How to buy OceanFirst Financial stock (OCFC)

OceanFirst Financial is a banks - regional business based in the US. OceanFirst Financial shares (OCFC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $17.98 – an increase of 1.01% over the previous week. OceanFirst Financial employs 878 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $381 million.

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OceanFirst Financial stock price (NASDAQ: OCFC)

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OceanFirst Financial shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-25.

Latest market close	$17.98
52-week range	$13.71 - $21.87
50-day moving average more info button	$19.45
200-day moving average more info button	$17.02
Wall St. target price	$21.93
PE ratio more info button	10.2743
Dividend yield more info button	$0.8 (4.5%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.75

Is it a good time to buy OceanFirst Financial stock?

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OceanFirst Financial price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $17.98 from 2024-12-24

1 week (2024-12-18)	0.22%
1 month (2024-11-26)	-14.99%
3 months (2024-09-25)	-0.06%
6 months (2024-06-26)	20.03%

1 year (2023-12-26)	0.62%
2 years (2022-12-23)	-7.73%
3 years (2021-12-23)	19.2689
5 years (2019-12-24)	20.6783

Is OceanFirst Financial stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing OceanFirst Financial stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of OceanFirst Financial's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

OceanFirst Financial's P/E ratio

OceanFirst Financial's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, OceanFirst Financial shares trade at around 10x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

OceanFirst Financial's PEG ratio

OceanFirst Financial's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.84. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into OceanFirst Financial's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

OceanFirst Financial financials

Revenue TTM	$381 million
Operating margin TTM	39.15%
Gross profit TTM	$428.8 million
Return on assets TTM	0.79%
Return on equity TTM	6.36%
Profit margin	27.78%
Book value	$29.10
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

OceanFirst Financial share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 47.9% of net profits

Recently OceanFirst Financial has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), OceanFirst Financial shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In OceanFirst Financial's case, that would currently equate to about $0.8 per share.

While OceanFirst Financial's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that OceanFirst Financial may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

OceanFirst Financial's most recent dividend payout was on 14 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 3 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have OceanFirst Financial's shares ever split?

OceanFirst Financial's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 19 May 2002 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your OceanFirst Financial shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for OceanFirst Financial shares which in turn could have impacted OceanFirst Financial's share price.

OceanFirst Financial share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, OceanFirst Financial's shares have ranged in value from as little as $13.7082 up to $21.87. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while OceanFirst Financial's is 0.997. This would suggest that OceanFirst Financial's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

OceanFirst Financial overview

OceanFirst Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for OceanFirst Bank N. A. that provides community banking services to retail and commercial customers. It accepts money market accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, non-interest-bearing accounts, and time deposits, that includes brokered deposits to retail, government, and business customers. The company also offers commercial real estate, multi-family, land loans, construction, and commercial and industrial loans; fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans that are secured by one-to-four family residences; and consumer loans, such as home equity loans and lines of credit, student loans, overdraft line of credit, loans on savings accounts, and other consumer loans. In addition, it invests in mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the U.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of OceanFirst Financial is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 3.25% of OceanFirst Financial shares are held by insiders and 73.73% by institutions. How many people work for OceanFirst Financial?
Latest data suggests 878 work at OceanFirst Financial. When does the fiscal year end for OceanFirst Financial?
OceanFirst Financial's fiscal year ends in December. Where is OceanFirst Financial based?
OceanFirst Financial's address is: 110 West Front Street, Red Bank, NJ, United States, 07701 What is OceanFirst Financial's ISIN number?
OceanFirst Financial's international securities identification number is: US6752341080 What is OceanFirst Financial's CUSIP number?
OceanFirst Financial's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 674904107