Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors $18.86 +0.35 (+1.89%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.81 -0.05 (-0.27%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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. BRKL, CATY, FFBC, NWBI, OCFC, PPBI, STBA, UBSI, WSFS, and FCFShould you be buying Provident Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial Services include Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), 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 Brookline Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Northwest Bancshares OceanFirst Financial Pacific Premier Bancorp S&T Bancorp United Bankshares WSFS Financial First Commonwealth Financial Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the media refer more to PFS or BRKL? In the previous week, Provident Financial Services had 13 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Provident Financial Services and 0 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Provident Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Brookline Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Provident Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Provident Financial Services Neutral Brookline Bancorp Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PFS or BRKL? Provident Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Provident Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProvident Financial Services$789.01M3.12$115.53M$1.1116.99Brookline Bancorp$654.14M1.54$68.71M$0.8213.79 Is PFS or BRKL more profitable? Provident Financial Services has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 11.22%. Provident Financial Services' return on equity of 6.38% beat Brookline Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Financial Services11.45% 6.38% 0.69% Brookline Bancorp 11.22%6.32%0.66% Do insiders & institutionals believe in PFS or BRKL? 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PFS or BRKL a better dividend stock? Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Provident Financial Services pays out 86.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookline Bancorp pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has more risk and volatility, PFS or BRKL? Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PFS or BRKL? Provident Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $23.60, indicating a potential upside of 25.13%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 34.84%. Given Brookline Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Provident Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryProvident Financial Services beats Brookline Bancorp on 14 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PFS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$2.46B$626.32M$12.07B$20.63BDividend Yield5.31%3.33%5.57%3.75%P/E Ratio16.9910.2920.0628.08Price / Sales3.121.9725.6254.17Price / Cash13.8515.0821.5022.31Price / Book0.951.032.284.59Net Income$115.53M$33.50M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance6.16%3.26%2.20%2.78%1 Month Performance13.82%5.26%4.45%5.41%1 Year Performance29.71%18.22%540.86%14.61% Provident Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFSProvident Financial Services4.3265 of 5 stars$18.86+1.9%$23.60+25.1%+29.8%$2.46B$789.01M16.991,801Analyst RevisionBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.3841 of 5 stars$10.55-0.7%$15.25+44.5%+32.7%$946.30M$359.12M12.87850CATYCathay General Bancorp3.9304 of 5 stars$45.53-0.3%$50.17+10.2%+31.2%$3.19B$742.38M11.501,266Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5211 of 5 stars$24.26-0.4%$28.75+18.5%+18.4%$2.32B$840.71M10.072,090NWBINorthwest Bancshares3.2648 of 5 stars$12.78-0.4%$15.00+17.4%+15.1%$1.63B$545.45M14.202,027Negative NewsAnalyst RevisionOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.3405 of 5 stars$17.61-0.6%$20.67+17.4%+20.8%$1.03B$692.36M11.51960News CoverageAnalyst RevisionPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7328 of 5 stars$21.09+0.1%$27.25+29.2%+3.0%$2.05B$905.41M13.881,325STBAS&T Bancorp3.2846 of 5 stars$37.82-0.5%$41.67+10.2%+21.3%$1.45B$564.96M10.901,206Analyst RevisionUBSIUnited Bankshares3.2271 of 5 stars$36.43flat$40.63+11.5%+20.4%$5.18B$1.07B13.542,553Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionWSFSWSFS Financial4.2401 of 5 stars$55.00-0.1%$62.75+14.1%+27.0%$3.12B$1.40B12.362,309News CoverageAnalyst RevisionFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.4233 of 5 stars$16.24-0.7%$18.92+16.5%+24.8%$1.70B$699.69M12.121,545Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookline Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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