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Provident Financial Services (PFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$18.55 -0.24 (-1.28%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$18.54 -0.01 (-0.05%)
As of 07/11/2025 04:13 PM Eastern
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About Provident Financial Services Stock (NYSE:PFS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.45
$18.72
50-Day Range
$15.98
$18.86
52-Week Range
$14.34
$22.24
Volume
787,848 shs
Average Volume
697,497 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.42 billion
P/E Ratio
16.71
Dividend Yield
5.18%
Price Target
$23.60
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Provident Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

PFS MarketRank™: 

Provident Financial Services scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 315th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Provident Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Provident Financial Services has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Provident Financial Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Provident Financial Services are expected to grow by 5.61% in the coming year, from $2.14 to $2.26 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Provident Financial Services is 16.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Provident Financial Services is 16.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.04.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Provident Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Provident Financial Services' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.93% of the float of Provident Financial Services has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Provident Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Provident Financial Services has recently increased by 12.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Provident Financial Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Provident Financial Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Provident Financial Services is 86.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Provident Financial Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.48% next year. This indicates that Provident Financial Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Provident Financial Services' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.93% of the float of Provident Financial Services has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Provident Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Provident Financial Services has recently increased by 12.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Provident Financial Services has a news sentiment score of -0.84. 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 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Provident Financial Services this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for PFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Provident Financial Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Provident Financial Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $950,253.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.10% of the stock of Provident Financial Services is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.97% of the stock of Provident Financial Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Provident Financial Services' insider trading history.
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PFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Provident Financial Services' stock was trading at $18.87 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PFS shares have decreased by 1.7% and is now trading at $18.55.

Provident Financial Services, Inc (NYSE:PFS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.03. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 82.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Provident Financial Services include MRA Advisory Group (0.02%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.02%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.01%) and City Center Advisors LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher P Martin, Vito Giannola, Frank L Fekete, Matthew K Harding, James P Dunigan, James A Christy, Walter Sierotko, George Lista, Robert Mcnerney and Anthony J Labozzetta.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of PFS 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Provident Financial Services investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/24/2025
Record date for 5/30 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
5/30/2025
Today
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - SVGS & LOAN
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:PFS
CIK
1178970
Employees
1,801
Year Founded
1839

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$27.00
Low Price Target
$21.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.11
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.71
Forward P/E Ratio
8.67
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$115.53 million
Net Margins
11.45%
Pretax Margin
15.41%
Return on Equity
6.38%
Return on Assets
0.69%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.05
Current Ratio
1.03
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.14 billion
Price / Sales
2.12
Cash Flow
$1.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.05
Book Value
$19.93 per share
Price / Book
0.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
130,500,000
Free Float
126,455,000
Market Cap
$2.42 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.86

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This page (NYSE:PFS) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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