRNSTRenasant3.5197 of 5 stars$37.45-1.8%$41.00+9.5%+9.3%$3.62B$668.50M11.452,330News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTBAS&T Bancorp2.8575 of 5 stars$39.46-1.0%$41.67+5.6%-1.1%$1.53B$564.96M11.371,206News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank3.517 of 5 stars$35.59-1.1%$40.00+12.4%+15.7%$2.70B$1.03B15.082,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsWSFSWSFS Financial3.4636 of 5 stars$58.17-1.5%$62.75+7.9%+5.7%$3.35B$1.40B13.072,309News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCBUCommunity Financial System4.7268 of 5 stars$59.09-1.6%$71.00+20.2%+0.0%$3.18B$940.71M16.372,918Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreasePFSProvident Financial Services4.3402 of 5 stars$18.56-1.6%$23.60+27.2%+5.6%$2.46B$1.14B16.721,801News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookline Bancorp Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors Great Southern Bancorp Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors Renasant Competitors S&T Bancorp Competitors Towne Bank Competitors WSFS Financial Competitors Community Financial System Competitors Provident Financial Services Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CFFN) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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