Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors $18.62 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.62 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 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 Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) and Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Is BRKL or PFS 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 Brookline Bancorp11.22% 6.32% 0.66% Provident Financial Services 11.45%6.38%0.69% Do analysts prefer BRKL or PFS? Brookline Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.51%. Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $23.60, suggesting a potential upside of 26.75%. Given Brookline Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Provident Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BRKL or PFS? 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BRKL or PFS? 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 RatioBrookline Bancorp$654.14M1.51$68.71M$0.8213.52Provident Financial Services$1.14B2.13$115.53M$1.1116.77 Does the media favor BRKL or PFS? In the previous week, Provident Financial Services had 3 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Provident Financial Services and 2 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Provident Financial Services' score of 1.00 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookline Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Provident Financial Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, BRKL or PFS? Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BRKL or PFS a better dividend stock? Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Brookline Bancorp pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. SummaryProvident Financial Services beats Brookline Bancorp on 13 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$2.43B$627.45M$12.11B$20.85BDividend Yield5.16%3.34%5.56%3.65%P/E Ratio16.7710.0718.3726.34Price / Sales2.131.7626.0759.22Price / Cash13.9315.2221.6822.29Price / Book0.931.022.314.66Net Income$115.53M$33.50M$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance0.38%0.65%0.42%-0.29%1 Month Performance15.26%5.62%4.37%4.91%1 Year Performance5.62%9.89%541.75%10.53% Provident Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFSProvident Financial Services4.2448 of 5 stars$18.62flat$23.60+26.7%+3.7%$2.43B$1.14B16.771,801News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.8676 of 5 stars$11.20+1.8%$15.25+36.2%+7.5%$998.03M$654.14M13.66850Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.1737 of 5 stars$49.26+2.4%$50.17+1.8%+12.9%$3.45B$1.39B12.441,266News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5695 of 5 stars$25.78+1.3%$28.75+11.5%-5.4%$2.47B$1.62B10.702,090Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.5952 of 5 stars$13.53+1.0%$15.00+10.9%-0.1%$1.73B$756.21M15.032,027Positive NewsOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.4118 of 5 stars$18.79+1.3%$20.67+10.0%+1.3%$1.10B$379.09M12.28960News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.8203 of 5 stars$22.56+0.9%$27.25+20.8%-19.9%$2.19B$541.46M14.841,325News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSTBAS&T Bancorp2.8901 of 5 stars$39.67+1.2%$41.67+5.0%-1.4%$1.52B$381.33M11.431,206News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares2.9731 of 5 stars$37.95+1.0%$40.63+7.0%-0.5%$5.39B$1.63B14.112,553News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWSFSWSFS Financial3.4638 of 5 stars$58.98+1.3%$62.75+6.4%+5.1%$3.35B$1.05B13.252,309News CoverageUpcoming EarningsFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.9068 of 5 stars$17.16+1.0%$18.92+10.2%+1.7%$1.80B$479.86M12.811,545Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookline Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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