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Oceanfirst Financial (OCFC): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy1 Buy2 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 3 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 3 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $19.50, the highest $21.00, the lowest $18.00. The average is +23.2% from the last price of $15.83.
Analyst ratings 5
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $16.50 → $16.00−3.0% | Hold | +1.1% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:06 | — | |
| AI Google Banks - RegionalGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $17.00 → $16.50−2.9% | Hold | +4.2% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:06 | — | |
| AI xAi Banks - RegionalxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $18.00 → $17.50−2.8% | Hold | +10.5% | Downgrade | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Banks - RegionalOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $17.00 → $16.50−2.9% | Hold | +4.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Banks - RegionalAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $16.50 → $16.00−3.0% | Hold | +1.1% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Banks - RegionalPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $18.00 → $17.50−2.8% | Hold | +10.5% | Downgrade | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Banks - RegionalxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $18.50 → $18.00−2.7% | Hold | +13.7% | Downgrade | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $17.00 → $16.50−2.9% | Hold | +4.2% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Banks - RegionalOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $17.50 → $17.00−2.9% | Hold | +7.4% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google Banks - RegionalGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $17.50 → $17.00−2.9% | Hold | +7.4% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| Manuel Navas★★★★★★★★★★#515 · hits 77% · avg +13.4% | Piper Sandler | $21.00 → $18.00−14.3% | Hold | +13.7% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 06:50 | −1.0%next day −1.5% · 5 days −4.1% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Banks - RegionalxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $18.00 → $18.50+2.8% | Hold | +16.9% | Downgrade | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Banks - RegionalxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $18.50 → $18.00−2.7% | Hold | +13.7% | Downgrade | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $17.50 → $17.00−2.9% | Hold | +7.4% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Banks - RegionalOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $17.50 | Hold | +10.5% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Banks - RegionalAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $17.00 → $16.50−2.9% | Hold | +4.2% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google Banks - RegionalGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $18.00 → $17.50−2.8% | Hold | +10.5% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Banks - RegionalPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $18.50 → $18.00−2.7% | Hold | +13.7% | Downgrade | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| Tim Switzer★★★★★★★★★★#717 · hits 77% · avg +14.0% | KBW | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 14:20 | −1.6%next day −1.1% · 5 days −0.4% | ↗ |
| Manuel Navas★★★★★★★★★★#515 · hits 77% · avg +13.4% | Piper Sandler | $19.00 → $21.00+10.5% | Hold | +32.7% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 07:15 | +0.5%next day −1.6% · 5 days −3.0% | ↗ |
| Peter Winter★★★★★★★★★★#1172 · hits 63% · avg +9.2% | D.A. Davidson | $21.00 | Hold | +32.7% | Reiterated | 03.08.26on TipRanks 09:25 | +0.4%next day −1.0% · 5 days −4.4% | ↗ |
| Daniel Tamayo★★★★★★★★★★#576 · hits 67% · avg +16.4% | Raymond James | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 02.07.26on TipRanks 03:40 | −2.8%next day −0.9% · 5 days −1.0% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Oceanfirst Financial
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $21.00 at a price of $16.53 (+27.0%); now: $19.50 at $15.83 (+23.2%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hold | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 27.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.40 (from $0.39 to $0.42). Last quarter: $0.43.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $178M (from $174M to $181M). Last quarter: $220M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Oceanfirst Financial
- CEO: Christopher D. Maher
- Employees: 926
- 975 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ, 08753-8320, US
- www.oceanfirst.com
OceanFirst Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. that provides community banking services to retail and commercial customers in the United States. The company accepts deposit products, such as money market accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, non-interest-bearing accounts, and time deposits, including brokered deposits. It also offers commercial real estate, multi-family, land loans, construction, and commercial and industrial loans; fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans that are secured by one-to-four family residences; and consumer loans, such as home equity loans and lines of credit, student loans, loans on savings accounts, overdraft line of credit, and other consumer loans. In addition, the company invests in mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the U.S. government and agencies, corporate securities, and other investments; and provides bankcard services, trust and asset management products and services, deposit account services, sales of loans and investments, bank owned life insurance and commercial loan swap income. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey.
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