NASDAQ:PVBCProvident Bancorp Stock Price, Forecast & News

Provident Bancorp's stock was trading at $8.86 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PVBC shares have increased by 0.2% and is now trading at $8.88. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Provident Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Provident Bancorp.

Provident Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 17th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Provident Bancorp.

Provident Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PVBC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 8th. The bank reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.08. The bank earned $13.08 million during the quarter. Provident Bancorp had a return on equity of 7.45% and a net margin of 17.06%. View Provident Bancorp's earnings history.

Provident Bancorp announced a -- dividend on Monday, April 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share on Thursday, May 14th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 29th. View Provident Bancorp's dividend history.

1 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Provident Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $12.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Provident Bancorp's share price to reach $12.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 35.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Provident Bancorp.

News stories about PVBC stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Provident Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutProvident Bancorp.

Provident Bancorp saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 46,400 shares, a drop of 19.4% from the April 15th total of 57,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 92,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Provident Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Provident Bancorp investors own include Independent Bank (INDB), Ring Energy (REI), Ring Energy (REI), International Paper (IP), Altria Group (MO), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Shaw Communications (SJR), Southern (SO), Suncor Energy (SU) and AT&T (T).

Provident Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PVBC."

Provident Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include M3F Inc. (3.38%), BlackRock Inc. (3.15%), TCW Group Inc. (2.99%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.71%), Seidman Lawrence B (1.02%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.98%). View institutional ownership trends for Provident Bancorp.

PVBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Lynch & Associates IN, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., and UBS Group AG. View insider buying and selling activity for Provident Bancorp.

PVBC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including TCW Group Inc., M3F Inc., BlackRock Inc., Seidman Lawrence B, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Two Sigma Advisers LP, Rockland Trust Co., and Two Sigma Investments LP. View insider buying and selling activity for Provident Bancorp.

Shares of PVBC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of PVBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.88.

Provident Bancorp has a market capitalization of $172.95 million and generates $55.65 million in revenue each year.

The official website for Provident Bancorp is www.theprovidentbank.com.

Provident Bancorp's mailing address is 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA, 01913. The bank can be reached via phone at 978-834-8555.