Kearny Financial (KRNY) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) is expected to release its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, January 22nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.16 per share and revenue of $44.8390 million for the quarter. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.15. The firm had revenue of $42.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.43 million. Kearny Financial had a return on equity of 3.89% and a net margin of 8.57%.

Kearny Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ KRNY opened at $7.86 on Monday. Kearny Financial has a 1 year low of $5.45 and a 1 year high of $7.98. The firm has a market cap of $508.86 million, a P/E ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.70. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $7.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.05.

Kearny Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 5th were issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 5th. Kearny Financial’s payout ratio is presently 93.62%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kearny Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KRNY. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Kearny Financial by 373.7% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 918,125 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $5,931,000 after purchasing an additional 724,297 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Kearny Financial by 402.0% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 214,681 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,410,000 after buying an additional 171,916 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Kearny Financial by 4.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,348,893 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $22,002,000 after buying an additional 133,683 shares in the last quarter. Numerai GP LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kearny Financial by 146.4% during the third quarter. Numerai GP LLC now owns 135,309 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $889,000 after buying an additional 80,386 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its position in Kearny Financial by 26.4% during the third quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 360,253 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $2,367,000 after buying an additional 75,295 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on KRNY shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kearny Financial in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Kearny Financial from $7.50 to $9.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kearny Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.00.

About Kearny Financial

Kearny Financial, Inc was the bank holding company for Kearny Bank, a New Jersey–based community bank offering a full suite of commercial and consumer banking services. Through its subsidiary, the company provided deposit products, lending facilities and electronic banking solutions to individuals, small businesses and middle-market corporations.

The company’s core products included checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential and commercial real estate loans, construction financing, equipment financing, home equity lines of credit and consumer installment loans.