Premier Financial (FDEF) Competitors

TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) and Premier Financial (NASDAQ:FDEF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TFSL or FDEF?

TFS Financial received 123 more outperform votes than Premier Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.34% of users gave TFS Financial an outperform vote while only 51.46% of users gave Premier Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TFS Financial	Outperform Votes 299 67.34%	Underperform Votes 145 32.66%
Premier Financial	Outperform Votes 176 51.46%	Underperform Votes 166 48.54%

Does the media refer more to TFSL or FDEF?

In the previous week, TFS Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Premier Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for TFS Financial and 0 mentions for Premier Financial. TFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Premier Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that TFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TFS Financial	Positive
Premier Financial	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TFSL or FDEF?

9.8% of TFS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Premier Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of TFS Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Premier Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, TFSL or FDEF?

TFS Financial has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Premier Financial has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TFSL or FDEF more profitable?

TFS Financial has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Premier Financial's net margin of 7.34%. Premier Financial's return on equity of 8.19% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TFS Financial	10.58%	4.28%	0.48%
Premier Financial	7.34%	8.19%	1.07%

Which has better earnings and valuation, TFSL or FDEF?

TFS Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Premier Financial. Premier Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, 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
TFS Financial	$302.58M	11.54	$79.59M	$0.28	44.43
Premier Financial	$186.04M	0.00	$49.37M	$2.53	N/A

Is TFSL or FDEF a better dividend stock?

TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Premier Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share. 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. Premier Financial pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend TFSL or FDEF?

TFS Financial currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.56%. Given TFS Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe TFS Financial is more favorable than Premier Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TFS Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Premier Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

TFS Financial beats Premier Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.