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1,1B USD
P/E
16,1x
EV / Rev
3,7x
Div yield
4,07 %
Op margin
ROE
4,2 %
Net margin
18,9 %
Debt / equity
0,15
Beta
52w range
Volume
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2026-10-28
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About

OceanFirst Financial Corp operates as a financial institution within the sector classification Banks industry, generating net income of $70.98 million on a balance sheet of $14.56 billion in total assets.

Business. OceanFirst Financial Corp operates as a financial institution within the sector classification Banks industry, generating net income of $70.98 million on a balance sheet of $14.56 billion in total assets.

Classification85 %
SectorFinancials
Industry groupBanks
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
HOLD7 analysts
3 buy4 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target21,58

Analyst recommendations

7 analysts · consensus Hold
Buy3
Hold4
Sell0
12-month price target
21,58
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
  • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
16,1x
P/E
Analysts
Hold
7 analysts · indicative
Ownership
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
4,2 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    OceanFirst Financial Corp operates as a financial institution within the sector classification Banks industry, generating net income of $70.98 million on a balance sheet of $14.56 billion in total assets.

    Classification85 %
    SectorFinancials
    Industry groupBanks
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    (a) Capital structure and liquidity: OceanFirst Financial Corp maintains a conservative leverage profile with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, supported by $1.66 billion in total equity against $12.90 billion in total liabilities. The company holds $255.23 million in long-term debt, which is modest relative to its asset base. Operating cash flow stands at $87.21 million, comfortably covering capital expenditures of $7.70 million, indicating strong internal cash generation. However, the risk assessment flags medium liquidity risk and notes that net cash is negative after subtracting total debt, suggesting reliance on external funding or deposit stability to meet obligations.

    (b) Profitability and returns: The company reports a return on equity (ROE) of 4.21% and a return on assets (ROA) of 0.48%, reflecting modest profitability typical of regional banking operations. With a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.11 and a price-to-book ratio of 0.68, the market values the company at a discount to its book value, implying potential undervaluation or concerns about future earnings sustainability. The price-to-tangible book ratio also stands at 0.68, reinforcing the discount narrative. These metrics suggest that while the company is profitable, it may face margin pressures or growth constraints compared to higher-return peers.

    Key takeaways
    • The company trades at a 32% discount to book value (P/B 0.68), suggesting potential undervaluation or market skepticism about future returns.
    • Low debt-to-equity (0.15) and strong operating cash flow ($87.21M) provide a stable financial foundation, but negative net cash poses liquidity concerns.
    • Modest profitability (ROE 4.21%, ROA 0.48%) reflects typical regional bank economics, with no clear growth trajectory visible from available data.
    • Analyst consensus is neutral-to-positive, with a mean price target of $21.58 implying ~10% upside, but no strong buy ratings indicate limited enthusiasm.
    • Dilution risk is low, with no difference between basic and diluted shares, suggesting no immediate pressure from equity issuances.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Quarterly
    Annual
    QUARTERLYFiled 2026-04-23
    Q1 2026 · Quarter highlights
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    Revenue $96.4M, +11,3% YoY; Net income −4,7% YoY.

    Revenue$96.4M+11,3 % YoY
    Operating income
    Net income$20.5M−4,7 % YoY
    Free cash flow$10.8M+14,7 % YoY
    EPS
    Operating cash flow$25.2M+1 511,5 % YoY
    Financials
    Income statement
    Revenue$96.4M
    Gross profit
    Operating income
    Net income$20.5M
    Margins
    Gross margin
    Operating margin
    Net margin21.3%
    FCF margin11.2%
    Balance sheet
    Total assets$14.56B
    Total liabilities$12.89B
    Total equity$1.67B
    Cash & equivalents
    Long-term debt$322.8M
    Cash flow
    Operating cash flow$25.2M
    CapEx-$2.0M
    Free cash flow$10.8M
    SBC
    Highlights
    • Revenue $96.4M, +11,3% YoY
    • Net income −4,7% YoY
    • Free cash flow +14,7% YoY
    • Net margin 21.3%

