Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY – Get Free Report) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Blue Foundry Bancorp to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
56.5% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Blue Foundry Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Foundry Bancorp’s peers have a beta of 0.61, suggesting that their average stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Blue Foundry Bancorp and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blue Foundry Bancorp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors | 7492 | 30246 | 27845 | 1488 | 2.35 |
As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.38%. Given Blue Foundry Bancorp’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Foundry Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Blue Foundry Bancorp and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blue Foundry Bancorp | $49.07 million | -$11.91 million | -28.78 |
| Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors | $37.93 billion | $2.42 billion | 21.40 |
Blue Foundry Bancorp’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Blue Foundry Bancorp. Blue Foundry Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Blue Foundry Bancorp and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blue Foundry Bancorp | -9.82% | -2.84% | -0.44% |
| Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors | 15.64% | 9.43% | 0.93% |
Summary
Blue Foundry Bancorp peers beat Blue Foundry Bancorp on 12 of the 13 factors compared.
About Blue Foundry Bancorp
Blue Foundry Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Rutherford, New Jersey. It operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, Blue Foundry Bank, a community-focused savings bank serving individuals, families and businesses primarily in northern New Jersey. Blue Foundry Bank offers a range of consumer and commercial banking products, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential mortgage loans, home equity financing, commercial real estate loans, construction lending, business loans and other consumer credit products.
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