OceanFirst Financial

OCFC

Market cap $1.04B

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) has completed its merger with Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FFIC) and closed a concurrent $225 million strategic investment from affiliates of funds managed by Warburg Pincus LLC, creating a regional bank operating 71 retail branches across the Northeast. The combined company, the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A.

RED BANK, N.J., June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: “OCFC”) (“OceanFirst”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A., today announced the completion of its previously announced merger with Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: “FFIC”) (“Flushing”), the holding company for Flushing Bank. The combination creates a scaled, high-performing regional bank with a significant presence across New Jersey, New York, Long Island, and the major metropolitan areas from Massachusetts through Virginia. Following completion of the transaction, the combined company operates under the OceanFirst brand across 71 retail branches across its footprint. Concurrent with the completion of the merger, OceanFirst also completed its $225 million strategic investment from affiliates of funds managed by Warburg Pincus LLC (“Warburg Pincus”).

OceanFirst Financial NASDAQ: OCFC shareholders approved all proposals presented at the company's 2026 annual meeting, including the election of 13 directors, an advisory vote on executive compensation, the company's 2026 Stock Incentive Plan and the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026.

RED BANK, N.J. and UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: “OCFC”) (“OceanFirst”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A., and Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: “FFIC”) (“Flushing”), the holding company for Flushing Bank, today jointly announced the receipt of regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) on April 24, 2026, to complete the proposed merger of Flushing with and into OceanFirst. The Federal Reserve approval follows recent approvals from the New York State Department of Financial Services and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on March 23, 2026, and April 6, 2026, respectively. All necessary regulatory approvals to complete the proposed transaction have now been received. In addition, as previously announced, both OceanFirst and Flushing received shareholder approval for the transaction on April 2, 2026.

OceanFirst Financial is finalizing its merger with Flushing Financial, creating a $23 billion asset regional bank with enhanced commercial focus. OCFC reported Q1 2026 adjusted EPS of $0.43, beating consensus by $0.04, with strong commercial loan growth and stable deposits. Net interest margin expanded to 2.93% in Q1, with post-merger expectations of 3.2% in 2027 on this metric, and asset quality remains among the top in the sector.

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Although the revenue and EPS for OceanFirst (OCFC) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

OceanFirst Financial (OCFC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.43 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.39 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.35 per share a year ago.

RED BANK, N.J., April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) (the “Company”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the “Bank”), announced net income available to common stockholders of $20.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $20.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period, and compared to $13.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the linked quarter. Selected performance metrics are as follows (refer to “Selected Quarterly Financial Data” for additional information):

OceanFirst (OCFC) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.