Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Review

Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Blue Foundry Bancorp to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Blue Foundry Bancorp has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Foundry Bancorp’s rivals have a beta of 0.52, suggesting that their average share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Blue Foundry Bancorp and its rivals top-line 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	$9.95 billion	$2.42 billion	17.37

Blue Foundry Bancorp’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Blue Foundry Bancorp. Blue Foundry Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Foundry Bancorp and its rivals’ 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	15.66%	9.44%	0.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Blue Foundry Bancorp and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Foundry Bancorp	1	0	0	0	1.00
Blue Foundry Bancorp Competitors	7463	30182	27751	1456	2.35

As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 16.31%. Given Blue Foundry Bancorp’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Foundry Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Blue Foundry Bancorp rivals beat Blue Foundry Bancorp on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Blue Foundry Bancorp Company Profile

Blue Foundry Bancorp operates as a bank holding company for Blue Foundry Bank, a savings bank that offers various banking products and services for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company offers saving, time, and non-interest bearing deposits; demand accounts; and loans, such as one-to-four family residential property, multi-family, residential real estate, non-residential real estate, consumer, construction, and commercial and industrial loans, as well as junior liens and home equity lines of credit. The company was formerly known as Boiling Springs Bancorp and changed its name to Blue Foundry Bancorp in July 2019. Blue Foundry Bancorp was founded in 1939 and is based in Rutherford, New Jersey.