PROV vs. KRNY, HBCP, FFIC, WSBF, HMST, FFNW, ESSA, TBNK, ROMA, and HIFS
Should you be buying Provident Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial include Kearny Financial (KRNY), Home Bancorp (HBCP), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), HomeStreet (HMST), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), Territorial Bancorp (TBNK), Roma Green Finance (ROMA), and Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry.
Provident Financial vs. Its Competitors
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 earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
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.
71.0% of Kearny Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Provident Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Kearny Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Provident Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kearny Financial currently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.51%. Provident Financial has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.39%. Given Kearny Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kearny Financial is more favorable than Provident Financial.
Provident Financial has a net margin of 10.87% compared to Kearny Financial's net margin of -20.40%. Provident Financial's return on equity of 5.09% beat Kearny Financial's return on equity.
Kearny Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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.
In the previous week, Kearny Financial and Kearny Financial both had 2 articles in the media. Provident Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Kearny Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Provident Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Summary
Provident Financial beats Kearny Financial on 10 of the 17 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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This page (NASDAQ:PROV) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
