KRNY Stock Analysis: Kearny Financial | NASDAQ

Banks - Regional | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 581m USD | 12M Return: 43.6% | US48716P1084 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Checking Accounts, Mortgage Loans, Wealth Management, Insurance Brokerage
Total Rating 60
Safety 89
Buy Signal 0.11
Banks - Regional
Industry Rotation: +4.0
Market Cap: 581M
Avg Turnover: 4.48M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility23.7%
VaR 5th Pctl3.86%
VaR vs Median-1.35%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.45
Rel. Str. IBD78.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group80.8
Character TTM
Beta0.619
Beta Downside0.593
Hurst Exponent0.518
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD41.45%
CAGR/Max DD0.40
CAGR/Mean DD0.99
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of KRNY over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-09": 0.28, "2021-12": 0.26, "2022-03": 0.25, "2022-06": 0.18, "2022-09": 0.25, "2022-12": 0.17, "2023-03": 0.17, "2023-06": 0.19, "2023-09": 0.16, "2023-12": 0.11, "2024-03": 0.12, "2024-06": 0.09, "2024-09": 0.1, "2024-12": 0.1, "2025-03": 0.11, "2025-06": 0.11, "2025-09": 0.15, "2025-12": 0.15, "2026-03": 0.16, "2026-06": 0.15,
EPS CAGR: -4.31%
EPS Trend: -21.1%
Last SUE: -1.89
Qual. Beats: -1
Revenue Revenue of KRNY over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-09: 61.006, 2021-12: 60.045, 2022-03: 57.792, 2022-06: 61.363, 2022-09: 70.337, 2022-12: 63.963, 2023-03: 78.817, 2023-06: 83.358, 2023-09: 85.178, 2023-12: 66.613, 2024-03: 86.288, 2024-06: 88.796, 2024-09: 87.878, 2024-12: 86.358, 2025-03: 83.896, 2025-06: 85.396, 2025-09: 88.355, 2025-12: 86.223, 2026-03: 85.263, 2026-06: 87.297,
Rev. CAGR: 4.14%
Rev. Trend: 87.2%
Last SUE: 2.80
Qual. Beats: 2

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan -4.4% 51
Feb -0.2% 5
Mar -4.0% 22
Apr +0.2% 2
May -1.5% 19
Jun -0.5% 2
Jul +1.0% 18
Aug -0.9% 19
Sep -2.0% 33
Oct +0.2% 23
Nov +5.0% 37
Dec +0.4% 16

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: KRNY Kearny Financial

Kearny Financial Corp. (KRNY) operates as the holding company for Kearny Bank, a U.S. community bank offering a full range of consumer and commercial banking products. Its deposit offerings include interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, IRAs, and certificates of deposit. The company is classified under the GICS Regional Banks sub-industry, reflecting its traditional deposit-funded, relationship-based lending model.

The banks loan portfolio spans multifamily and nonresidential commercial real estate mortgages, commercial and industrial loans, construction loans, one-to-four-family residential mortgages, home equity loans, personal loans, and consumer loans. It also provides overdraft lines of credit and participates in investment activities, giving it multiple interest-earning asset channels beyond core lending.

Beyond core banking, Kearny offers treasury management, commercial deposit products, corporate banking, wealth management, and insurance brokerage services. It serves consumers, small and middle-market businesses, professionals, nonprofit organizations, and government entities through branch locations and digital banking channels. Founded in 1884 and headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey, the company has operated as a community-oriented institution for more than 140 years.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Net interest margin compresses as Fed cuts rates
  • Multifamily CRE loan portfolio faces rising credit risk
  • Commercial banking expansion diversifies revenue mix
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 3.0
Net Income: 36.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.21 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 1.94k% < 20% (prev 334.7%; Δ 1.61k% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.00 > 3% & CFO 37.7m > Net Income 36.3m
Net Debt (70.8m) to EBITDA (51.8m): 1.37 < 3
Current Ratio: 34.68 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (63.2m) vs 12m ago 0.74% < -2%
Gross Margin: 50.82% > 18% (prev 44.14%; Δ 6.68% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 4.50% > 50% (prev 4.44%; Δ 0.06% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.28 > 6 (EBIT TTM 47.4m / Interest Expense TTM 169.0m)
Altman Z'' 6.06
A: 0.88 (Total Current Assets 6.94b - Total Current Liabilities 200.0m) / Total Assets 7.68b
B: 0.05 (Retained Earnings 350.0m / Total Assets 7.68b)
C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 47.4m / Avg Total Assets 7.71b)
D: 0.11 (Book Value of Equity 766.7m / Total Liabilities 6.92b)
Altman-Z'' = 6.06 = AAA
Beneish M -3.15
DSRI: 1.00 (Receivables 5.86b/5.79b, Revenue 347.1m/343.5m)
GMI: 0.87 (GM 44.14% / 50.82%)
AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.09 / AQ_t-1 0.09)
SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 347.1m / 343.5m)
TATA: -0.00 (NI 36.3m - CFO 37.7m) / TA 7.68b)
Beneish M = -3.15 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of KRNY shares?