    Valuation TTM

    Market price
    $19,66
    Market cap
    $1.13B
    Enterprise value
    $1.38B
    P/E
    16.1x
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    3.7x
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    15.8x
    P / B
    0.7x
    P / Tangible book
    0.7x
    Tangible book
    $1.66B
    Net cash
    -$255.2M
    Current ratio
    Debt / equity
    0.1
    ROA
    0.5%
    ROE
    4.2%
    Cash conversion
    125.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -2.1%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    1,84
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    7
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-07-31 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate1,84
    Revenueno estimateno estimate570,0M USD
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate229,1M USD
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in USD. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution7 analysts
    Strong buy0
    Buy3
    Hold4
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$21,58 · Median $22,00
    Low $19,00High $24,00
    Operating income · consensus229,1M USD
    EPS surprise
    −22,3 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −36,8 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low$19,00
    Mean$21,58
    Median$22,00
    High$24,00
    Spot$19,66
    +9.8 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Net Margin18,9 %Bottom quartile
    ROE4,2 %Below median
    Capex / Rev-2,1 %Above median
    D/E0,15Above median
    Cash Conv1,25Above median

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Comparable transactions

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Reference data
    • Market data cache
    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Cash Conversion Ratio
      operating_cash_flow / net_income
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    • Ev To Revenue
      enterprise_value / revenue
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    Source documents
    • OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP Market data — financials · 2026-07-31
    • reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on OCFC.O · 2026-07-31
    • OceanFirst Financial Corp Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-31
    • OceanFirst Financial Corp Market data — ESG · 2026-07-31

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$0M
    • Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$61M
    • American Century Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$22M
    • Wellington Management Company, LLPInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$47M
    • Invesco QQQ TrustFunds · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$36M
    • Nuveen LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$14M
    • First Trust Advisors L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
    • AQR Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
    • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$132M
    • Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$15M
    • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$10M
    • State Street Investment Management (US)Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$52M
    • Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$13M
    • Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$25M
    • Bank of New York Mellon CorpInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
    • Northern Trust Investments, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
    • Vanguard Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$61M
    • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
    • UBS Financial Services, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
    • AllianceBernstein L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • Wells Fargo AdvisorsBrokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
    • Franklin Advisers, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • Arrowstreet Capital, Limited PartnershipInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • FMR LLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
    • PNC Investments LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • LPL Financial LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLPInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Leadership

    • Chris D. MaherPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director

    Insider activity

    Mixed / flat0 buys · 0 sellsnet $013 insiders · last 365d
    • GRASSI LOUIS CDirector · Common StockOther 104 737 · 2026-06-01
    • Yoh Caren CDirector · Common StockOther 52 262 · 2026-06-01
    • Han Sam Sang KiDirector · Common StockOther 65 323 · 2026-06-01
    • DIorio Steven JDirector · Common StockOther 52 190 · 2026-06-01
    • DelliBovi Alfred ADirector · Common StockOther 52 262 · 2026-06-01
    • BURAN JOHN RDirector · Common StockOther 113 329 · 2026-06-01
    • BURAN JOHN RDirector · Common StockOther 113 265 · 2026-06-01
    • Lebel Joseph IIIDirector, Senior EVP and COO · Common StockOther 9 499 @ $18,58$176K · 2026-03-04
    • Maher ChristopherDirector, Chairman and CEO · Common StockOther 14 147 @ $18,58$263K · 2026-03-04
    • Schaeffer BrianSEVP & CIO, OceanFirst Bank · Common StockOther 1 837 @ $18,58$34K · 2026-03-04
    • Tsimbinos Steven JamesSenior EVP & Corp. Secretary · Common StockOther 4 629 @ $18,58$86K · 2026-03-04
    • ESTEP MICHELE BSEVP & CAO, OceanFirst Bank · Common StockOther 4 629 @ $18,58$86K · 2026-03-04
    • Berninger DavidSenior EVP & CRO · Common StockOther 3 541 @ $18,58$66K · 2026-03-04
    • Barrett Patrick SeanSenior EVP & CFO · Common StockOther 5 643 @ $18,48$104K · 2026-03-04
    • Tsimbinos Steven JamesSenior EVP & Corp. Secretary · Common StockOther 17 075 · 2026-03-01
    • Tsimbinos Steven JamesSenior EVP & Corp. Secretary · Common StockOther 20 765 · 2026-02-27
    • Tsimbinos Steven JamesSenior EVP & Corp. Secretary · Common StockOther 13 844 · 2026-02-27
    • Schaeffer BrianSEVP & CIO, OceanFirst Bank · Common StockOther 15 365 · 2026-02-27
    • Schaeffer BrianSEVP & CIO, OceanFirst Bank · Common StockOther 10 244 · 2026-02-27

