PFSB vs KRNY vs NECB Stock Comparison

PFS Bancorp, Kearny Financial and NorthEast Community Bancorp Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PFSB PFS Bancorp, Inc.
$20.77 -9.5% 1M +58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$35.54M
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.88M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.29 -0.3% 1M +44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$587.80M
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$178.11M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

NorthEast Community Bancorp leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (NorthEast Community Bancorp 6, Kearny Financial 2, PFS Bancorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFSBKRNYNECBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.54M $587.80M $412.18M KRNY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 16.2x 9.7x NECB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.9x 9.9x NECB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +15.7% -0.9% KRNY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% 20.4% 40.9% NECB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.9% 16.7% NECB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.5% +44.9% +46.1% PFSB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.2%/yr +21.4%/yr NECB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 25.5% 23.0% PFSB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 26/100 66/100 NECB

Percentile Scorecard

PFSBKRNYNECB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPFSBKRNYNECB
Valuation 16 #304 of 360 19 #292 of 360 74 #93 of 360
Growth 78 #78 of 344 31 #237 of 344 18 #281 of 344
Profitability 7 #320 of 345 3 #335 of 345 94 #23 of 345
Financial Health – 6 #319 of 339 62 #131 of 339
Shareholder Returns 70 #107 of 352 71 #104 of 352 81 #68 of 352
Overall 43 26 66
  • PFSB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KRNY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • NECB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPFSBKRNYNECBSPY
1 month -9.5%-0.3%+9.5% -2.0%
3 months +2.6%-4.6%+8.1% -2.2%
6 months +12.4%+14.3%+20.8% +4.2%
Year to date +33.1%+25.4%+29.1% +10.6%
1 year +58.5%+44.9%+46.1% +10.4%
3 years +137.4%+20.6%+82.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +33.4%+6.5%+22.3% +20.2%
5 years —-31.3%+163.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-7.2%+21.4% +10.1%
10 years —-32.4%+450.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-3.8%+18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePFSBKRNYNECBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%25.5%23.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%24.3%20.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.470.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.911.772.01 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -12.1%-61.2%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-8.3%-0.6% -3.2%
52-week high $23.00$10.13$29.38 $779.14
52-week low $12.99$6.26$19.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePFSBKRNYNECB
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 12.4x 16.1xmedian 12.4x 9.5xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.5x 3.4xmedian 3.5x 3.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 4.4xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 11.0x 17.0xmedian 11.0x 8.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.33 -5.25median 1.33 1.44median 1.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPFSBKRNYNECB
Revenue $6.88M $178.11M $103.62M
Net income $1.70M $36.26M $42.42M
Free cash flow $1.78M $35.27M $48.41M
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $0.57 $3.13
Cash & equivalents – $114.82M $73.41M
Total debt – $1.15B $190.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.55M 63.22M 13.54M
Enterprise value $35.54M $71.66M $10.18M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPFSBKRNYNECB
P/E 21.1x 16.1x 9.5x
P/FCF 18.2x 17.0x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 15.9x 8.2x
P/S 4.7x 3.4x 3.9x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x – 4.4x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 7.6x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 9.2x 4.7x
EV/FCF 18.2x 46.4x 10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 43.3x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -5.25 1.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFSBKRNYNECB
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 15.7% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -0.1% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% 39.1% -5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.9% -3.9% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.1% 38.0% -4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -3.1% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 52.3% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -18.4% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% 64.9% -2.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -19.7% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFSBKRNYNECB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 31.6% – 106.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.8% 26.6% 58.0%
Net margin 24.8% 20.4% 40.9%
FCF margin 25.9% 19.8% 46.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 21.2% 47.5%
Return on equity 4.3% 4.7% 11.8%
Return on assets 0.8% 0.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 8.9% 16.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFSBKRNYNECB
Debt / assets – 15.0% 9.0%
Debt / equity – 1.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 32.6x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 81.1% 90.0% 82.9%
Equity / assets 18.9% 10.0% 17.1%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFSBKRNYNECB
Dividend yield – 4.7% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% -0.1% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 4.7% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPFSBKRNYNECB
Forward P/E – 12.9xFY2027 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.72FY2027 $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +26.3%FY2027 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.2% +42.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $186.11MFY2027 $113.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.5%FY2027 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.5% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFSBKRNYNECB
Held by institutions – 71.5% 50.8%
Institutions holding – 168 126
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.1% +4.1%
Institutions buying – 99 67
Institutions selling – 43 33
Buyers to sellers – 2.30 2.03

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PFSBKRNYNECB
PFSB 1.00 -0.05 -0.10
KRNY -0.05 1.00 0.63
NECB -0.10 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFSB, KRNY and NECB?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) is the largest by market capitalisation: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) $35.54M, Kearny Financial (KRNY) $587.80M, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) $412.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, PFSB, KRNY and NECB?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 20.9x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 16.2x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is cheapest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.9x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +11.5%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +15.7%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) has the highest net margin (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 24.8%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 20.4%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 40.9%). On return on invested capital, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) leads (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 8.9%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PFS Bancorp (PFSB) returned the most: PFS Bancorp (PFSB) +58.5%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +44.9%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +46.1%. Over five years, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) compounded fastest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) -7.2%/yr, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PFS Bancorp (PFSB) has been the steadiest (PFS Bancorp (PFSB) 20.1%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.5%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PFSB, KRNY and NECB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.