Brokers Set Expectations for FFIC Q1 Earnings

Flushing Financial Co. (NASDAQ:FFIC) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Flushing Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 4th. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Flushing Financial’s current full-year earnings is $1.24 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Flushing Financial’s FY2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

Flushing Financial (NASDAQ:FFIC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The bank reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.07). Flushing Financial had a negative net margin of 6.46% and a positive return on equity of 3.25%.

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Flushing Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Flushing Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.50.

Flushing Financial Stock Up 0.6 %

FFIC stock opened at $14.15 on Wednesday. Flushing Financial has a 12 month low of $10.74 and a 12 month high of $18.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The company has a market cap of $476.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.01 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $15.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.03.

Institutional Trading of Flushing Financial

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FFIC. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Flushing Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Flushing Financial by 4,000.0% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,050 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in Flushing Financial by 496.0% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,725 shares of the bank’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its position in Flushing Financial by 27.8% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 6,434 shares of the bank’s stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Flushing Financial by 64.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,259 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 2,836 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.10% of the company’s stock.

Flushing Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. Flushing Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -87.13%.

About Flushing Financial

Flushing Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Flushing Bank that provides banking products and services primarily to consumers, businesses, and governmental units. It offers various deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, non-interest bearing demand accounts, NOW accounts, and certificates of deposit.