Oceanfirst Financial Corp Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

OCFC Stock  USD 20.14  0.16  0.80%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding OceanFirst Financial Corp is 'Buy'. Macroaxis provides OceanFirst Financial buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding OCFC positions.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
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Buy

Market Performance

ModestDetails

Volatility

Not too volatileDetails

Hype Condition

Under hypedDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Hyperactively responds to market trendsDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

PoorDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon OceanFirst Financial Corp has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1007, Jensen Alpha of 0.1165, Total Risk Alpha of 0.0208, Sortino Ratio of 0.136 and Treynor Ratio of 0.1266
Our recommendation module complements current analysts and expert consensus on OceanFirst Financial. It analyzes the company potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure OceanFirst Financial is not overpriced, please check all OceanFirst Financial Corp fundamentals, including its revenue, total debt, and the relationship between the price to earning and net income . Given that OceanFirst Financial Corp has a number of shares shorted of 421.94 K, we recommend you to check out OceanFirst Financial Corp market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your recent risk tolerance and investing horizon.

OceanFirst Financial Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

OceanFirst Financial has a poor financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
About 74.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 15th of November 2024 OceanFirst Financial paid $ 0.2 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from MacroaxisInsider: Disposition of 1500 shares by Murphy Joseph M. Jr. of OceanFirst Financial at 20.03 subject to Rule 16b-3

OceanFirst Financial Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of OceanFirst Financial's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of OceanFirst Financial's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of OceanFirst Financial daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use OceanFirst Financial Corp price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of OceanFirst Financial returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for OceanFirst Financial.
Mean Return
0.37
Value At Risk
-3.69
Potential Upside
4.29
Standard Deviation
2.97
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of OceanFirst Financial historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

OceanFirst Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-06-30
1.1 M
Systematic Financial Management Lp2024-06-30
828 K
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management Llc2024-06-30
813.3 K
Aqr Capital Management Llc2024-06-30
807.3 K
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc2024-09-30
800.5 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
768.6 K
Royce & Associates, Lp2024-09-30
733.4 K
Ameriprise Financial Inc2024-06-30
678.6 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
628 K
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
8.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
3.5 M
Note, although OceanFirst Financial's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

OceanFirst Financial Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash10.9M1.2B(1.1B)(56.8M)(14.3M)(13.6M)
Free Cash Flow95.2M117.9M117.9M229.6M120.6M126.6M
Depreciation12.4M14.7M14.9M16.5M15.7M8.0M
Other Non Cash Items(508K)(21.8M)30.2M(4.1M)10.8M11.3M
Capital Expenditures5.1M14.7M42.0M20.9M7.7M8.3M
Net Income88.6M63.3M110.1M147.4M104.0M109.2M
End Period Cash Flow133.2M1.3B224.8M168.0M153.7M118.9M
Dividends Paid34.2M42.9M44.5M47.5M51.3M53.8M
Investments(191.2M)(213.2M)(584.7M)(122.4M)(557.7M)(529.8M)
Net Borrowings79.1M(427.1M)(17.3M)1.1B1.3B1.4B
Change To Netincome11.7M69.3M39.3M103.1M118.6M124.5M

OceanFirst Financial Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to OceanFirst Financial or Banks sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that OceanFirst Financial's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a OceanFirst stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.12
β
Beta against Dow Jones2.83
σ
Overall volatility
2.90
Ir
Information ratio 0.09

OceanFirst Financial Volatility Alert

OceanFirst Financial Corp has relatively low volatility with skewness of 2.96 and kurtosis of 16.72. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure OceanFirst Financial's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact OceanFirst Financial's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

OceanFirst Financial Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing OceanFirst Financial's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze OceanFirst Financial's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between OceanFirst Financial and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as OceanFirst Financial or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of OceanFirst Financial's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing OceanFirst Financial by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare OceanFirst Financial to competition
FundamentalsOceanFirst FinancialPeer Average
Return On Equity0.0636-0.31
Return On Asset0.0079-0.14
Profit Margin0.28 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.39 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation2.37 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding58.46 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders3.20 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions73.75 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted421.94 K4.71 M
Price To Earning18.35 X28.72 X
Price To Book0.69 X9.51 X
Price To Sales3.07 X11.42 X
Revenue385.68 M9.43 B
Gross Profit428.8 M27.38 B
EBITDA(19.29 M)3.9 B
Net Income104.03 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents170.67 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share2.89 X5.01 X
Total Debt1.14 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity9.88 %48.70 %
Book Value Per Share29.10 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations124.26 M971.22 M
Short Ratio1.82 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share1.75 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.84 X4.89 X
Target Price21.21
Number Of Employees87818.84 K
Beta1.0-0.15
Market Capitalization1.17 B19.03 B
Total Asset13.54 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings592.54 M9.33 B
Annual Yield0.04 %
Five Year Return3.07 %
Note: Disposition of 1500 shares by Murphy Joseph M. Jr. of OceanFirst Financial at 20.03 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

OceanFirst Financial Market Momentum

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When determining whether OceanFirst Financial Corp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of OceanFirst Financial's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Oceanfirst Financial Corp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Oceanfirst Financial Corp Stock:
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of OceanFirst Financial. If investors know OceanFirst will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about OceanFirst Financial listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.258
Dividend Share
0.8
Earnings Share
1.75
Revenue Per Share
6.515
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.054
The market value of OceanFirst Financial Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of OceanFirst that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of OceanFirst Financial's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is OceanFirst Financial's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because OceanFirst Financial's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect OceanFirst Financial's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between OceanFirst Financial's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if OceanFirst Financial is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, OceanFirst Financial's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.