Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) and Fifth District Savings Bank (NASDAQ:FDSB) Critical Contrast

Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) and Fifth District Savings Bank (NASDAQ:FDSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Kearny Financial and Fifth District Savings Bank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kearny Financial	-27.43%	3.05%	0.31%
Fifth District Savings Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.0% of Kearny Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Kearny Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kearny Financial and Fifth District Savings Bank, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kearny Financial	0	1	0	0	2.00
Fifth District Savings Bank	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kearny Financial currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.74%. Given Kearny Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kearny Financial is more favorable than Fifth District Savings Bank.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kearny Financial and Fifth District Savings Bank”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kearny Financial	$134.50 million	3.30	-$86.67 million	($1.45)	-4.74
Fifth District Savings Bank	$9.32 million	7.53	N/A	N/A	N/A

Fifth District Savings Bank has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kearny Financial.

Summary

Kearny Financial beats Fifth District Savings Bank on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kearny Financial

Kearny Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Kearny Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. It offers various deposit products, including interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit accounts. The company also provides various loans, such as multi-family and nonresidential real estate mortgage loans, commercial term loans and lines of credit, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit; loans to individuals, builders, or developers for the construction of multi-family residential buildings or commercial real estate, or for the construction or renovation of one- to four-family residences; overdraft lines of credit; and personal loans. In addition, it engages in the investment activities. Kearny Financial Corp. was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey.

About Fifth District Savings Bank

Fifth District Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Fifth District Savings Bank which provide all banking services. Fifth District Bancorp, Inc. is based in NEW ORLEANS.