Question 1

Do analysts recommend PFS or CATY?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services presently has a consensus price target of $26.79, indicating a potential upside of 18.18%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $62.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.77%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Question 2

Is PFS or CATY a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Provident Financial Services pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 29.7% 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.

Question 3

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PFS or CATY?

Accepted Answer

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Provident Financial Services $907.32M 3.26 $291.16M $2.40 9.44 Cathay General Bancorp $1.38B 2.95 $315.12M $5.12 11.95

Question 4

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PFS or CATY?

Accepted Answer

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. 3.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Question 5

Is PFS or CATY more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 24.66% compared to Provident Financial Services' net margin of 22.15%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.71% beat Provident Financial Services' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Financial Services 22.15% 11.00% 1.24% Cathay General Bancorp 24.66% 11.71% 1.43%

Question 6

Which has more risk and volatility, PFS or CATY?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 7

Does the media refer more to PFS or CATY?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Provident Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 2 mentions for Provident Financial Services. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Provident Financial Services' score of 0.51 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Provident Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 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) Positive

Question 8

Do analysts rate FFBC or PFS?

Accepted Answer

First Financial Bancorp. presently has a consensus target price of $33.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.52%. Provident Financial Services has a consensus target price of $26.79, indicating a potential upside of 18.18%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Provident Financial Services is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp.. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Financial Bancorp. 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Question 9

Is FFBC or PFS a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Provident Financial Services pays out 40.0% 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. First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Question 10

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FFBC or PFS?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Financial Bancorp.. Provident Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Bancorp., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio First Financial Bancorp. $1.26B 2.63 $255.60M $2.83 11.17 Provident Financial Services $907.32M 3.26 $291.16M $2.40 9.44

Question 11

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FFBC or PFS?

Accepted Answer

77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 12

Is FFBC or PFS more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has a net margin of 22.15% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.77%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.13% beat Provident Financial Services' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Financial Bancorp. 20.77% 11.13% 1.49% Provident Financial Services 22.15% 11.00% 1.24%

Question 13

Which has more volatility and risk, FFBC or PFS?

Accepted Answer

First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 14

Does the media refer more to FFBC or PFS?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 2 more articles in the media than Provident Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 2 mentions for Provident Financial Services. Provident Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.13 indicating that Provident Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Financial Bancorp. 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Provident Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 15

Do analysts rate PFS or HOPE?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services presently has a consensus price target of $26.79, suggesting a potential upside of 18.18%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.93%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Provident Financial Services is more favorable than Hope Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Hope Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Question 16

Is PFS or HOPE a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Provident Financial Services pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 56.0% 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. Provident Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Question 17

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PFS or HOPE?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Hope Bancorp. Provident Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hope Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Provident Financial Services $907.32M 3.26 $291.16M $2.40 9.44 Hope Bancorp $576.54M 3.04 $61.59M $1.00 13.73

Question 18

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PFS or HOPE?

Accepted Answer

72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Question 19

Is PFS or HOPE more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has a net margin of 22.15% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 12.53%. Provident Financial Services' return on equity of 11.00% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Financial Services 22.15% 11.00% 1.24% Hope Bancorp 12.53% 5.71% 0.70%

Question 20

Which has more volatility & risk, PFS or HOPE?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 21

Does the media prefer PFS or HOPE?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Provident Financial Services and Provident Financial Services both had 2 articles in the media. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Provident Financial Services' score of 0.51 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Provident Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hope Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 22

Do analysts prefer NWBI or PFS?

Accepted Answer

Northwest Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $15.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.26%. Provident Financial Services has a consensus target price of $26.79, indicating a potential upside of 18.18%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Provident Financial Services is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northwest Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Question 23

Is NWBI or PFS a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Northwest Bancshares pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Provident Financial Services pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Question 24

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NWBI or PFS?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Northwest Bancshares. Provident Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Northwest Bancshares $878.94M 2.53 $126.01M $1.03 14.71 Provident Financial Services $907.32M 3.26 $291.16M $2.40 9.44

Question 25

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NWBI or PFS?

Accepted Answer

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 26

Is NWBI or PFS more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has a net margin of 22.15% compared to Northwest Bancshares' net margin of 16.26%. Provident Financial Services' return on equity of 11.00% beat Northwest Bancshares' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northwest Bancshares 16.26% 10.25% 1.15% Provident Financial Services 22.15% 11.00% 1.24%

Question 27

Which has more risk & volatility, NWBI or PFS?

Accepted Answer

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 28

Does the media favor NWBI or PFS?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Provident Financial Services had 2 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Provident Financial Services and 0 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Provident Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Northwest Bancshares' score of 0.15 indicating that Provident Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Northwest Bancshares Neutral Provident Financial Services Positive

Question 29

Do analysts prefer PFS or STBA?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $26.79, suggesting a potential upside of 18.18%. S&T Bancorp has a consensus target price of $51.60, suggesting a potential upside of 4.10%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Provident Financial Services is more favorable than S&T Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 S&T Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57

Question 30

Is PFS or STBA a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Provident Financial Services pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&T Bancorp pays out 39.4% 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. S&T Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Question 31

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PFS or STBA?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than S&T Bancorp. Provident Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&T Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Provident Financial Services $907.32M 3.26 $291.16M $2.40 9.44 S&T Bancorp $415.61M 4.21 $134.23M $3.76 13.18

Question 32

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PFS or STBA?

Accepted Answer

72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Question 33

Is PFS or STBA more profitable?

Accepted Answer

S&T Bancorp has a net margin of 24.51% compared to Provident Financial Services' net margin of 22.15%. Provident Financial Services' return on equity of 11.00% beat S&T Bancorp's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Financial Services 22.15% 11.00% 1.24% S&T Bancorp 24.51% 9.74% 1.42%

Question 34

Which has more risk & volatility, PFS or STBA?

Accepted Answer

Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 35

Does the media refer more to PFS or STBA?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, S&T Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Provident Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for S&T Bancorp and 2 mentions for Provident Financial Services. S&T Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Provident Financial Services' score of 0.51 indicating that S&T Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Provident Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive S&T Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Metric	Provident Financial Services	Banks Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$2.96B	$23.09B	$13.54B	$22.84B
Dividend Yield	4.19%	3.09%	5.96%	3.63%
P/E Ratio	9.44	26.87	24.94	27.96
Price / Sales	3.26	9.66	511.76	84.71
Price / Cash	8.35	15.44	46.12	38.68
Price / Book	1.04	1.35	2.70	4.64
Net Income	$291.16M	$2.58B	$1.32B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-2.19%	-1.15%	-0.64%	-1.81%
1 Month Performance	-3.90%	-1.02%	-1.75%	-5.22%
1 Year Performance	15.77%	21.47%	8.66%	6.86%

Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PFS Provident Financial Services	4.5553 of 5 stars	$22.67 +1.1%	$26.79 +18.2%	+14.3%	$2.96B	$907.32M	9.44	1,866
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	2.7935 of 5 stars	$62.42 +0.7%	$62.25 -0.3%	+24.7%	$4.14B	$1.38B	12.19	1,268
FFBC First Financial Bancorp.	2.948 of 5 stars	$32.74 +0.7%	$33.67 +2.8%	+20.9%	$3.41B	$1.26B	11.57	2,199	News Coverage
HOPE Hope Bancorp	4.4548 of 5 stars	$14.05 +0.8%	$15.50 +10.3%	+26.2%	$1.78B	$967.63M	14.05	1,434	Positive News
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	2.4649 of 5 stars	$15.55 +0.4%	$15.80 +1.6%	+21.1%	$2.27B	$878.94M	15.10	2,233	News Coverage Positive News

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