Northfield Bancorp Inc. (New Jersey) (NFBK)

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Northfield Bancorp Inc presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/7/16, Northfield Bancorp Inc , WisdomTree Investments, Inc. , and Employers Holdings Inc will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Monday, shares of Northfield Bancorp Inc were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.32), with the stock changing hands as low as $15.14 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/8/16, Northfield Bancorp Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.08, payable on 8/24/16. As a percentage of NFBK's recent stock price of $15.13, this dividend works out to approximately 0.53%, so look for shares of Northfield Bancorp Inc to trade 0.53% lower — all else being equal — when NFBK shares open for trading on 8/8/16.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 06/30/2016 settlement date, which shows a 426,867 share decrease in total short interest for Northfield Bancorp Inc , to 1,718,927, a decrease of 19.89% since 06/15/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/9/16, Northfield Bancorp Inc , WisdomTree Investments, Inc. , and Employers Holdings Inc will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends.