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

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$22.88 -0.29 (-1.25%)
Closing price 10/30/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$22.94 +0.06 (+0.26%)
As of 10/30/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Provident Financial Services Stock (NYSE:PFS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.87
▼
$23.31
50-Day Range
$21.95
▼
$23.72
52-Week Range
$17.70
▼
$25.49
Volume
955,934 shs
Average Volume
807,286 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.98 billion
P/E Ratio
9.61
Dividend Yield
4.20%
Price Target
$26.79
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Provident Financial Services, Inc. is the parent company of Provident Bank, a full-service community and commercial bank serving individuals, businesses and organizations. The bank provides checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, treasury management and other deposit products, along with residential mortgage, commercial real estate, commercial business and consumer lending.

Through its banking and wealth-management operations, Provident offers services that may include investment management, trust and fiduciary services, financial planning and insurance solutions. Its customers include consumers, small and mid-sized businesses, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and commercial real estate owners.

Founded in 1888, Provident Bank has historically focused on communities in New Jersey and the lower Hudson Valley region of New York. Provident Financial Services expanded its regional presence through the 2023 merger with Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Lakeland Bank. The combined organization operates under the Provident Bank name and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony Labozzetta.

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Provident Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

PFS MarketRank™: 
3.83554514702 of 5 stars

Provident Financial Services scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 382nd out of 862 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $26.79, representing about 17.1% upside from its current price of $22.88.

  • 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 5.74% in the coming year, from $2.44 to $2.58 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Provident Financial Services is 9.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Provident Financial Services is 9.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.72.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Provident Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.81% 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 6.61.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Provident Financial Services has recently increased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Provident Financial Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.15%, 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 40.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Provident Financial Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.21% next year. This indicates that Provident Financial Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Provident Financial Services' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Provident Financial Services has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Provident Financial Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for PFS on MarketBeat 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 $1,856,284.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    3.02% 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 $19.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PFS shares have increased by 15.8% and is now trading at $22.88.

Provident Financial Services, Inc (NYSE:PFS) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 28th. The savings and loans company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.04. The savings and loans company earned $238.53 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $235.31 million. Provident Financial Services had a net margin of 21.73% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.82%.
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Provident Financial Services' Board of Directors initiated a share buyback program on Monday, January 26th 2026, which allows the company to buy back $2.81 million in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 0.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Provident Financial Services' top institutional shareholders include Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.45%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.13%), BOKF NA and Sax Wealth Advisors LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher P Martin, Thomas Shara, George Lista, John Pugliese, Vito Giannola, James A Christy, Robert Mcnerney and Anthony J Labozzetta.
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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 Bank of America (BAC), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Alibaba Group (BABA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/28 Dividend
8/14/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend
8/14/2026
Dividend Payable
8/28/2026
Last Earnings
10/28/2026
Today
10/31/2026
Record date for 11/27 Dividend
11/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend
11/13/2026
Dividend Payable
11/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:PFS
CIK
1178970
Employees
1,866
Year Founded
1839

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$29.00
Low Price Target
$24.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.86
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.38
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.61
Forward P/E Ratio
9.38
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$291.16 million
Net Margins
21.73%
Pretax Margin
29.51%
Return on Equity
10.82%
Return on Assets
1.22%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.00
Current Ratio
1.03
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$907.32 million
Price / Sales
3.29
Cash Flow
$2.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.54
Book Value
$21.96 per share
Price / Book
1.04

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
130,423,000
Free Float
126,484,000
Market Cap
$2.98 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.83

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This page (NYSE:PFS) was last updated on 10/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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