United Financial Bancorp is Among the Companies in the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Industry With the Lowest Projected Earnings Growth (UBNK, TRST, ROMA, OCFC, VPFG)

Jul 17, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance industry with the lowest projected earnings growth. The growth of earnings per share (current fiscal year estimated vs. last year actual) is important to gauge future profitability and relative value. Higher EPS growth generally justifies higher earnings multiples.United Financial Bancorp ranks lowest with a projected earnings growth of 2.0%. Trustco Bank is next with a projected earnings growth of 2.6%. Roma Financial ranks third lowest with a projected earnings growth of 4.3%.

OceanFirst Financial follows with a projected earnings growth of 4.4%, and ViewPoint Financial rounds out the bottom five with a projected earnings growth of 4.5%.

SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of OceanFirst Financial on October 4th, 2011 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $12.70. Since that recommendation, shares of OceanFirst Financial have risen 12.8%. We continue to monitor OceanFirst Financial for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.

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