Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:PFS Provident Financial Services (PFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $22.48 +0.28 (+1.24%) As of 10:38 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Provident Financial Services Stock (NYSE:PFS) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get PFS alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$22.23▼$22.5450-Day Range$21.95▼$25.0152-Week Range$17.70▼$25.49Volume102,916 shsAverage Volume948,508 shsMarket Capitalization$2.93 billionP/E Ratio9.37Dividend Yield4.27%Price Target$26.79Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Provident Financial Services, Inc. is the parent company of Provident Bank, a full-service community bank headquartered in New Jersey. The bank serves individuals, families, businesses, and municipal organizations through a network of banking offices and digital channels. Provident Bank offers consumer and commercial deposit products, residential and commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial lending, consumer credit, and cash-management services. It also provides wealth-management and fiduciary services, along with other financial solutions designed for small and middle-market businesses. Provident Financial Services traces its banking operations to the late 19th century. In 2024, Provident Bank completed its merger with Lakeland Bank, expanding its presence across New Jersey and into parts of eastern Pennsylvania. Anthony Labozzetta serves as president and chief executive officer of Provident Financial Services and Provident Bank.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Provident Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScorePFS MarketRank™: 4.519774011295 of 5 starsProvident Financial Services scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 239th out of 847 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.9 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingProvident Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialProvident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $26.79, representing about 20.8% upside from its current price of $22.18.Amount of Analyst CoverageProvident Financial Services has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Provident Financial Services' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.74% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Provident Financial Services are expected to grow by 5.74% in the coming year, from $2.44 to $2.58 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Provident Financial Services is 9.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.53.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Provident Financial Services is 9.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.17.Price to Book Value per Share RatioProvident Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Provident Financial Services' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.65% of the float of Provident Financial Services has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverProvident Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.07.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Provident Financial Services has recently decreased by 4.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipProvident Financial Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.37%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthProvident Financial Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Provident Financial Services is 40.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Provident Financial Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.21% next year. This indicates that Provident Financial Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Provident Financial Services' dividend. News and Social Media2.5 / 5News Sentiment1.07 News SentimentProvident Financial Services has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Provident Financial Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for PFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $1,856,284.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.02% of the stock of Provident Financial Services is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.97% 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. Receive PFS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Provident Financial Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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PFS Stock News HeadlinesAnalyzing Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) & Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ:CBNK)October 13 at 5:45 AM | americanbankingnews.comProvident Financial Services, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Conference CallOctober 2, 2026 | globenewswire.comUndiscovered Sub-$1 Gold-Silver Royalty Stock Takes FlightA small-cap gold and silver royalty company is generating record revenue from producing mines, yet shares still trade under 1 dollar. It just signed the largest transaction in its history, a new gold streaming deal backed by a strategic relationship with a major mining investment firm. A well-known sector financier has invested his own money and joins the CEO in an exclusive interview breaking down the full story.October 16 at 1:00 AM | Digest Publishing (Ad)Provident Bank Survey: 7 in 10 Americans Are Rethinking Higher Education, and Nearly 1 in 3 Are Eyeing the AlternativesSeptember 29, 2026 | globenewswire.comProvident Financial Services (PFS) Is Back In The Spotlight, But Why?September 26, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comProvident Bank Goes Live with MANTL Business and Retail Account Opening Across its 135-Branch NetworkSeptember 24, 2026 | prnewswire.comProvident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) EVP Sells 3,000 SharesSeptember 16, 2026 | insidertrades.comTop Executive Makes Notable Move With Provident Financial Services StockSeptember 15, 2026 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines PFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PFS shares performed this year? Provident Financial Services' stock was trading at $19.75 at the start of the year. Since then, PFS stock has increased by 12.3% and is now trading at $22.1820. How were Provident Financial Services' earnings last quarter? Provident Financial Services, Inc (NYSE:PFS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The savings and loans company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.04. The savings and loans company had revenue of $234.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $225.57 million. Provident Financial Services had a net margin of 22.15% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.00%. Read the conference call transcript. Is Provident Financial Services doing a stock buyback? Provident Financial Services' board approved a stock buyback program on Monday, January 26th 2026, which permits the company to repurchase $2,810,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 0.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued. Who are Provident Financial Services' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Provident Financial Services include Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.45%), Sax Wealth Advisors LLC (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher P Martin, Thomas Shara, George Lista, John Pugliese, Vito Giannola, James A Christy, Robert Mcnerney and Anthony J Labozzetta. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Provident Financial Services? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Provident Financial Services own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Provident Financial Services investors own include Bank of America (BAC), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Alibaba Group (BABA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/30/2026Record date for 8/28 Dividend8/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend8/14/2026Dividend Payable8/28/2026Today10/16/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/28/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (15m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 PFS's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. PFS has been in this zone for over 15 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNYSE:PFS CIK1178970 Webwww.provident.bank Phone(732) 590-9200Fax201-915-5480Employees1,866Year Founded1839Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Provident Financial Services$26.79 High Price Target$29.00 Low Price Target$24.00 Potential Upside/Downside+19.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.86 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.40 Trailing P/E Ratio9.39 Forward P/E Ratio9.22 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$291.16 million Net Margins22.15% Pretax Margin30.46% Return on Equity11.00% Return on Assets1.24% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.99 Current Ratio1.03 Quick Ratio1.03 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.38 billion Price / Sales2.12 Cash Flow$2.78 per share Price / Cash Flow8.10 Book Value$21.69 per share Price / Book1.04Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares130,420,000Free Float126,484,000Market Cap$2.93 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.83 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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