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Provident Financial Services (PFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$18.21 +0.31 (+1.73%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$18.22 +0.01 (+0.05%)
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About Provident Financial Services Stock (NYSE:PFS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$17.86
$18.30
50-Day Range
$15.98
$19.29
52-Week Range
$14.34
$22.24
Volume
472,729 shs
Average Volume
649,155 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.38 billion
P/E Ratio
10.29
Dividend Yield
5.27%
Price Target
$22.70
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Provident Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

PFS MarketRank™: 

Provident Financial Services scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 312th out of 921 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Provident Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Provident Financial Services has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Provident Financial Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Provident Financial Services are expected to grow by 5.61% in the coming year, from $2.14 to $2.26 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Provident Financial Services is 10.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Provident Financial Services is 10.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.32.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Provident Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.40% of the outstanding shares of Provident Financial Services have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Provident Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Provident Financial Services has recently decreased by 15.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Provident Financial Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Provident Financial Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Provident Financial Services is 54.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Provident Financial Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.48% next year. This indicates that Provident Financial Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Provident Financial Services' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.40% of the outstanding shares of Provident Financial Services have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Provident Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Provident Financial Services has recently decreased by 15.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Provident Financial Services has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Provident Financial Services this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for PFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Provident Financial Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Provident Financial Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $950,253.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.10% of the stock of Provident Financial Services is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.97% of the stock of Provident Financial Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Provident Financial Services' insider trading history.
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PFS Stock News Headlines

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PFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Provident Financial Services' stock was trading at $18.87 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PFS stock has decreased by 3.5% and is now trading at $18.21.

Provident Financial Services, Inc (NYSE:PFS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.05. The savings and loans company earned $214.17 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $213.39 million. Provident Financial Services had a net margin of 16.97% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.80%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Provident Financial Services include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.35%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.07%), Simon Quick Advisors LLC (0.46%) and Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher P Martin, Vito Giannola, Frank L Fekete, Matthew K Harding, James P Dunigan, James A Christy, Walter Sierotko, George Lista, Robert Mcnerney and Anthony J Labozzetta.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of PFS 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Provident Financial Services investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/30 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
5/30/2025
Last Earnings
7/24/2025
Today
8/11/2025
Record date for 8/29 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
8/15/2025
Dividend Payable
8/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - SVGS & LOAN
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:PFS
CIK
1178970
Employees
1,801
Year Founded
1839

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$24.00
Low Price Target
$21.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.77
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.29
Forward P/E Ratio
8.51
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$115.53 million
Net Margins
16.97%
Pretax Margin
23.67%
Return on Equity
8.80%
Return on Assets
0.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.04
Current Ratio
1.03
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$839.40 million
Price / Sales
2.83
Cash Flow
$1.34 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.61
Book Value
$19.93 per share
Price / Book
0.91

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
130,501,000
Free Float
126,575,000
Market Cap
$2.38 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.89

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This page (NYSE:PFS) was last updated on 8/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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