Comparing Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) & Rhinebeck Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBKB)

Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) and Rhinebeck Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBKB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Flagstar Financial and Rhinebeck Bancorp, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flagstar Financial	0	3	2	0	2.40
Rhinebeck Bancorp	0	0	0	0	0.00

Flagstar Financial currently has a consensus target price of $12.90, indicating a potential upside of 12.96%. Given Flagstar Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flagstar Financial is more favorable than Rhinebeck Bancorp.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Flagstar Financial and Rhinebeck Bancorp”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flagstar Financial	$2.58 billion	1.83	-$1.09 billion	($3.69)	-3.09
Rhinebeck Bancorp	$28.73 million	3.87	-$8.62 million	($0.81)	-12.40

Rhinebeck Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flagstar Financial. Rhinebeck Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flagstar Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Flagstar Financial and Rhinebeck Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flagstar Financial	-17.16%	-10.72%	-0.76%
Rhinebeck Bancorp	-15.89%	3.44%	0.32%

Volatility and Risk

Flagstar Financial has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rhinebeck Bancorp has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.9% of Flagstar Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.9% of Rhinebeck Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Flagstar Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Rhinebeck Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Flagstar Financial beats Rhinebeck Bancorp on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flagstar Financial

Flagstar Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Flagstar Bank, N.A. that provides banking products and services in the United States. The company’s deposit products include interest-bearing checking and money market, savings, non-interest-bearing, and retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan products comprise multi-family loans; commercial real estate loans; acquisition, development, and construction loans; commercial and industrial loans; one-to-four family loans; specialty finance loans and leases; warehouse loans; and other loans, such as home equity lines of credit, boat and recreational vehicle indirect lending, point of sale consumer loans, and other consumer loans, including overdraft loans. The company offers cash management products; non-deposit investment and insurance products; and online banking, mobile banking, and bank-by-phone services. It primarily serves individuals, small and mid-size businesses, and professional associations. The company was formerly known as New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to Flagstar Financial, Inc. in October 2024. Flagstar Financial, Inc. was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Hicksville, New York.

About Rhinebeck Bancorp

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Rhinebeck Bank that provides banking and financial products and services to consumer and commercial customers in the Hudson Valley region of New York. The company offers deposits, including non-interest-bearing demand, interest bearing demand, money market, commercial and personal checking, individual retirement, and saving accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides direct and indirect automobile loans; non-residential commercial real estate loans; commercial business loans, such as term loans, revolving lines of credit, and lines of credit; residential mortgage and construction, one- to four-family residential real estate, multi-family real estate, commercial construction, and land development loans; and other consumer loans consist of home equity loans and lines of credit. In addition, the company offers retail brokerage and advisory services; life insurance services; and invests in mutual funds, annuities, and other assets. Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Poughkeepsie, New York. Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. is a subsidiary of Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC.