Provident Bancorp (PVBC) Competitors $12.65 -0.05 (-0.39%) Closing price 09/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.65 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/24/2025 04:18 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. HIVE, AMTB, AMAL, DEFT, ESQ, MCB, HBT, EQBK, MCBS, and NBBKShould you be buying Provident Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Bancorp include HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), DeFi Technologies (DEFT), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), HBT Financial (HBT), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), and NB Bancorp (NBBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Provident Bancorp vs. Its Competitors HIVE Digital Technologies Amerant Bancorp Amalgamated Financial DeFi Technologies Esquire Financial Metropolitan Bank HBT Financial Equity Bancshares MetroCity Bankshares NB Bancorp HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) and Provident Bancorp (NASDAQ:PVBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Do institutionals and insiders believe in HIVE or PVBC? 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.6% of Provident Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Provident Bancorp shares are held 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. Do analysts recommend HIVE or PVBC? HIVE Digital Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $6.93, indicating a potential upside of 71.08%. Provident Bancorp has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.19%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Provident Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HIVE Digital Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Provident Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk and volatility, HIVE or PVBC? HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.45, indicating that its stock price is 245% more 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. Which has better valuation and earnings, HIVE or PVBC? Provident Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies 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 RatioHIVE Digital Technologies$115.28M8.19-$3M-$0.20-20.25Provident Bancorp$95.37M2.36$7.27M$0.6320.08 Is HIVE or PVBC more profitable? Provident Bancorp has a net margin of 11.26% compared to HIVE Digital Technologies' net margin of -17.47%. Provident Bancorp's return on equity of 4.56% beat HIVE Digital Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HIVE Digital Technologies-17.47% -17.39% -15.19% Provident Bancorp 11.26%4.56%0.67% Does the media favor HIVE or PVBC? In the previous week, HIVE Digital Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Provident Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for HIVE Digital Technologies and 2 mentions for Provident Bancorp. Provident Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat HIVE Digital Technologies' score of 0.47 indicating that Provident Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HIVE Digital Technologies 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Provident Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHIVE Digital Technologies and Provident Bancorp tied by winning 8 of the 16 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. 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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$225.86M$942.80M$12.78B$10.42BDividend YieldN/A3.03%5.44%4.61%P/E Ratio20.0817.12239.3026.42Price / Sales2.362.3431.66127.79Price / Cash26.5855.0222.7761.52Price / Book0.971.152.306.39Net Income$7.27M$54.35M$1.01B$271.13M7 Day Performance-2.09%-1.79%-0.42%0.93%1 Month Performance-1.25%0.40%1.91%7.52%1 Year Performance18.22%13.59%540.59%30.06% Provident Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PVBCProvident Bancorp1.5858 of 5 stars$12.65-0.4%$12.50-1.2%+18.0%$225.86M$95.37M20.08180HIVEHIVE Digital Technologies2.7295 of 5 stars$3.96+3.9%$6.93+75.0%+19.8%$883.06M$115.28M-19.8020Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMTBAmerant BancorpN/A$20.84-1.1%N/AN/A$879.66M$605.50M-104.20680AMALAmalgamated Financial3.043 of 5 stars$28.19-1.2%$33.00+17.1%-11.2%$858.71M$320.66M8.44380DEFTDeFi Technologies2.9407 of 5 stars$2.60+6.1%$6.25+140.4%N/A$829.33M$40.30M28.8920News CoverageOptions VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeESQEsquire Financial1.7926 of 5 stars$97.71+0.7%$100.50+2.9%+65.0%$828.50M$134.57M18.03110MCBMetropolitan Bank2.9716 of 5 stars$78.87+1.8%$82.67+4.8%+48.1%$807.11M$289.38M12.78240Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHBTHBT Financial4.1756 of 5 stars$25.48-0.2%$28.80+13.0%+12.1%$804.07M$230.41M10.53730EQBKEquity Bancshares1.5579 of 5 stars$40.93-1.6%N/AN/A$799.66M$228.94M10.16700News CoverageMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.5437 of 5 stars$29.06+0.2%$34.00+17.0%-3.9%$742.13M$144.66M11.35220Positive NewsNBBKNB Bancorp3.0939 of 5 stars$18.60+0.5%$20.00+7.5%-1.6%$736.79M$304.05M13.98342News CoverageAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HIVE Digital Technologies Alternatives Amerant Bancorp Alternatives Amalgamated Financial Alternatives DeFi Technologies Alternatives Esquire Financial Alternatives Metropolitan Bank Alternatives HBT Financial Alternatives Equity Bancshares Alternatives MetroCity Bankshares Alternatives NB Bancorp 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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