Analysts Offer Predictions for FFIC Q1 Earnings

Flushing Financial Co. (NASDAQ:FFIC) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Flushing Financial in a report released on Tuesday, February 4th. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas anticipates that the bank will earn $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.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Flushing Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.50.

Flushing Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FFIC opened at $14.62 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $492.11 million, a PE ratio of -14.48 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Flushing Financial has a 1-year low of $10.74 and a 1-year high of $18.59. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $15.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.02.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Flushing Financial by 0.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 694,216 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,124,000 after buying an additional 5,128 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Flushing Financial by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 233,236 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,401,000 after purchasing an additional 4,876 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Flushing Financial by 56.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 51,833 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $756,000 after purchasing an additional 18,773 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Flushing Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $450,000. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Flushing Financial by 64.1% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,259 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 2,836 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.10% of the company’s stock.

Flushing Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.02%. Flushing Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently -87.13%.

Flushing Financial Company Profile

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.