Provident Financial - PFG Share Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Provident Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" PFG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PFG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Provident Financial's stock. Their PFG share price forecasts range from GBX 310 to GBX 325. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach GBX 317.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 56.9% from the stock's current price.
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Provident Financial's stock was trading at GBX 359.20 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, PFG stock has decreased by 43.6% and is now trading at GBX 202.43.
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Provident Financial plc (LON:PFG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 26th. The company reported ($10.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($21.80) by $11.70.

Provident Financial announced a dividend on Wednesday, July 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 11th will be given a dividend of GBX 5 per share on Thursday, September 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 11th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
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Provident Financial (LON:PFG) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 8.49%. PFG has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 29.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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Provident Financial trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "PFG."

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One share of PFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 202.43.

Provident Financial (LON:PFG) has a market capitalization of £513.85 million and generates £446.50 million in revenue each year.

The company employs 4,232 workers across the globe.

Provident Financial's mailing address is No. 1 Godwin Street, BRADFORD, BD1 2SU, United Kingdom. The official website for the company is www.providentfinancial.com. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1274-351351.