Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors $19.36 -0.29 (-1.48%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.37 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 10/8/2025 05:03 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PFS vs. CATY, FFBC, NWBI, OCFC, RNST, STBA, TOWN, UBSI, WSFS, and FCFShould you be buying Provident Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial Services include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Renasant (RNST), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), and First Commonwealth Financial (FCF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Provident Financial Services vs. Its Competitors Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Northwest Bancshares OceanFirst Financial Renasant S&T Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares WSFS Financial First Commonwealth Financial Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, PFS or CATY? Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PFS or CATY? In the previous week, Provident Financial Services had 1 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Provident Financial Services and 4 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Provident Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.49 indicating that Provident Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Provident Financial Services 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cathay General Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend PFS or CATY? Provident Financial Services presently has a consensus price target of $22.70, suggesting a potential upside of 17.25%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $50.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.61%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Provident Financial Services is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is PFS or CATY a better dividend stock? Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Provident Financial Services pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is PFS or CATY more profitable? Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 21.44% compared to Provident Financial Services' net margin of 16.97%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.39% beat Provident Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Financial Services16.97% 8.80% 0.96% Cathay General Bancorp 21.44%10.39%1.27% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PFS or CATY? 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PFS or CATY? Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Financial Services. Provident Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathay General Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProvident Financial Services$839.40M3.01$115.53M$1.7710.94Cathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.43$285.98M$4.1411.81 SummaryCathay General Bancorp beats Provident Financial Services on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Provident Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 PFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProvident Financial ServicesFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.57B$593.02M$12.69B$22.02BDividend Yield4.79%3.17%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio10.9413.5130.2329.86Price / Sales3.012.0730.1865.92Price / Cash14.7016.1222.5724.43Price / Book0.971.082.294.64Net Income$115.53M$36.82M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.69%0.35%0.36%0.44%1 Month Performance-1.95%-0.16%0.36%3.13%1 Year Performance6.96%10.65%539.82%15.30% Provident Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFSProvident Financial Services4.0147 of 5 stars$19.36-1.5%$22.70+17.3%+8.6%$2.57B$839.40M10.941,801Analyst ForecastCATYCathay General Bancorp3.6726 of 5 stars$47.94-1.3%$50.17+4.6%+16.2%$3.36B$1.39B11.581,266Analyst ForecastFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.8002 of 5 stars$25.47-1.4%$29.40+15.4%+6.0%$2.47B$1.62B10.192,090Analyst ForecastNWBINorthwest Bancshares4.216 of 5 stars$12.43-0.7%$15.00+20.7%-3.2%$1.83B$756.21M11.102,027News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOCFCOceanFirst Financial3.8328 of 5 stars$17.58-1.9%$20.67+17.6%+4.2%$1.03B$385.13M12.47960Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastRNSTRenasant4.2995 of 5 stars$36.85-1.5%$43.00+16.7%+15.7%$3.55B$771.83M11.272,330STBAS&T Bancorp3.6442 of 5 stars$37.64-1.6%$42.00+11.6%-5.2%$1.47B$564.96M11.041,206Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank4.249 of 5 stars$34.75-2.4%$40.67+17.0%+1.9%$2.67B$1.03B15.112,720Analyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares3.7727 of 5 stars$37.24-0.3%$40.50+8.8%+3.7%$5.29B$1.63B13.162,553Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeWSFSWSFS Financial4.5502 of 5 stars$54.28-1.5%$66.25+22.1%+10.1%$3.08B$1.05B11.902,309Analyst ForecastFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial4.2017 of 5 stars$17.12-1.6%$18.90+10.4%+2.9%$1.82B$699.69M13.171,545Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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