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Flushing Financial has the Lowest Projected Earnings Growth in the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Industry (FFIC, FDEF, OCFC, UBNK, RCKB)Mar 16, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance industry with the lowest projected earnings growth. The growth of earnings per share (current fiscal year estimated vs. last year actual) is important to gauge future profitability and relative value. Higher EPS growth generally justifies higher earnings multiples.Flushing Financial ranks lowest with a projected earnings growth of 3.5%. Following is First Defiance Financial with a projected earnings growth of 3.7%. OceanFirst Financial ranks third lowest with a projected earnings growth of 4.1%. United Financial Bancorp follows with a projected earnings growth of 5.4%, and Rockville Financial rounds out the bottom five with a projected earnings growth of 8.9%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of OceanFirst Financial on October 4th, 2011 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $12.70. Since that recommendation, shares of OceanFirst Financial have risen 12.0%. We continue to monitor OceanFirst Financial for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup |