Should I still rely on Northfield Bancorp management in September 2019?

Today article will examine Northfield Bancorp. I will cover the possibilities of making Northfield Bancorp into a steady grower in September. The company Piotroski F Score is 5 - Healthy. Given the investment horizon of 30 days, Northfield Bancorp is expected to generate 1.69 times more return on investment than the market. However, the company is 1.69 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about 0.03 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The market is currently generating roughly 0.0 per unit of risk. We consider Northfield Bancorp not too volatile. Northfield Bancorp has Sharpe Ratio of 0.0335 which conveys that the firm had 0.0335% of return per unit of risk over the last 1 month. Our philosophy towards estimating volatility of a stock is to use all available market data together with stock specific technical indicators that cannot be diversified away. We have found twenty-one technical indicators for Northfield Bancorp which you can use to evaluate future volatility of the firm. Please verify Northfield Bancorp Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0314, Downside Deviation of 0.9898 and Mean Deviation of 0.7694 to check out if risk estimate we provide are consistent with the epected return of 0.0357%.
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NORTHFIELD BANCOR currently holds roughly 57.12M in cash with 48.82M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 1.22. This firm dividends can provide a clue to current valuation of the stock. Northfield Bancorp one year expected dividend income is about $0.19 per share. Now, lets check Northfield Bancorp Beta. In accordance with recently published financial statements Northfield Bancorp has Beta of 0.78. This is 4.88% lower than that of the Financial Services sector, and 26.42% lower than that of Banks - Regional - US industry, The Beta for all stocks is 620.0% lower than Northfield Bancorp.
Investing in Northfield Bancorp, just like investing in any other equity instrument, is characterized by a strong risk-return correlation. High risks mean high returns and low risk means lower expected returns. Risk management is the act of identifying and assessing the potential risk and developing strategies to minimize these risks and earn maximum possible profits while holding Northfield Bancorp along with other instruments in the same portfolio. Using conventional technical analysis and fundamental analysis to select individual securities into a portfolio complements risk management and adds value to overall investors' investing strategies.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Northfield Bancorp's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as Northfield Bancorp. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Northfield Bancorp's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Northfield Bancorp's competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in Northfield Bancorp.

How important is Northfield Bancorp's Liquidity

Northfield Bancorp financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Northfield Bancorp ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Northfield Bancorp financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Northfield Bancorp's owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Northfield Bancorp's financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the breakdown between Northfield Bancorp's total debt and its cash.

Northfield Bancorp Gross Profit

Northfield Bancorp Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Northfield Bancorp previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Northfield Bancorp Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Northfield Bancorp's gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Northfield Bancorp Correlation with Peers

Investors in Northfield can reduce exposure to individual asset risk by holding a diversified portfolio of assets in addition to a long position in Northfield Bancorp. Diversification will allow for the same portfolio return with reduced risk. The correlation table of Northfield Bancorp and its peers is a two-dimensional matrix that shows the correlation coefficient between pairs of securities Northfield is related in some way. The cells in the table are color-coded to highlight significantly positive and negative relationships. Each cell shows the correlation between one pair of equities and can be used to run pair trading strategies or create efficient portfolios with your current brokerage. Please check volatility of Northfield for more details

Breaking down Northfield Bancorp Further

The current investor indifference towards the small price fluctuations of Northfield Bancorp may encourage investors to take a closer look at the firm as it closed today at a share price of 15.14 on 80967.000 in trading volume. The company management did not add any value to Northfield Bancorp investors in July. However, most investors can still diversify their portfolios with Northfield Bancorp to hedge your portfolio against high-volatility market scenarios. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days (very short) investing horizon is currently 1.0648. The below-average Stock volatility is a good sign for a longer term investment options and for buy-and-hold investors. Northfield Bancorp is selling for under 15.51. That is 0.39 percent up. Today lowest is 15.14. Northfield Bancorp Capital Expenditure is fairly stable at the moment. Moreover, Northfield Bancorp Property Plant and Equipment Net is decreasing over the last 4 years. The previous year value of Northfield Bancorp Property Plant and Equipment Net was 16,586,012.
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To conclude, our analysis show that Northfield Bancorp Slowly supersedes market. The organization is fairly valued and projects chance of bankruptcy close to average for the next 2 years. Our up-to-date Buy/Hold/Sell recommendation on the organization is Buy.

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