Astoria Financial Corp: (NYSE: AF)

$10.35

-0.01 (-0.10%)

Volume 191,174

May 21 12:27 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		10.32 - 10.41
	
		52wk Low - High
		8.36 - 11.08
	
		Previous Close
		10.36
	
		Avg. Volume
		447,320
	
		Industry
		FIN-SVGS & LOAN
	
		Market Cap
		1.02 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.16 - 1.54
	
		Beta
		1.24
	
		PE (Forward)
		20.39
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.51
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            20.39
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            4.08
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.51
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.12
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.12
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-18-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.57
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            5.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Astoria Financial Corp. is in the operation of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Astoria Federal. In addition to directing, planning and coordinating the business activities of Astoria Federal, the company invests primarily in U.S. Government and federal agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and other securities.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.12	0.12	0.51	0.54
Number of Estimates	10	9	10	10
Low Estimate	0.10	0.10	0.45	0.45
High Estimate	0.16	0.16	0.64	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.13	0.15	0.54	0.51
EPS Growth	-5.38%	-19.26%	-5.93%	5.71%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
ASTORIA FINL CP	AF	10.36
GREAT SOUTH BCP	GSBC	27.71
KEARNY FINL CP	KRNY	10.31
META FINL GRP	CASH	27.01
PROVIDENT FINL	PROV	15.59
PULASKI FINL CP	PULB	10.57
WSFS FINL CORP	WSFS	51.54
CAPE BANCORP	CBNJ	9.59
FIRST PACTRUST	BANC	12.60
FOX CHASE BANCP	FXCB	16.99

Sector:Finance>> Industry:FIN-SVGS & LOAN

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Zacks Commentary

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Jul 13, 2012

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Jun 13, 2012

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Jun, 12 2012 00:00

Report for AF

May 17, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.57
Sales	674
Net Income	57
Price/Earnings	18.17
Price/Book	0.78
Price/Cash Flow	9.19
Price/Sales	1.58

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News

Astoria Financial Shares Climbing Higher, Up 2.0% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 15, 2013

Astoria Financial Corporation To Present At Barclays Capital Americas Select Franchise Conference - Pr Newswire

May 13, 2013

Astoria Federal hires new senior vice president and director of retail banking - M2

May 7, 2013

Mayra DiRico Joins Astoria Federal Savings As Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking - Pr Newswire

May 6, 2013

Notes on Thrifts and 4 Stocks to Watch - GuruFocus

May 3, 2013

Astoria Federal Savings brings experienced VPs to team - M2

Apr 30, 2013

Astoria Federal Savings Adds Over 20 Years of Experience to its Growing Business Banking Team with Two Senior Level Hires - Pr Newswire

Apr 29, 2013

Flagstar Bancorp had the Lowest Relative Performance in the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Industry (FBC, BRKL, OCN, AF, FNFG) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Apr 29, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	3.00
ABR (Last Week)	3.00
# of recs in ABR	12
Average Target Price	9.55
Industry Rank by ABR	87 out of 265
Rank in Industry	14 out of 54

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