    Short positioning

    4.5Mshares short+7.8% vs prior
    5.32days to cover
    54.1%short of daily vol
    525fails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    OCFC.OCanonical
    NASDAQ · USD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
    peak dispatch · —
    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
    • Shares outstanding (annual): 57.39MUnknown
    • Total liabilities (annual): USD 12.9BUnknown
    • Operating cash flow (annual): USD 87.21MUnknown
    • Total assets (annual): USD 14.56BUnknown
    • Pre-tax income (annual): USD 92.52MUnknown
    • EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 1Unknown
    • Long-term debt (annual): USD 255.23MUnknown
    • Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 1.66BUnknown
    • Net income (annual): USD 67.13MUnknown
    • Capex (annual): USD 7.7MUnknown
    • EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 1Unknown
    • Total operating expenses (annual): USD 296.24MUnknown
    • Total assets (annual): USD 13.42BUnknown
    • Capex (annual): USD 7.57MUnknown
    • Operating cash flow (annual): USD 92.24MUnknown
    • Total operating expenses (annual): USD 245.88MUnknown
    • EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 2Unknown
    • Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 1.7BUnknown
    • EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 2Unknown
    • Pre-tax income (annual): USD 130.66MUnknown
    • Total liabilities (annual): USD 11.72BUnknown
    • Net income (annual): USD 96.05MUnknown
    • Shares outstanding (annual): 58.55MUnknown
    • Long-term debt (annual): USD 197.55MUnknown
    Atomic claims from regulatory filings and derived calculations. Provenance shown as source kind only.

    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-10-28EVENTUpcomingQ3 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
    2026-07-30 00:00 UTCTRANSCRIPTEarnings call — Q3 2026
    2026-07-30EVENTQ2 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
    2026-06-08FILING8-K filing →
    2026-06-01 00:00 UTCINSIDER7 insider transactions — 2026-06
    2026-06-01 00:00 UTCINSIDER7 insider transactions — 2026-06
    2026-06-01FILING8-K filing →
    2026-06-01INSIDERGRASSI LOUIS C transacted 104.7k sh — Director
    2026-06-01INSIDERYoh Caren C transacted 52.3k sh — Director
    2026-06-01INSIDERHan Sam Sang Ki transacted 65.3k sh — Director
    2026-06-01INSIDERDIorio Steven J transacted 52.2k sh — Director
    2026-06-01INSIDERDelliBovi Alfred A transacted 52.3k sh — Director
    2026-06-01INSIDERBURAN JOHN R transacted 113.3k sh — Director
    2026-06-01INSIDERBURAN JOHN R transacted 113.3k sh — Director
    2026-05-28FILING8-K filing →
    2026-05-01FILING10-Q filing →
    2026-05-01FILING8-K filing →
    2026-04-27FILING8-K filing →
    2026-04-23 16:20 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q1 2026 Revenue USD 96.4M · Net USD 20.5M
    2026-04-23FILING8-K filing →
    2026-04-15FILING8-K filing →
    2026-04-07FILING8-K filing →
    2026-03-04 00:00 UTCINSIDER8 insider transactions — 2026-03 · net sell $816k
    2026-03-04 00:00 UTCINSIDER8 insider transactions — 2026-03 · net sell $816k
    2026-03-04INSIDERLebel Joseph III transacted 9.5k sh — Director, Senior EVP and COO ~$176k
    2026-03-04INSIDERMaher Christopher transacted 14.1k sh — Director, Chairman and CEO ~$263k
    2026-03-04INSIDERSchaeffer Brian transacted 1.8k sh — SEVP & CIO, OceanFirst Bank ~$34k
    2026-03-04INSIDERTsimbinos Steven James transacted 4.6k sh — Senior EVP & Corp. Secretary ~$86k
    2026-03-04INSIDERESTEP MICHELE B transacted 4.6k sh — SEVP & CAO, OceanFirst Bank ~$86k
    2026-03-04INSIDERBerninger David transacted 3.5k sh — Senior EVP & CRO ~$66k
    2026-03-04INSIDERBarrett Patrick Sean transacted 5.6k sh — Senior EVP & CFO ~$104k
    2026-03-01INSIDERTsimbinos Steven James transacted 17.1k sh — Senior EVP & Corp. Secretary
    2026-02-27 00:00 UTCINSIDER4 insider transactions — 2026-02
    2026-02-27 00:00 UTCINSIDER4 insider transactions — 2026-02
    2026-02-27FILING10-K filing →
    2026-02-27INSIDERTsimbinos Steven James transacted 20.8k sh — Senior EVP & Corp. Secretary
    2026-02-27INSIDERTsimbinos Steven James transacted 13.8k sh — Senior EVP & Corp. Secretary
    2026-02-27INSIDERSchaeffer Brian transacted 15.4k sh — SEVP & CIO, OceanFirst Bank
    2026-02-27INSIDERSchaeffer Brian transacted 10.2k sh — SEVP & CIO, OceanFirst Bank
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