OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC)Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Toms River, United States | NasdaqGS
19.22 USD
+0.45
(2.397%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 19.24 +0.02 (0.094%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT
OCFC presents a mixed picture for short-term and long-term investors. The recent price action shows a slight uptrend, with the stock hovering near its 52-week high, but there is a lack of strong momentum. The dividend yield is attractive at 4.19%, with a consistent payout history, which makes it appealing for income-focused investors. However, the stock has shown signs of volatility, and the short-term forecast suggests a modest upward movement. Long-term investors might consider the stock as a hold, given its solid fundamentals and recent merger activity, but the negative earnings growth and low return on assets should be monitored. Overall, OCFC could be a good candidate for a buy-the-dip strategy, especially for those seeking income with a moderate risk appetite. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.034967 |
| MSTL | 0.035517 |
| AutoETS | 0.035896 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.035897 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.23 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.269 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.14 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-26 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-01 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.77 |
| Market Cap | 1,103,266,688 |
| Trailing P/E | 16.43 |
| Forward P/E | 7.89 |
| Beta | 0.98 |
| Profit Margins | 18.26% |
| Website | https://www.oceanfirst.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls for the near-term (April 17) have higher open interest and implied volatility around the 20.0 strike, indicating potential bullish sentiment. However, the puts for the same expiration have lower open interest, suggesting less bearish positioning. For the June 18 expiration, calls show increased activity on the 22.5 and 25.0 strikes, which could imply a longer-term bullish bias. Puts for June 18 have limited activity, indicating limited bearish speculation. The September 18 options show a similar pattern with calls on the 22.5 strike and puts on the 17.5 strike, suggesting a potential range-bound or slightly bullish outlook.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.05% | 4.64% | 5.19% | 4.69% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | 0.200000 | 1.052078 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.200000 | 1.119980 |
| 2025-08-04 | 0.200000 | 1.252482 |
| 2025-05-05 | 0.200000 | 1.219415 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.200000 | 1.208124 |
| 2024-11-04 | 0.200000 | 1.194166 |
| 2024-08-05 | 0.200000 | 1.348099 |
| 2024-05-03 | 0.200000 | 1.402568 |
| 2024-02-02 | 0.200000 | 1.343532 |
| 2023-11-03 | 0.200000 | 1.573590 |
| 2023-08-04 | 0.200000 | 1.218340 |
| 2023-05-05 | 0.200000 | 1.636359 |
| 2023-02-03 | 0.200000 | 0.931868 |
| 2022-11-04 | 0.200000 | 1.015134 |
| 2022-08-05 | 0.200000 | 1.127841 |
| 2022-05-06 | 0.170000 | 1.068312 |
| 2022-02-04 | 0.170000 | 0.901954 |
| 2021-11-05 | 0.170000 | 0.931856 |
| 2021-08-06 | 0.170000 | 0.961410 |
| 2021-05-07 | 0.170000 | 0.932690 |
| 2021-02-05 | 0.170000 | 1.116353 |
| 2020-11-06 | 0.170000 | 1.489261 |
| 2020-07-31 | 0.170000 | 1.401277 |
| 2020-05-01 | 0.170000 | 1.380315 |
| 2020-02-04 | 0.170000 | 0.938343 |
| 2019-11-01 | 0.170000 | 0.929680 |
| 2019-08-02 | 0.170000 | 0.950337 |
| 2019-05-03 | 0.170000 | 0.870808 |
| 2019-02-01 | 0.170000 | 0.931410 |
| 2018-11-02 | 0.170000 | 0.889899 |
| 2018-08-03 | 0.150000 | 0.705113 |
| 2018-05-04 | 0.150000 | 0.748822 |
| 2018-02-02 | 0.150000 | 0.771536 |
| 2017-11-03 | 0.150000 | 0.759521 |
| 2017-08-03 | 0.150000 | 0.765428 |
| 2017-05-04 | 0.150000 | 0.734516 |
| 2017-02-02 | 0.150000 | 0.728123 |
| 2016-11-03 | 0.150000 | 1.010433 |
| 2016-08-04 | 0.130000 | 0.987873 |
| 2016-05-05 | 0.130000 | 1.022951 |
| 2016-01-28 | 0.130000 | 1.036569 |
| 2015-10-29 | 0.130000 | 0.973502 |
| 2015-07-30 | 0.130000 | 1.074095 |
| 2015-04-30 | 0.130000 | 1.129846 |
| 2015-01-29 | 0.130000 | 1.159797 |
| 2014-10-30 | 0.130000 | 1.159239 |
| 2014-07-31 | 0.120000 | 1.126100 |
| 2014-05-01 | 0.120000 | 1.110782 |
| 2014-01-30 | 0.120000 | 1.029714 |
| 2013-10-24 | 0.120000 | 1.017725 |
| 2013-07-25 | 0.120000 | 1.036672 |
| 2013-04-25 | 0.120000 | 1.324723 |
| 2013-01-31 | 0.120000 | 1.319170 |
| 2012-10-25 | 0.120000 | 1.355519 |
| 2012-07-26 | 0.120000 | 1.410991 |
| 2012-04-26 | 0.120000 | 1.342939 |
| 2012-01-26 | 0.120000 | 1.424010 |
