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NASDAQ:PROV

Provident Financial (PROV) Competitors

$12.51
-0.08 (-0.64%)
(As of 06/9/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$12.47
$12.69
50-Day Range
$11.72
$13.82
52-Week Range
$11.61
$15.18
Volume
8,696 shs
Average Volume
3,647 shs
Market Capitalization
$87.82 million
P/E Ratio
9.70
Dividend Yield
4.48%
Price Target
$15.50

PROV vs. TBNK, WSBF, HMNF, FCAP, FSFG, CZWI, OFED, SFBC, RVSB, and TCBC

Should you be buying Provident Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial include Territorial Bancorp (TBNK), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), HMN Financial (HMNF), First Capital (FCAP), First Savings Financial Group (FSFG), Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI), Oconee Federal Financial (OFED), Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC), Riverview Bancorp (RVSB), and TC Bancshares (TCBC). These companies are all part of the "federal savings institutions" industry.

Provident Financial vs.

Territorial Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBNK) and Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Territorial Bancorp has a net margin of 20.35% compared to Provident Financial's net margin of 19.93%. Provident Financial's return on equity of 7.16% beat Territorial Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Territorial Bancorp 20.35% 5.38% 0.63%
Provident Financial 19.93% 7.16% 0.73%

Territorial Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Financial. Territorial Bancorp 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 Ratio
Territorial Bancorp$66.91 million1.66$16.16 million$1.558.05
Provident Financial$39.45 million2.23$9.09 million$1.299.70

Territorial Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.92 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 4.5%. Territorial Bancorp pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Provident Financial pays out 43.4% 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.

Provident Financial received 27 more outperform votes than Territorial Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.82% of users gave Territorial Bancorp an outperform vote while only 50.87% of users gave Provident Financial an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Territorial BancorpOutperform Votes
206
52.82%
Underperform Votes
184
47.18%
Provident FinancialOutperform Votes
233
50.87%
Underperform Votes
225
49.13%

In the previous week, Provident Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Territorial Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Provident Financial and 2 mentions for Territorial Bancorp. Territorial Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Provident Financial's score of 0.32 indicating that Territorial Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Territorial Bancorp
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Provident Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Territorial Bancorp has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Provident Financial has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

43.5% of Territorial Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Provident Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Territorial Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Territorial Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $23.67, suggesting a potential upside of 89.64%. Provident Financial has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.90%. Given Territorial Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Territorial Bancorp is more favorable than Provident Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Territorial Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Provident Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Summary

Territorial Bancorp and Provident Financial tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PROV vs. The Competition

MetricProvident FinancialFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$87.82M$2.37B$6.28B$6.28B
Dividend Yield4.45%3.61%7.32%6.27%
P/E Ratio9.709.08147.2512.70
Price / Sales2.232.516,574.2390.51
Price / Cash6.5813.0433.64115.16
Price / Book0.710.901.835.30
Net Income$9.09M$297.32M$648.72M$193.31M
7 Day Performance3.30%1.90%1.23%1.29%
1 Month Performance-1.18%6.21%3.12%4.61%
1 Year Performance-13.72%-14.03%13.92%5.86%

Provident Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TBNK
Territorial Bancorp
2.7895 of 5 stars
$10.77
+0.7%
$23.67
+119.7%
-44.2%$96.12M$56.92M6.95260Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
WSBF
Waterstone Financial
2.6824 of 5 stars
$15.22
+4.0%
N/A-10.2%$329.67M$175.80M20.29870Positive News
HMNF
HMN Financial
2.2433 of 5 stars
$18.60
+1.1%
N/A-17.4%$83.51M$43.14M9.95163
FCAP
First Capital
2.2472 of 5 stars
$25.86
+0.0%
N/A-14.0%$86.86M$42.36M6.58182Analyst Report
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
FSFG
First Savings Financial Group
3.3915 of 5 stars
$13.18
+1.3%
$19.50
+48.0%
-45.3%$90.55M$122.22M7.89550Analyst Report
News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CZWI
Citizens Community Bancorp
2.6966 of 5 stars
$8.67
-0.9%
$12.25
+41.3%
-35.7%$90.86M$79.83M5.45225Positive News
Gap Up
OFED
Oconee Federal Financial
0 of 5 stars
$16.52
-1.1%
N/A-31.3%$92.68M$18.05M22.6378Positive News
SFBC
Sound Financial Bancorp
2.4092 of 5 stars
$35.88
-1.4%
N/A-1.5%$93.29M$44.38M10.17125
RVSB
Riverview Bancorp
3.6586 of 5 stars
$4.44
+0.7%
$6.50
+46.4%
-28.5%$95.46M$67.86M5.35232
TCBC
TC Bancshares
1.5348 of 5 stars
$14.20
-1.0%
N/A+7.3%$68.70M$17.36M0.0054News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:PROV) was last updated on 6/10/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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