Premier Financial (PFC) Competitors $27.50 -0.14 (-0.51%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PFC vs. BRKL, OCFC, HTBI, DCOM, NFBK, AUB, CLSK, FHB, PRK, and BURShould you be buying Premier Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Premier Financial include Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (NFBK), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), CleanSpark (CLSK), First Hawaiian (FHB), Park National (PRK), and Burford Capital (BUR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Premier Financial vs. Brookline Bancorp OceanFirst Financial HomeTrust Bancshares Dime Community Bancshares Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) Atlantic Union Bankshares CleanSpark First Hawaiian Park National Burford Capital Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PFC or BRKL? 66.1% of Premier Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Premier Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to PFC or BRKL? In the previous week, Premier Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Premier Financial and 1 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Premier Financial's score of 1.76 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Premier Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Brookline Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PFC or BRKL? Premier Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookline Bancorp. Premier Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookline Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPremier Financial$243.44M4.05$111.29M$1.9713.96Brookline Bancorp$609.22M1.76$75M$0.8314.49 Which has more volatility and risk, PFC or BRKL? Premier Financial has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PFC or BRKL a better dividend stock? Premier Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Premier Financial pays out 62.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookline Bancorp pays out 65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Premier Financial has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Premier Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is PFC or BRKL more profitable? Premier Financial has a net margin of 16.06% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 11.40%. Premier Financial's return on equity of 7.43% beat Brookline Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier Financial16.06% 7.43% 0.84% Brookline Bancorp 11.40%6.20%0.65% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PFC or BRKL? Brookline Bancorp received 206 more outperform votes than Premier Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.89% of users gave Brookline Bancorp an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Premier Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPremier FinancialOutperform Votes1438.89% Underperform Votes2261.11% Brookline BancorpOutperform Votes22057.89% Underperform Votes16042.11% Do analysts rate PFC or BRKL? Premier Financial currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential downside of 18.18%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.41%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Premier Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Premier Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryPremier Financial beats Brookline Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 PFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPremier FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$985.63M$3.16B$10.35B$8.81BDividend Yield4.43%3.51%10.18%4.06%P/E Ratio13.9617.3749.6017.77Price / Sales4.052.973,386.8375.18Price / Cash9.2711.1530.6832.53Price / Book1.011.322.894.68Net Income$111.29M$405.80M$994.27M$226.08M7 Day Performance-2.69%-0.79%-0.05%-1.04%1 Month Performance14.44%8.53%7.13%1.04%1 Year Performance37.98%35.96%24.11%26.28% Premier Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFCPremier Financial4.0897 of 5 stars$27.50-0.5%$22.50-18.2%+32.9%$985.63M$243.44M13.961,023Positive NewsBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.0766 of 5 stars$12.03-0.5%$11.50-4.4%+25.7%$1.07B$609.22M14.491,018Positive NewsOCFCOceanFirst Financial3.3274 of 5 stars$19.98-0.7%$19.75-1.2%+41.3%$1.18B$641.60M11.42878Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHTBIHomeTrust Bancshares2.8793 of 5 stars$37.04-0.3%$38.00+2.6%+64.3%$649.31M$218.18M11.76541Positive NewsDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.2641 of 5 stars$34.69-0.3%$31.40-9.5%+65.9%$1.36B$645.57M23.13820Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNFBKNorthfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY)3.8012 of 5 stars$13.05+0.4%$11.13-14.8%+31.0%$557.75M$220.69M20.39397Positive NewsAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares2.0764 of 5 stars$41.23-1.3%$40.40-2.0%+28.2%$3.75B$1.05B14.451,804Positive NewsCLSKCleanSpark1.9776 of 5 stars$14.00-0.8%$21.42+53.0%+205.0%$3.54B$168.41M0.00130Gap UpFHBFirst Hawaiian2.2664 of 5 stars$26.99+0.5%$24.33-9.8%+38.5%$3.45B$1.12B15.422,000Ex-DividendPositive NewsPRKPark National0.9031 of 5 stars$190.21+0.0%$130.00-31.7%+65.4%$3.07B$564.30M21.651,799BURBurford Capital3.8585 of 5 stars$13.55+0.8%$19.50+43.9%-4.8%$2.97B$563.24M11.68140Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookline Bancorp Competitors OceanFirst Financial Competitors HomeTrust Bancshares Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors Northfield Bancorp, Inc. 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