Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, multi-bank holding company New York Community Bancorp (NYCB -2.44%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at New York Community and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
New York Community facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Westbury, N.Y. (1859) |
Market Cap |
$6.2 billion |
Industry |
Savings and loans |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$1.4 billion |
Management |
CEO Joseph Ficalora (since 1993) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
9.2% |
Cash / Debt |
$2.3 billion / $13.4 billion |
Dividend Yield |
7.1% |
On CAPS, 95% of the 407 members who have rated New York Community believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, darkranger29, succinctly summed up the New York Community opportunity for Fools: "A high yield regional bank that easily passed the latest stress test . Financials are still seen as black boxes but I think a smaller regional play is the way to go."
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