Provident Bancorp (PVBC) Competitors $12.86 -0.01 (-0.08%) Closing price 09/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.86 0.00 (-0.04%) As of 09/3/2025 04:04 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PVBC vs. AMAL, NBN, AMTB, OPFI, ESQ, HBT, SUPV, MCB, QD, and EQBKShould you be buying Provident Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Bancorp include Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Northeast Bancorp (NBN), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), OppFi (OPFI), Esquire Financial (ESQ), HBT Financial (HBT), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Qudian (QD), and Equity Bancshares (EQBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Provident Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Amalgamated Financial Northeast Bancorp Amerant Bancorp OppFi Esquire Financial HBT Financial Grupo Supervielle Metropolitan Bank Qudian Equity Bancshares Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) and Provident Bancorp (NASDAQ:PVBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends. Do analysts recommend AMAL or PVBC? Amalgamated Financial presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.14%. Provident Bancorp has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.80%. Given Amalgamated Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than Provident Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amalgamated Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Provident Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMAL or PVBC? Amalgamated Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Bancorp. Amalgamated Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Provident Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmalgamated Financial$320.66M2.69$106.43M$3.348.58Provident Bancorp$95.37M2.40$7.27M$0.6320.41 Which has more volatility and risk, AMAL or PVBC? Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Provident Bancorp has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMAL or PVBC more profitable? Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.60% compared to Provident Bancorp's net margin of 11.26%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 15.21% beat Provident Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amalgamated Financial23.60% 15.21% 1.31% Provident Bancorp 11.26%4.56%0.67% Does the media refer more to AMAL or PVBC? In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Provident Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 2 mentions for Provident Bancorp. Provident Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 1.14 indicating that Provident Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amalgamated Financial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Provident Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMAL or PVBC? 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.6% of Provident Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Amalgamated Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Provident Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAmalgamated Financial beats Provident Bancorp on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Provident Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PVBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PVBC 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 PVBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProvident BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$228.88M$957.45M$12.59B$9.75BDividend YieldN/A2.98%5.43%4.49%P/E Ratio20.4116.55229.6426.60Price / Sales2.402.4031.56158.37Price / Cash26.9416.8619.0628.92Price / Book0.961.132.336.56Net Income$7.27M$54.21M$1.01B$266.04M7 Day Performance-0.39%-0.73%-0.37%-0.89%1 Month Performance5.50%6.23%3.19%4.34%1 Year Performance24.01%14.98%542.31%24.06% Provident Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PVBCProvident Bancorp1.5228 of 5 stars$12.86-0.1%$12.50-2.8%+19.4%$228.88M$95.37M20.41180Positive NewsAMALAmalgamated Financial3.3459 of 5 stars$29.39-2.2%$33.00+12.3%-11.3%$904.48M$434.51M8.80380News CoveragePositive NewsNBNNortheast Bancorp3.1953 of 5 stars$109.10+0.8%$97.50-10.6%+57.3%$888.58M$183.68M10.82180Positive NewsAMTBAmerant BancorpN/A$21.20-0.4%N/AN/A$888.43M$605.50M-106.00680OPFIOppFi3.486 of 5 stars$10.00+2.2%$13.63+36.3%+113.7%$853.85M$525.96M-7.63570Positive NewsESQEsquire Financial2.053 of 5 stars$98.74-0.7%$100.50+1.8%+58.6%$849.07M$138.27M18.22110HBTHBT Financial4.1571 of 5 stars$26.32-1.0%$28.80+9.4%+16.0%$837.14M$230.41M10.88730News CoverageShort Interest ↑SUPVGrupo Supervielle4.1085 of 5 stars$8.13-10.5%$17.00+109.1%+1.4%$803.89M$2.05B12.323,456News CoverageShort Interest ↑MCBMetropolitan Bank2.8482 of 5 stars$77.44+0.7%$82.67+6.7%+55.4%$801.61M$492.21M12.55240QDQudian1.8751 of 5 stars$4.58-3.1%N/A+167.4%$796.21M$29.65M10.64940Upcoming EarningsEQBKEquity Bancshares1.7242 of 5 stars$40.86-1.1%N/AN/A$793.90M$228.94M10.14700News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amalgamated Financial Alternatives Northeast Bancorp Alternatives Amerant Bancorp Alternatives OppFi Alternatives Esquire Financial Alternatives HBT Financial Alternatives Grupo Supervielle Alternatives Metropolitan Bank Alternatives Qudian Alternatives Equity Bancshares Alternatives 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:PVBC) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredNVIDIA's Worst Nightmare?$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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