Kearny Financial (KRNY) Competitors $8.07 -0.08 (-0.98%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KRNY vs. WSBF, PFC, NWBI, DCOM, BHLB, OCFC, BRKL, CFFN, TRST, and HIFSShould you be buying Kearny Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kearny Financial include Waterstone Financial (WSBF), Premier Financial (PFC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), and Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Kearny Financial vs. Waterstone Financial Premier Financial Northwest Bancshares Dime Community Bancshares Berkshire Hills Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Brookline Bancorp Capitol Federal Financial TrustCo Bank Corp NY Hingham Institution for Savings Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) and Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking. Is KRNY or WSBF a better dividend stock? Kearny Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Waterstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Kearny Financial pays out -30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waterstone Financial pays out 82.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kearny Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to KRNY or WSBF? In the previous week, Waterstone Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Kearny Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Waterstone Financial and 0 mentions for Kearny Financial. Waterstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Kearny Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Waterstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Kearny Financial Neutral Waterstone Financial Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KRNY or WSBF? Kearny Financial received 60 more outperform votes than Waterstone Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.80% of users gave Kearny Financial an outperform vote while only 52.59% of users gave Waterstone Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKearny FinancialOutperform Votes20255.80% Underperform Votes16044.20% Waterstone FinancialOutperform Votes14252.59% Underperform Votes12847.41% Which has more risk & volatility, KRNY or WSBF? Kearny Financial has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waterstone Financial has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend KRNY or WSBF? Kearny Financial presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.26%. Given Kearny Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kearny Financial is more favorable than Waterstone Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kearny Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Waterstone Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in KRNY or WSBF? 71.0% of Kearny Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Waterstone Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Kearny Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Waterstone Financial shares are held by 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 better earnings and valuation, KRNY or WSBF? Waterstone Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Kearny Financial. Kearny Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waterstone Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKearny Financial$134.50M3.87-$86.67M-$1.45-5.57Waterstone Financial$180.39M1.64$9.38M$0.7320.89 Is KRNY or WSBF more profitable? Waterstone Financial has a net margin of 6.79% compared to Kearny Financial's net margin of -27.43%. Waterstone Financial's return on equity of 4.18% beat Kearny Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kearny Financial-27.43% 3.05% 0.31% Waterstone Financial 6.79%4.18%0.63% SummaryKearny Financial beats Waterstone Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 KRNY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKearny FinancialFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$526.33M$1.79B$10.56B$8.82BDividend Yield5.42%3.17%10.15%4.07%P/E Ratio-5.5715.5049.3417.81Price / Sales3.873.103,447.9374.57Price / Cash4.0419.2530.5032.53Price / Book0.691.022.764.68Net Income-$86.67M$358.89M$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance-1.82%-0.58%-0.07%-1.04%1 Month Performance13.34%3.66%7.25%1.04%1 Year Performance3.46%20.00%24.60%26.28% Kearny Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRNYKearny Financial1.1465 of 5 stars$8.07-1.0%$7.00-13.3%+1.5%$526.32M$326.88M-5.57552WSBFWaterstone Financial2.9601 of 5 stars$15.25flatN/A+26.8%$295.44M$180.39M20.89698News CoveragePFCPremier Financial4.279 of 5 stars$27.50-0.5%$22.50-18.2%+32.9%$990.65M$456.36M13.961,023Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares1.9573 of 5 stars$14.46+0.2%$11.00-23.9%+29.1%$1.84B$701.74M19.032,165Analyst DowngradeDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.2641 of 5 stars$34.69-0.3%$31.40-9.5%+65.9%$1.36B$645.57M23.13820Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionBHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp3.6503 of 5 stars$29.98-0.4%$26.80-10.6%+39.8%$1.29B$619.08M31.561,340OCFCOceanFirst Financial3.3333 of 5 stars$19.98-0.7%$19.75-1.2%+41.3%$1.18B$641.60M11.42878Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.0766 of 5 stars$12.03-0.5%$11.50-4.4%+25.7%$1.08B$609.22M14.491,018Positive NewsCFFNCapitol Federal Financial2.957 of 5 stars$6.66-1.0%$6.75+1.4%+25.7%$893.32M$382.09M22.97730Positive NewsTRSTTrustCo Bank Corp NY2.3757 of 5 stars$36.29-0.2%N/A+31.2%$691.41M$244.52M14.52753Dividend AnnouncementHIFSHingham Institution for Savings1.5521 of 5 stars$267.84-0.5%N/A+62.1%$577.95M$190.57M25.3687Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WSBF Alternatives PFC Alternatives NWBI Alternatives DCOM Alternatives BHLB Alternatives OCFC Alternatives BRKL Alternatives CFFN Alternatives TRST Alternatives HIFS Alternatives 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:KRNY) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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