Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:PVBC Provident Bancorp (PVBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $12.87 -0.04 (-0.30%) As of 02:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Provident Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:PVBC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Provident Bancorp alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$12.79▼$12.9550-Day Range$11.81▼$12.9552-Week Range$10.09▼$13.02Volume13,045 shsAverage Volume84,613 shsMarket Capitalization$228.90 millionP/E Ratio20.44Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$12.50Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Provident Bancorp, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that was formed in 2019 to be the successor corporation to Provident Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, and the holding company for The Provident Bank. The Provident Bank, a subsidiary of Provident Bancorp, Inc. is an innovative, commercial bank that finds solutions for its business and private clients. Read More Provident Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks25th Percentile Overall ScorePVBC MarketRank™: Provident Bancorp scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 862nd out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingProvident Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageProvident Bancorp has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Provident Bancorp's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Provident Bancorp is 20.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.62.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Provident Bancorp is 20.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.41.Price to Book Value per Share RatioProvident Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Provident Bancorp's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.78% of the float of Provident Bancorp has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverProvident Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Provident Bancorp has recently increased by 14.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldProvident Bancorp does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthProvident Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Provident Bancorp is 6.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Provident Bancorp's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.78% of the float of Provident Bancorp has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverProvident Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Provident Bancorp has recently increased by 14.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentProvident Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.17 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Provident Bancorp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Provident Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.64% of the stock of Provident Bancorp is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions74.61% of the stock of Provident Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Provident Bancorp's insider trading history. Receive PVBC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Provident Bancorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit 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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Provident Bancorp's stock was trading at $11.40 at the start of the year. Since then, PVBC stock has increased by 13.4% and is now trading at $12.93. How were Provident Bancorp's earnings last quarter? Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PVBC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 24th. The bank reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.05. The bank earned $15.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15 million. Provident Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.56% and a net margin of 11.26%. Who are Provident Bancorp's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Provident Bancorp include Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.99%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.21%), GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. (1.12%) and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ (1.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Carol L Houle, Laurie H Knapp, Dennis Pollack, Kenneth R Fisher and Kathleen Chase Curran. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Provident Bancorp? Shares of PVBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Provident Bancorp own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Provident Bancorp investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Broadcom (AVGO) and Tesla (TSLA). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/24/2025Today8/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/23/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry BANKS - NORTHEAST Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNASDAQ:PVBC CIK1635840 Webwww.theprovidentbank.com Phone978-834-8555FaxN/AEmployees180Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Provident Bancorp$12.50 High Price Target$12.50 Low Price Target$12.50 Potential Upside/Downside-2.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.63 Trailing P/E Ratio20.44 Forward P/E Ratio29.93 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$7.27 million Net Margins11.26% Pretax Margin15.04% Return on Equity4.56% Return on Assets0.67% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.04 Current Ratio1.11 Quick Ratio1.11 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$57.76 million Price / Sales3.96 Cash Flow$0.48 per share Price / Cash Flow27.07 Book Value$13.35 per share Price / Book0.96Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares17,784,000Free Float16,959,000Market Cap$228.90 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.32 The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy stocks are roaring. 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