NASDAQ:PROV Provident Financial (PROV) Stock Price, News & Analysis $16.97 -0.04 (-0.24%) Closing price 05/18/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.97 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 04:22 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Provident Financial Stock (NASDAQ:PROV) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Provident Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$16.97▼$17.1550-Day Range$15.91▼$17.2052-Week Range$14.85▼$17.42Volume4,106 shsAverage Volume7,483 shsMarket Capitalization$106.06 millionP/E Ratio18.45Dividend Yield3.30%Price Target$16.00Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PROV) is a bank holding company headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, that conducts its operations through its wholly owned subsidiary, Provident Bank. With origins dating back to 1839, the company has grown into a full-service financial institution offering a broad spectrum of products and services to individuals, small businesses and commercial clients. The company’s principal business activities include retail banking, commercial lending, mortgage finance and wealth management. On the retail side, Provident Bank offers checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer loan products and digital banking solutions. Its commercial banking division provides lines of credit, term loans, real estate financing, treasury management and other cash-management services. The wealth management arm delivers trust services, investment advisory, retirement planning and brokerage services. Provident Bank maintains a network of branches throughout New Jersey and parts of the New York metropolitan area, supplemented by online and mobile banking platforms. The institution’s executive leadership team is headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Roger C. Bohn, who has overseen the company’s strategic growth initiatives for more than two decades. Through its combination of community banking roots and technology-driven services, Provident Financial Services aims to balance personalized customer relationships with digital convenience.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Provident Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks33rd Percentile Overall ScorePROV MarketRank™: Provident Financial scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 775th out of 884 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingProvident Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Downside RiskProvident Financial has a consensus price target of $16.00, representing about 5.7% downside from its current price of $16.97.Amount of Analyst CoverageProvident Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Provident Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Provident Financial is 18.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.49.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Provident Financial is 18.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.72.Price to Book Value per Share RatioProvident Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Provident Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted0.63% of the float of Provident Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverProvident Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.75.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Provident Financial has recently increased by 2.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldProvident Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 3.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthProvident Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Provident Financial is 60.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Provident Financial's dividend. News and Social Media2.1 / 5News Sentiment0.39 News SentimentProvident Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Provident Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for PROV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.1 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Provident Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders11.49% of the stock of Provident Financial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions71.34% of the stock of Provident Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Provident Financial's insider trading history. Receive PROV Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Provident Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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Some of America's most popular stocks could take serious damage as a radical market shift plays out. Analysts at Weiss Ratings have identified five names you may want to remove from your portfolio before this unfolds. If any of these are in your portfolio, now is the time to review your positions. | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Provident Financial Services’s Q1 earnings call: Our top 5 analyst questionsMay 6, 2026 | msn.comProvident Financial holds $0.24 dividend as earnings season lifts sentimentMay 1, 2026 | msn.comProvident Financial posts Q1 profit beat with steady revenueApril 30, 2026 | msn.comProvident Financial Services, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call SummaryApril 30, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comProvident Bank Celebrates 70 Years of Community Impact with Over $984,000 Donated to Local Nonprofits Since 2006 Through Its Community Partnership ProgramApril 30, 2026 | globenewswire.comSee More Headlines PROV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PROV shares performed this year? Provident Financial's stock was trading at $15.91 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, PROV stock has increased by 6.7% and is now trading at $16.97. How were Provident Financial's earnings last quarter? Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PROV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $14.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.10 million. Provident Financial had a net margin of 10.27% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.77%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Provident Financial's major shareholders? Provident Financial's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.69%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (4.90%), M3F Inc. (4.46%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (3.40%). Insiders that own company stock include Craig G Blunden and Gwendolyn Wertz. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Provident Financial? Shares of PROV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Provident Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Provident Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Booking (BKNG), Tesla (TSLA), ExxonMobil (XOM), Brunswick (BC) and Meta Platforms (META). Company Calendar Record date for 3/5 Dividend2/12/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/5 Dividend2/12/2026Dividend Payable3/05/2026Last Earnings4/28/2026Record date for 6/4 Dividend5/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend5/14/2026Today5/18/2026Dividend Payable6/04/2026Fiscal Year End6/30/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)7/27/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (7m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 PROV's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. PROV has been in this zone for over 7 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry FIN - SVGS & LOAN Sub-IndustryThrifts & Mortgage Finance Current SymbolNASDAQ:PROV CIK1010470 Webwww.myprovident.com Phone(951) 686-6060Fax909-782-6132Employees160Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Provident Financial$16.00 High Price Target$16.00 Low Price Target$16.00 Potential Upside/Downside-5.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.92 Trailing P/E Ratio18.45 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$6.26 million Net Margins10.27% Pretax Margin15.16% Return on Equity4.77% Return on Assets0.50% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.45 Current Ratio1.20 Quick Ratio1.20 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$60.15 million Price / Sales1.76 Cash Flow$1.45 per share Price / Cash Flow11.68 Book Value$19.21 per share Price / Book0.88Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares6,250,000Free Float5,535,000Market Cap$106.06 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.34 Analysts Agree—These Gold Picks Outshine the RestUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2026 Gold Forecasting Report. 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