Hudson City Bancorp Inc: (NASD: HCBK)

$8.66

0.02 (0.23%)

Volume 3,011,016

May 21 04:00 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
		8.62 - 8.69
	
		52wk Low - High
		5.69 - 8.82
	
		Previous Close
		8.64
	
		Avg. Volume
		2,508,638
	
		Industry
		FIN-SVGS & LOAN
	
		Market Cap
		4.56 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.16 - 1.85
	
		Beta
		0.84
	
		PE (Forward)
		21.30
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.41
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		-10.00%
	
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            21.30
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            5.32
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.41
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.10
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.09
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            -10.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-24-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.47
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            4.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
HUDSON CITY BANCCORP is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary, Hudson City Savings, they are a community and customer-oriented savings bank that provides financial services primarily to individuals and families. Hudson City Savings is a community and customer-oriented retail savings bank offering traditional deposit products, residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.10	0.10	0.41	0.38
Number of Estimates	7	7	7	5
Low Estimate	0.09	0.08	0.35	0.29
High Estimate	0.13	0.13	0.53	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.15	0.12	0.51	0.41
EPS Growth	-31.43%	-16.67%	-20.45%	-5.85%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
HUDSON CITY BCP	HCBK	8.64
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

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Hudson City Lag on Rev & Earnings

May 01, 2013

M&T Bank Tops on Earnings

Apr 15, 2013

Hudson City Remains Neutral

Apr 08, 2013

Hudson City Misses by a Penny

Jan 30, 2013

People's United Reports as Expected

Jan 18, 2013

Hudson City Maintained at Neutral

Jan 09, 2013

Hudson City Misses Estimates

Oct 24, 2012

People's United Reports As Expected

Oct 19, 2012

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.47
Sales	1,685
Net Income	224
Price/Earnings	18.38
Price/Book	0.97
Price/Cash Flow	12.08
Price/Sales	2.85

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News

Earnings Look Back: Hudson City Bancorp Is Up 4.3% Since Reporting Quarterly Results 2 Weeks Ago (HCBK) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 20, 2013

Post Earnings Update: Hudson City Bancorp Has Climbed 4.3% Higher in Past 2 Weeks (HCBK) - Financial News Network Online - Earnings Lookback

May 18, 2013

Pre-Market Analysis on FNFG, PBCT, HCBK and CFFN - Accesswire-Tnw

May 16, 2013

Market Maker Surveillance Report. TIVO, HCBK, WCRX, BRCD, NVDA, ZNGA, Bullishly Biased Price Friction For Friday, May 10th 2013 - M2

May 13, 2013

Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) Approaches New Upside Target of $8.41 - Financial News Network Online - Pivot Alerts

May 7, 2013

Uptrend Call Working As Hudson City Bancorp Stock Rises 26.3% (HCBK) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 3, 2013

BRIEF: Hudson City profit hurt by lower mortgage interest - Mcclatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted

May 2, 2013

$6 Billion Hedge Fund Bullish on Hillshire Brands and These Little Guys - TheMotleyFool

May 1, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.88
ABR (Last Week)	2.88
# of recs in ABR	8
Average Target Price	8.64
Industry Rank by ABR	87 out of 265
Rank in Industry	14 out of 54

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Day Low - High	8.62 - 8.69
52wk Low - High	5.69 - 8.82
Previous Close	8.64
Avg. Volume	2,508,638
Industry	FIN-SVGS & LOAN
Market Cap	4.56 B
Div - Yield	0.16 - 1.85
Beta	0.84
PE (Forward)	21.30
Current Year Est.	0.41
Quarterly Earnings ESP	-10.00%

PE (Forward)	21.30
PEG Ratio	5.32
Current Year Est.	0.41
Current Quarter Estimate	0.10
Most Accurate Estimate	0.09
Earnings ESP	-10.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-24-2013
EPS Last Year	0.47
Expected Earnings Growth	4.00%

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Hudson City Bancorp Inc: (NASD: HCBK)

$8.66

0.02 (0.23%)

Volume 3,011,016

May 21 04:00 PM ET

Stock Activity

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