Analyzing Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) & Greene County Bancorp (NASDAQ:GCBC)

Greene County Bancorp (NASDAQ:GCBC) and Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Greene County Bancorp and Flagstar Financial, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greene County Bancorp	0	0	0	0	0.00
Flagstar Financial	0	3	2	0	2.40

Flagstar Financial has a consensus price target of $12.90, indicating a potential upside of 11.69%. Given Flagstar Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flagstar Financial is more favorable than Greene County Bancorp.

Dividends

Greene County Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Flagstar Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Greene County Bancorp pays out 23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flagstar Financial pays out -1.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Greene County Bancorp has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Greene County Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.4% of Greene County Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Flagstar Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Greene County Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Flagstar Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Greene County Bancorp and Flagstar Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greene County Bancorp	21.02%	12.55%	0.91%
Flagstar Financial	-17.16%	-10.72%	-0.76%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greene County Bancorp and Flagstar Financial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greene County Bancorp	$67.10 million	6.18	$24.77 million	$1.55	15.71
Flagstar Financial	$2.58 billion	1.85	-$1.09 billion	($3.69)	-3.13

Greene County Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flagstar Financial. Flagstar Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greene County Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Greene County Bancorp has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flagstar Financial has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Greene County Bancorp beats Flagstar Financial on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greene County Bancorp

Greene County Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for The Bank of Greene County that provides various financial services in the United States. The company's deposit products include savings, NOW accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, non-interest bearing checking accounts, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio consists of residential, construction and land, and multifamily loans; commercial real estate mortgage loans; consumer loans, such as loans on new and used automobiles, personal loans, and home equity loans, as well as other consumer installment loans, including passbook loans, unsecured home improvement loans, recreational vehicle loans, and deposit account overdrafts; and commercial loans. The company was founded in 1889 and is based in Catskill, New York. Greene County Bancorp, Inc. is a subsidiary of Greene County Bancorp, MHC.

About Flagstar Financial

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.