Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NFBK) Competitors

Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) and Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NASDAQ:NFBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NWBI or NFBK?

Northwest Bancshares received 53 more outperform votes than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.20% of users gave Northwest Bancshares an outperform vote while only 54.70% of users gave Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northwest Bancshares	Outperform Votes 274 57.20%	Underperform Votes 205 42.80%
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	Outperform Votes 221 54.70%	Underperform Votes 183 45.30%

Does the media refer more to NWBI or NFBK?

In the previous week, Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northwest Bancshares	Neutral
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, NWBI or NFBK?

Northwest Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY). Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) 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	$520.47M	2.82	$100.28M	$0.79	14.56
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	$127.91M	3.39	$29.94M	$0.72	13.96

Do analysts prefer NWBI or NFBK?

Northwest Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.70%. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.40%. Given Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) 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
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, NWBI or NFBK?

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NWBI or NFBK a better dividend stock?

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is NWBI or NFBK more profitable?

Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 13.26% compared to Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s net margin of 11.76%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 8.44% beat Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northwest Bancshares	13.26%	8.44%	0.92%
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	11.76%	4.12%	0.50%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NWBI or NFBK?

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Northwest Bancshares beats Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.