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

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

Does the media favor NFBK or NWBI?

In the previous week, Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) had 6 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) and 5 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)'s average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Northwest Bancshares' score of 0.80 indicating that Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northwest Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NFBK or NWBI?

Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Northwest Bancshares has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.66%. Given Northwest Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northwest Bancshares is more favorable than Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
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
Northwest Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is NFBK or NWBI 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
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	11.76%	4.12%	0.50%
Northwest Bancshares	13.26%	8.44%	0.92%

Which has more volatility and risk, NFBK or NWBI?

Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NFBK or NWBI?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, NFBK or NWBI?

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
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)	$127.91M	3.32	$29.94M	$0.72	13.83
Northwest Bancshares	$520.47M	2.88	$100.28M	$0.79	14.87

Is NFBK or NWBI a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NFBK or NWBI?

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

Summary

Northwest Bancshares beats Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.