As of October 06, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 9.27 with a total of 495,136 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.09%, over one month by -7.30%, over three months by -0.34% and over the past year by +43.56%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 8.70 (which is 6.1% or 2.7 ATR below the current price).

Is KRNY a buy, sell or hold?

Kearny Financial has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.67. Therefore, it is recommended to hold KRNY.

  • StrongBuy: 0
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the KRNY price?
Analysts Target Price 10.7 15.1%
Kearny Financial (KRNY) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 03 October 2026
Market Cap USD = 581.2m (581.2m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 16.1404
P/E Forward = 11.4943
P/S = 3.2946
P/B = 0.77
P/EG = 15.99
Revenue TTM = 347.1m USD
EBIT TTM = 47.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 51.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 950.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 200.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.15b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 70.8m USD (calculated: Debt 1.15b - CCE 1.08b)
Enterprise Value = 652.0m USD (581.2m + Debt 1.15b - CCE 1.08b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.28 (Ebit TTM 47.4m / Interest Expense TTM 169.0m)
EV/FCF = 17.59x (Enterprise Value 652.0m / FCF TTM 37.1m)
FCF Yield = 5.68% (FCF TTM 37.1m / Enterprise Value 652.0m)
FCF Margin = 10.68% (FCF TTM 37.1m / Revenue TTM 347.1m)
Net Margin = 10.45% (Net Income TTM 36.3m / Revenue TTM 347.1m)
Gross Margin = 50.82% ((Revenue TTM 347.1m - Cost of Revenue TTM 170.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 51.39% (prev 52.71%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.08 (Enterprise Value 652.0m / Total Assets 7.68b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 14.70% (Interest Expense 169.0m / Debt 1.15b)
Taxrate = 23.50% (11.1m / 47.4m)
NOPAT = 36.3m (EBIT 47.4m * (1 - 23.50%))
Current Ratio = 34.68 (Total Current Assets 6.94b / Total Current Liabilities 200.0m)
Debt / Equity = 1.50 (Debt 1.15b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 766.7m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.37 (Net Debt 70.8m / EBITDA 51.8m)
Debt / FCF = 1.91 (Net Debt 70.8m / FCF TTM 37.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 760.1m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.47% (Net Income 36.3m / Total Assets 7.68b)
RoE = 4.77% (Net Income TTM 36.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 760.1m)
RoCE = 2.77% (EBIT 47.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 760.1m + L.T.Debt 950.0m))
RoIC = 0.47% (NOPAT 36.3m / Invested Capital 7.66b)
WACC = 10.21% (E(581.2m)/V(1.73b) * Re(8.16%) + D(1.15b)/V(1.73b) * Rd(14.70%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 8.16% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 99.01 | Cagr: 0.72%
[DCF] Terminal Value 72.20% ; FCFF base≈30.8m ; Y1≈35.3m ; Y5≈52.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = 8.19 (EV 588.5m - Net Debt 70.8m = Equity 517.6m / Shares 63.2m; r=10.21% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -21.10 | EPS CAGR: -4.31% | SUE: -1.89 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 87.15 | Revenue CAGR: 4.14% | SUE: 2.80 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.17 | Chg30d=-2.86% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=3
EPS next Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=0.19 | Chg30d=+0.92% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2027-06-30): EPS=0.79 | Chg30d=-0.42% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+33.3% | GrowthRev=+11.9%
EPS next Year (2028-06-30): EPS=0.99 | Chg30d=-0.50% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+26.5% | GrowthRev=+11.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +40% (up=2, down=0)