| 2011-10-27 | 0.120000 | 1.459983 |
| 2011-07-28 | 0.120000 | 1.458725 |
| 2011-04-28 | 0.120000 | 1.386046 |
| 2011-01-27 | 0.120000 | 1.464987 |
| 2010-10-28 | 0.120000 | 1.704029 |
| 2010-07-29 | 0.120000 | 1.647749 |
| 2010-04-29 | 0.120000 | 1.599298 |
| 2010-01-28 | 0.120000 | 1.995851 |
| 2009-10-29 | 0.200000 | 3.678050 |
| 2009-07-30 | 0.200000 | 2.888683 |
| 2009-04-29 | 0.200000 | 2.967350 |
| 2009-01-28 | 0.200000 | 2.655419 |
| 2008-10-29 | 0.200000 | 2.707948 |
| 2008-07-30 | 0.200000 | 2.126200 |
| 2008-04-30 | 0.200000 | 2.053115 |
| 2008-01-30 | 0.200000 | 2.414879 |
| 2007-10-31 | 0.200000 | 2.470633 |
| 2007-08-01 | 0.200000 | 2.666436 |
| 2007-04-25 | 0.200000 | 2.333344 |
| 2007-01-24 | 0.200000 | 1.927398 |
| 2006-10-25 | 0.200000 | 1.808725 |
| 2006-07-26 | 0.200000 | 1.899262 |
| 2006-04-26 | 0.200000 | 1.854229 |
| 2006-01-25 | 0.200000 | 1.785679 |
| 2005-10-26 | 0.200000 | 1.848148 |
| 2005-07-27 | 0.200000 | 1.814005 |
| 2005-04-27 | 0.200000 | 2.077317 |
| 2005-01-26 | 0.200000 | 1.820961 |
| 2004-10-27 | 0.200000 | 1.853509 |
| 2004-07-28 | 0.200000 | 2.004436 |
| 2004-04-28 | 0.200000 | 2.026194 |
| 2004-01-28 | 0.200000 | 1.880042 |
| 2003-10-29 | 0.200000 | 1.764786 |
| 2003-07-30 | 0.200000 | 1.863636 |
| 2003-04-30 | 0.200000 | 2.095479 |
| 2003-01-29 | 0.180000 | 1.895477 |
| 2002-10-30 | 0.180000 | 2.002767 |
| 2002-07-31 | 0.180000 | 2.071380 |
| 2002-05-01 | 0.173333 | 1.910406 |
| 2002-01-30 | 0.160000 | 2.181976 |
| 2001-10-31 | 0.153333 | 2.315632 |
| 2001-08-01 | 0.140000 | 2.061056 |
| 2001-05-02 | 0.140000 | 2.305188 |
| 2001-01-31 | 0.126667 | 2.127951 |
| 2000-11-01 | 0.126667 | 2.333531 |
| 2000-08-02 | 0.126667 | 2.554991 |
| 2000-05-03 | 0.126667 | 3.014018 |
| 2000-02-02 | 0.080000 | 2.034929 |
| 1999-10-28 | 0.100000 | 2.354482 |
| 1999-07-29 | 0.100000 | 2.182349 |
| 1999-04-29 | 0.100000 | 2.526777 |
| 1999-02-03 | 0.080000 | 2.073657 |
| 1998-10-29 | 0.080000 | 2.250594 |
| 1998-07-30 | 0.080000 | 1.753245 |
| 1998-04-30 | 0.080000 | 1.691768 |
| 1998-01-29 | 0.066667 | 1.583831 |
| 1997-10-23 | 0.066667 | 1.492656 |
| 1997-07-24 | 0.066667 | 1.618371 |
| 1997-05-01 | 0.066667 | 1.891149 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.19326127 |
| Address1 | 975 Hooper Avenue |
| All Time High | 30.9 |
| All Time Low | 6.458333 |
| Ask | 24.58 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.2 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 557,620 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 687,447 |
| Average Volume | 687,447 |
| Average Volume10Days | 557,620 |
| Beta | 0.982 |
| Bid | 13.83 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 29.002 |
| City | Toms River |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 19.22 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 19.56 |
| Day Low | 18.95 |
| Display Name | OceanFirst Financial |
| Dividend Date | 1,770,940,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.8 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.16 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,042,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,042,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.362 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.402 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,776,974,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,776,974,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,776,974,400 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.917 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,688,998,144 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.905 |
| Eps Forward | 2.435 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.17 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,777,248,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 18.5454 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6745987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.036375526 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 19.326126 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 20.61 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.3900013 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.06744305 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.6299992 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2328415 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.59 - 20.61 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 836,400,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.18 |
| Float Shares | 55,231,829 |
| Forward Eps | 2.435 |
