Provident Financial (PROV) Competitors $15.49 -0.01 (-0.06%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.49 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/25/2025 04:11 PM 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PROV vs. KRNY, WSBF, HMST, ESSA, ROMA, HIFS, MTG, RDN, TFSL, and WSFSShould you be buying Provident Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial include Kearny Financial (KRNY), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), HomeStreet (HMST), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), Roma Green Finance (ROMA), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), TFS Financial (TFSL), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Provident Financial vs. Its Competitors Kearny Financial Waterstone Financial HomeStreet ESSA Bancorp Roma Green Finance Hingham Institution for Savings MGIC Investment Radian Group TFS Financial WSFS Financial Kearny Financial (NASDAQ:KRNY) and Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer KRNY or PROV? In the previous week, Provident Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Kearny Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Provident Financial and 7 mentions for Kearny Financial. Provident Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Kearny Financial's score of -0.16 indicating that Provident Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kearny Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Provident Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer KRNY or PROV? Kearny Financial currently has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.20%. Provident Financial has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.52%. Given Kearny Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kearny Financial is more favorable than Provident Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kearny Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Provident Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KRNY or PROV? 71.0% of Kearny Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Provident Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Kearny Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Provident Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is KRNY or PROV a better dividend stock? Kearny Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Provident Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Kearny Financial pays out -38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Provident Financial pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kearny Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KRNY or PROV? Provident Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kearny Financial. Kearny Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Provident Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKearny Financial$343.53M1.16-$86.67M-$1.14-5.43Provident Financial$58.67M1.77$7.35M$0.9715.97 Is KRNY or PROV more profitable? Provident Financial has a net margin of 10.87% compared to Kearny Financial's net margin of 7.59%. Provident Financial's return on equity of 5.09% beat Kearny Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kearny Financial7.59% 3.49% 0.34% Provident Financial 10.87%5.09%0.52% Which has more risk and volatility, KRNY or PROV? Kearny Financial has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Provident Financial has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryProvident Financial beats Kearny Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Provident Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PROV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PROV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PROV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProvident FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$103.71M$611.39M$12.28B$9.50BDividend Yield3.61%3.38%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio15.979.9919.0320.05Price / Sales1.771.8126.1090.07Price / Cash10.1515.1121.6358.56Price / Book0.821.002.205.87Net Income$7.35M$33.50M$997.25M$258.55M7 Day Performance-1.21%-0.47%0.60%3.74%1 Month Performance-0.06%2.84%3.44%11.75%1 Year Performance18.70%5.46%536.57%18.03% Provident Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PROVProvident Financial4.0535 of 5 stars$15.49-0.1%$16.50+6.5%+16.3%$103.71M$58.67M15.97160Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementKRNYKearny Financial3.4626 of 5 stars$6.52+0.5%$7.75+18.9%-12.6%$419.12M$326.88M16.23552News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementWSBFWaterstone Financial3.6589 of 5 stars$13.56+1.4%N/A-11.1%$257.97M$202.47M13.29600Positive NewsEarnings ReportHMSTHomeStreet1.2969 of 5 stars$13.22-1.0%$14.17+7.2%-0.6%$252.59M$358.19M-1.76940ESSAESSA Bancorp2.6629 of 5 stars$20.19+0.3%N/AN/A$204.41M$111.66M13.03250News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeROMARoma Green Finance0.2214 of 5 stars$3.56+6.3%N/A+620.9%$34.92M$1.27M0.0016News CoverageGap DownHIFSHingham Institution for Savings1.3219 of 5 stars$246.31+1.1%N/A+5.5%$0.00$217.38M16.0687News CoveragePositive NewsMTGMGIC Investment3.8033 of 5 stars$25.48+1.1%$26.88+5.5%+4.9%$5.98B$1.21B8.37680News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseRDNRadian Group3.2899 of 5 stars$33.94+0.4%$37.50+10.5%-7.2%$4.54B$1.29B8.241,400Upcoming EarningsTFSLTFS Financial3.125 of 5 stars$13.03-0.2%$15.00+15.1%-9.5%$3.67B$758.78M46.641,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWSFSWSFS Financial4.0404 of 5 stars$57.89-0.5%$62.75+8.4%-1.3%$3.30B$1.40B13.222,309Trending NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KRNY Competitors WSBF Competitors HMST Competitors ESSA Competitors ROMA Competitors HIFS Competitors MTG Competitors RDN Competitors TFSL Competitors WSFS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PROV) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredElon Musk: “This will transform civilization as we know it.”Robots are no longer science fiction — they’re the next trillion-dollar megatrend. 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