OCFCOceanFirst Financial Corp.

$16.09-8.9% 1Y
Latest close: a new 52-week lowOct 9, 2026what changed →

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−13% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 22). Price is −13% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$4.5M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest8.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 5.9% since the previous count, up from 5.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 70% of the market
vs 200-day avgbehind 77% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How OCFC is trading

OceanFirst Financial Corp. is −8.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 27 points behind the market.

−8.9%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−13%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
22

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
21%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$13.95 – $20.24 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$16.09
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−14%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−8.9%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−1.4%
vs 50-day average$18.41
−13%
52-week high
$20.24
52-week low
$16.09
Annualised volatility
31%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$4.5M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−8.5%
2025+3.9%
2024+9.4%
2023−14%
2022−0.85%
2021+23%
2020−24%
2019+17%
2018−12%
2017−11%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+0.83%
Feb104 of 10+0.40%
Mar103 of 10−4.7%
Apr104 of 10−2.1%
May105 of 10+0.17%
Jun108 of 10+2.4%
Jul115 of 11+2.1%
Aug115 of 11−0.98%
Sep114 of 11−2.7%
Oct117 of 11+2.1%
Nov109 of 10+5.5%
Dec105 of 10+4.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.