| Forward P E | 7.893224 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 898 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | 388,752,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.032479998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.83908 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 57,402,016 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Key | banks-regional |
| Ir Website | http://irsolutions.snl.com/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=102614 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,769,990,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.2 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,021,852,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | OceanFirst Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. that provides community banking services to retail and commercial customers in the United States. The company accepts deposit products, such as money market accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, non-interest-bearing accounts, and time deposits, including brokered deposits. It also offers commercial real estate, multi-family, land loans, construction, and commercial and industrial loans; fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans that are secured by one-to-four family residences; and consumer loans, such as home equity loans and lines of credit, student loans, loans on savings accounts, overdraft line of credit, and other consumer loans. In addition, the company invests in mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the U.S. government and agencies, corporate securities, and other investments; and provides bankcard services, trust and asset management products and services, deposit account services, sales of loans and investments, bank owned life insurance and commercial loan swap income. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey. |
| Long Name | OceanFirst Financial Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,103,266,688 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_364474 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 67,128,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,103,266,747 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 19.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 87,211,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.32151002 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.6838 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.15 |
| Phone | 888 623 2633 |
| Post Market Change | 0.018100739 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.09417658 |
| Post Market Price | 19.2381 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,462,488 |
| Previous Close | 18.77 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.089238 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.6627129 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.837963 |
| Profit Margins | 0.18258 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.16667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.449999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.39744 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.56 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.95 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.95 - 19.56 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.77 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.22 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 489,185 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00508 |
| Return On Equity | 0.04221 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.097 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.77 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,402,016 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.08939999 |
| Shares Short | 5,128,936 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,773,463 |
| Short Name | OceanFirst Financial Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0924 |
| Short Ratio | 7.57 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | OCFC |
| Target High Price | 25.0 |
| Target Low Price | 19.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 21.8 |
| Target Median Price | 22.0 |
| Total Cash | 192,952,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.365 |
| Total Debt | 1,779,952,000 |
| Total Revenue | 388,752,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.8 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.042621203 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.17 |
| Trailing P E | 16.427351 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.34235 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.8776493 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.047848247 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 489,185 |
| Website | https://www.oceanfirst.com |
| Zip | 08,753-8320 |