Provident Financial Services Stock Forecast, Price & News

Provident Financial Services' stock was trading at $16.28 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PFS shares have decreased by 15.4% and is now trading at $13.77.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Provident Financial Services in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Provident Financial Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 30th 2020.
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Provident Financial Services will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, October 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The savings and loans company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.07. The savings and loans company had revenue of $84.19 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $86.27 million. Provident Financial Services had a return on equity of 6.15% and a net margin of 20.60%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.38 earnings per share.
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Provident Financial Services declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Friday, August 28th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.68%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 13th.
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4 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Provident Financial Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $15.00. On average, they anticipate Provident Financial Services' stock price to reach $15.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.9% from the stock's current price.
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Provident Financial Services saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 998,000 shares, a decrease of 14.0% from the September 15th total of 1,160,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 387,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.6 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company's stock are short sold.
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Provident Financial Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PFS."

Provident Financial Services' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.63%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.17%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.10%), CWM LLC (0.09%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.05%) and Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own Provident Financial Services stock include Brian Giovinazzi, Carlos Hernandez, Frank L Fekete, James P Dunigan, John R Kamin, Matthew K Harding, Ursuline F Foley and Walter Sierotko.
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PFS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., CWM LLC, and Assenagon Asset Management S.A..
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PFS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought Provident Financial Services stock in the last two years include James P Dunigan, Matthew K Harding, Ursuline F Foley, and Walter Sierotko.
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Shares of PFS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of PFS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.77.

Provident Financial Services has a market capitalization of $907.03 million and generates $435.26 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $112.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.74 on an earnings per share basis. Provident Financial Services employs 1,015 workers across the globe.

The official website for Provident Financial Services is www.provident.bank.

Provident Financial Services' mailing address is 239 Washington Street, JERSEY CITY NJ, 07302. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 732-590-9200 or via email at [email protected]