Head-To-Head Survey: Flagstar Financial (FLG) & Its Rivals

Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLGGet Free Report) is one of 43 publicly-traded companies in the “Savings institutions, except federal” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Flagstar Financial to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Flagstar Financial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flagstar Financial’s competitors have a beta of 0.58, meaning that their average stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Flagstar Financial and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Flagstar Financial $2.93 billion -$79.00 million -2.08
Flagstar Financial Competitors $358.68 million $13.12 million -0.74

Flagstar Financial has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Flagstar Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Flagstar Financial and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Flagstar Financial -18.40% -11.35% -0.78%
Flagstar Financial Competitors 8.04% 4.74% 0.56%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.9% of Flagstar Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Flagstar Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of shares of all “Savings institutions, except federal” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Flagstar Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Flagstar Financial pays out -0.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Savings institutions, except federal” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.8% and pay out 72.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Flagstar Financial and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Flagstar Financial 0 2 0 0 2.00
Flagstar Financial Competitors 126 599 372 7 2.24

Flagstar Financial presently has a consensus target price of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.83%. As a group, “Savings institutions, except federal” companies have a potential upside of 2.91%. Given Flagstar Financial’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Flagstar Financial is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Flagstar Financial competitors beat Flagstar Financial on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About Flagstar Financial

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Flagstar Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Flagstar Bank, N.A. that provides banking products and services in the United States. The company’s deposit products include interest-bearing checking and money market, savings, non-interest-bearing, and retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan products comprise multi-family loans; commercial real estate loans; acquisition, development, and construction loans; commercial and industrial loans; one-to-four family loans; specialty finance loans and leases; warehouse loans; and other loans, such as home equity lines of credit, boat and recreational vehicle indirect lending, point of sale consumer loans, and other consumer loans, including overdraft loans. The company offers cash management products; non-deposit investment and insurance products; and online banking, mobile banking, and bank-by-phone services. It primarily serves individuals, small and mid-size businesses, and professional associations. The company was formerly known as New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to Flagstar Financial, Inc. in October 2024. Flagstar Financial, Inc. was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Hicksville, New York.

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