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PROV vs. ROMA, WSBF, MTG, RDN, and TFSL

Should you buy Provident Financial stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Provident Financial with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Provident Financial include Roma Green Finance (ROMA), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), and TFS Financial (TFSL). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.

How does Provident Financial compare to Roma Green Finance?

Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) and Roma Green Finance (NASDAQ:ROMA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Provident Financial has a net margin of 10.27% compared to Roma Green Finance's net margin of 0.00%. Provident Financial's return on equity of 4.77% beat Roma Green Finance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Provident Financial	10.27%	4.77%	0.50%
Roma Green Finance	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Provident Financial and Provident Financial both had 1 articles in the media. Provident Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 equaled Roma Green Finance'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Provident Financial	Positive
Roma Green Finance	Positive

Provident Financial has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Roma Green Finance has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the broader market.

Provident Financial presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Given Provident Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Provident Financial is more favorable than Roma Green Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Provident Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Roma Green Finance	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

71.3% of Provident Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Provident Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Roma Green Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Provident Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Roma Green Finance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Provident Financial	$60.15M	1.77	$6.26M	$0.92	18.48
Roma Green Finance	$1.56M	323.00	-$3.56M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Provident Financial beats Roma Green Finance on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Provident Financial compare to Waterstone Financial?

Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) and Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Provident Financial has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Given Provident Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Provident Financial is more favorable than Waterstone Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waterstone Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Provident Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Waterstone Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Financial. Waterstone 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waterstone Financial	$201.29M	1.63	$26.40M	$1.66	10.95
Provident Financial	$60.15M	1.77	$6.26M	$0.92	18.48

62.7% of Waterstone Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Provident Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Waterstone Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Provident Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Waterstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Provident Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Waterstone Financial pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Provident Financial pays out 60.9% 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. Waterstone Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Waterstone Financial has a net margin of 14.28% compared to Provident Financial's net margin of 10.27%. Waterstone Financial's return on equity of 8.48% beat Provident Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waterstone Financial	14.28%	8.48%	1.30%
Provident Financial	10.27%	4.77%	0.50%

In the previous week, Waterstone Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Provident Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Waterstone Financial and 1 mentions for Provident Financial. Provident Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Waterstone Financial's score of 0.41 indicating that Provident Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Waterstone Financial	Neutral
Provident Financial	Positive

Waterstone Financial has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Provident Financial has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Waterstone Financial beats Provident Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Provident Financial compare to MGIC Investment?

MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Provident Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. MGIC Investment pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Provident Financial pays out 60.9% 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. MGIC Investment has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Financial. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Provident Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MGIC Investment	$1.21B	4.51	$738.35M	$3.15	8.22
Provident Financial	$60.15M	1.77	$6.26M	$0.92	18.48

MGIC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $28.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.05%. Provident Financial has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Given MGIC Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe MGIC Investment is more favorable than Provident Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGIC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Provident Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Provident Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Provident Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Provident Financial has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Provident Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MGIC Investment and 1 mentions for Provident Financial. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Provident Financial's score of 0.94 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MGIC Investment	Positive
Provident Financial	Positive

MGIC Investment has a net margin of 59.63% compared to Provident Financial's net margin of 10.27%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.01% beat Provident Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGIC Investment	59.63%	14.01%	10.96%
Provident Financial	10.27%	4.77%	0.50%

Summary

MGIC Investment beats Provident Financial on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Provident Financial compare to Radian Group?

Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) and Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Radian Group has a net margin of 40.50% compared to Provident Financial's net margin of 10.27%. Radian Group's return on equity of 13.57% beat Provident Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radian Group	40.50%	13.57%	6.95%
Provident Financial	10.27%	4.77%	0.50%

95.3% of Radian Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Provident Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Radian Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Provident Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Radian Group has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Financial. Radian Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Provident Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Radian Group	$1.20B	4.09	$582.64M	$4.06	9.08
Provident Financial	$60.15M	1.77	$6.26M	$0.92	18.48

Radian Group has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Provident Financial has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Radian Group currently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.23%. Provident Financial has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Given Radian Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Radian Group is more favorable than Provident Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radian Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Provident Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Radian Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Provident Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Radian Group pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Provident Financial pays out 60.9% 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. Radian Group has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Radian Group had 2 more articles in the media than Provident Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Radian Group and 1 mentions for Provident Financial. Provident Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Radian Group's score of 0.01 indicating that Provident Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Radian Group	Neutral
Provident Financial	Positive

Summary

Radian Group beats Provident Financial on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Provident Financial compare to TFS Financial?

TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) and Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

TFS Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Financial. Provident Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TFS Financial	$791.96M	5.42	$90.96M	$0.33	46.42
Provident Financial	$60.15M	1.77	$6.26M	$0.92	18.48

9.8% of TFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Provident Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of TFS Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Provident Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Provident Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. TFS Financial pays out 342.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Provident Financial pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, TFS Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Provident Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for TFS Financial and 1 mentions for Provident Financial. Provident Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat TFS Financial's score of 0.80 indicating that Provident Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TFS Financial	Positive
Provident Financial	Positive

TFS Financial currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.17%. Provident Financial has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.88%. Given TFS Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TFS Financial is more favorable than Provident Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TFS Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Provident Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

TFS Financial has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Provident Financial has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

TFS Financial has a net margin of 11.42% compared to Provident Financial's net margin of 10.27%. TFS Financial's return on equity of 4.89% beat Provident Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TFS Financial	11.42%	4.89%	0.53%
Provident Financial	10.27%	4.77%	0.50%

Summary

TFS Financial beats Provident Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PROV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Provident Financial	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$106.31M	$620.44M	$13.45B	$12.37B
Dividend Yield	3.29%	2.90%	5.84%	5.35%
P/E Ratio	18.48	12.90	23.18	25.63
Price / Sales	1.77	2.01	179.82	76.59
Price / Cash	11.68	16.19	20.45	56.33
Price / Book	0.84	1.09	2.15	6.97
Net Income	$6.26M	$44.66M	$1.11B	$333.62M
7 Day Performance	-0.76%	-0.81%	-0.70%	1.09%
1 Month Performance	-0.99%	1.36%	0.22%	3.08%
1 Year Performance	9.40%	19.47%	10.83%	35.68%

Provident Financial Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PROV Provident Financial	1.9158 of 5 stars	$17.00 flat	$16.00 -5.9%	+10.3%	$106.31M	$60.15M	18.48	160
ROMA Roma Green Finance	0.2448 of 5 stars	$7.93 +11.5%	N/A	+306.7%	$423.50M	$1.56M	N/A	16	Gap Up High Trading Volume
WSBF Waterstone Financial	2.4056 of 5 stars	$18.27 -0.4%	N/A	+45.3%	$331.09M	$201.29M	11.01	600
MTG MGIC Investment	4.323 of 5 stars	$26.09 -0.1%	$28.25 +8.3%	-1.2%	$5.52B	$1.21B	8.28	680	Positive News
RDN Radian Group	4.6932 of 5 stars	$37.20 -1.0%	$41.00 +10.2%	+9.7%	$4.99B	$1.20B	9.16	1,400	Insider Trade

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PROV vs. ROMA, WSBF, MTG, RDN, and TFSL

How does Provident Financial compare to Roma Green Finance?

Is PROV or ROMA more profitable?

Does the media refer more to PROV or ROMA?

Which has more risk & volatility, PROV or ROMA?

Do analysts rate PROV or ROMA?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PROV or ROMA?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PROV or ROMA?

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How does Provident Financial compare to Waterstone Financial?

Do analysts recommend WSBF or PROV?

Which has better earnings and valuation, WSBF or PROV?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WSBF or PROV?

Is WSBF or PROV a better dividend stock?

Is WSBF or PROV more profitable?

Does the media favor WSBF or PROV?

Which has more risk and volatility, WSBF or PROV?

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How does Provident Financial compare to MGIC Investment?

Is MTG or PROV a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTG or PROV?

Do analysts recommend MTG or PROV?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MTG or PROV?

Which has more volatility and risk, MTG or PROV?

Does the media refer more to MTG or PROV?

Is MTG or PROV more profitable?

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How does Provident Financial compare to Radian Group?

Is RDN or PROV more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RDN or PROV?

Which has better valuation & earnings, RDN or PROV?

Which has more risk & volatility, RDN or PROV?

Do analysts recommend RDN or PROV?

Is RDN or PROV a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer RDN or PROV?

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How does Provident Financial compare to TFS Financial?

Which has better valuation & earnings, TFSL or PROV?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TFSL or PROV?

Is TFSL or PROV a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer TFSL or PROV?

Do analysts recommend TFSL or PROV?

Which has more risk & volatility, TFSL or PROV?

Is TFSL or PROV more profitable?

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