Kearny Financial (KRNY) Competitors

Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) and Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media refer more to NWBI or KRNY?

In the previous week, Kearny Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Kearny Financial and 12 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Kearny Financial's score of 0.14 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northwest Bancshares	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kearny Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NWBI or KRNY?

Northwest Bancshares received 71 more outperform votes than Kearny Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.20% of users gave Northwest Bancshares an outperform vote while only 55.92% of users gave Kearny Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northwest Bancshares	Outperform Votes 274 57.20%	Underperform Votes 205 42.80%
Kearny Financial	Outperform Votes 203 55.92%	Underperform Votes 160 44.08%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NWBI or KRNY?

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Kearny Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Kearny Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NWBI or KRNY?

Northwest Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Kearny Financial. Kearny Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Bancshares, 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
Northwest Bancshares	$756.21M	2.23	$100.28M	$0.79	16.72
Kearny Financial	$134.50M	3.31	-$86.67M	-$1.13	-6.11

Which has more volatility & risk, NWBI or KRNY?

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kearny Financial has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NWBI or KRNY a better dividend stock?

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Kearny Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Northwest Bancshares pays out 101.3% 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 pays out -38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kearny Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate NWBI or KRNY?

Northwest Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.37%. Kearny Financial has a consensus price target of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.32%. Given Kearny Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kearny Financial is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northwest Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Kearny Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is NWBI or KRNY more profitable?

Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 13.26% compared to Kearny Financial's net margin of -27.43%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 8.44% beat Kearny Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northwest Bancshares	13.26%	8.44%	0.92%
Kearny Financial	-27.43%	3.05%	0.31%

Summary

Northwest Bancshares and Kearny Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.