LON:PFGProvident Financial Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Provident Financial plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 195.80 +8.70 (+4.65 %) (As of 08/12/2020 11:37 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 187.50Now: GBX 195.80▼ 196.4050-Day Range 164MA: GBX 172.03▼ 189.5052-Week Range 1.71Now: GBX 195.80▼ 492.70Volume776,488 shsAverage Volume1.31 million shsMarket Capitalization£496.58 millionP/E Ratio5.92Dividend Yield9.87%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesHeadlinesOptions Chain Provident Financial plc provides personal credit products to the non-standard lending market in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company offers credit cards; consumer credit, including unsecured and online instalment loans; and finance for cars and light commercial vehicles. It serves 2.5 million customers through its network of branches, call centers, and Websites. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Bradford, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingProvident Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 332.56, Provident Financial has a potential upside of 69.8% from its current price of GBX 195.80.Amount of Analyst CoverageProvident Financial has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesProvident Financial has received 460 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesProvident Financial has received 619 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentProvident Financial has received 57.37% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Provident Financial and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PFG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PFG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipProvident Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.87%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthProvident Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Provident Financial is 0.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Provident Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Provident Financial is 5.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.07.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Provident Financial is 5.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.18.Price to Book Value per Share RatioProvident Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.2Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.14 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Credit Services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolLON:PFG Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.providentfinancial.com Phone+44-1274-351351Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio275.73 Current Ratio4.27 Quick Ratio4.23Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio5.92 Forward P/E Ratio0.03 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£589.40 million Price / Sales0.84 Cash FlowGBX 168.65 per share Price / Cash Flow1.16 Book ValueGBX 292.10 per share Price / Book0.67Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees5,708 Outstanding Shares253,616,000Market Cap£496.58 million Next Earnings Date8/26/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable GBX 195.80 +8.70 (+4.65 %) (As of 08/12/2020 11:37 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive PFG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Provident Financial (LON:PFG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Provident Financial's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Provident Financial's stock was trading at GBX 319.80 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PFG shares have decreased by 38.8% and is now trading at GBX 195.80. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Provident Financial? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Provident Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Provident Financial. When is Provident Financial's next earnings date? Provident Financial is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 26th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Provident Financial. How often does Provident Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Provident Financial? Provident Financial announced a dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 2nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 16 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 2nd. This is an increase from Provident Financial's previous dividend of GBX 9. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Provident Financial's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for PFG? 9 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Provident Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 195 to GBX 550. On average, they anticipate Provident Financial's share price to reach GBX 332.56 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 69.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Provident Financial. Has Provident Financial been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about PFG stock has been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Provident Financial earned a coverage optimism score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Provident Financial. Who are some of Provident Financial's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Provident Financial include ZIP (Z1P), ECN Capital (ECN), EML Payments (EML), goeasy (GSY), IMF Bentham (IMF), Credit Corp Group (CCP), FinVolution Group (FINV), Alaris Royalty (AD), FlexiGroup (FXL), Sezzle (SZL), Funding Circle (FCH), Money3 (MNY), Fairfx Group (FFX), S & U (SUS) and Turners Automotive Group (TRA). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Provident Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Provident Financial investors own include Phoenix Group (PHNX), Berkeley Group (BKG), Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN), Ashtead Group (AHT), HSBC (HSBA), Melrose Industries (MRO), NMC Health (NMC), Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), Aviva (AV) and Barclays (BARC). Who are Provident Financial's key executives? Provident Financial's management team includes the following people: Mr. Malcolm John Le May, Group CEO & Director (Age 61)Mr. Simon George Thomas, CFO & Director (Leave of Absence) (Age 55)Mr. Tony Skrzypecki, Interim Chief Financial OfficerMr. Greg Cant, Director of Corp. Fin. & Devel.Mr. Steven A. Grigg, Interim Group Chief Information & Technology Officer (Age 70) What is Provident Financial's stock symbol? Provident Financial trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "PFG." How do I buy shares of Provident Financial? Shares of PFG and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What is Provident Financial's stock price today? One share of PFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 195.80. How big of a company is Provident Financial? Provident Financial has a market capitalization of £496.58 million and generates £589.40 million in revenue each year. Provident Financial employs 5,708 workers across the globe. What is Provident Financial's official website? The official website for Provident Financial is www.providentfinancial.com. How can I contact Provident Financial? Provident Financial's mailing address is No. 1 Godwin Street, BRADFORD, BD1 2SU, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1274-351351. This page was last updated on 8/12/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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