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Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors

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PFS vs. BRKL, CATY, FFBC, NWBI, OCFC, PPBI, STBA, UBSI, WSFS, and FCF

Should 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 (NASDAQ:BRKL) and Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Provident Financial Services had 2 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Provident Financial Services and 3 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Provident Financial Services' score of -0.53 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Provident Financial Services
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative

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 Ratio
Brookline Bancorp$654.14M1.53$68.71M$0.8213.69
Provident Financial Services$1.14B2.15$115.53M$1.1116.94

Brookline Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.86%. Provident Financial Services has a consensus target price of $23.60, indicating a potential upside of 25.50%. Given Brookline Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities 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)
3.00
Provident Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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.

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%

Summary

Provident Financial Services beats Brookline Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PFS vs. The Competition

MetricProvident Financial ServicesFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.45B$622.81M$12.06B$20.57B
Dividend Yield5.13%3.31%5.55%3.74%
P/E Ratio16.9410.2320.0728.09
Price / Sales2.151.9825.4341.77
Price / Cash14.0115.1921.4522.25
Price / Book0.941.032.294.62
Net Income$115.53M$33.50M$990.08M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-0.29%-0.28%0.14%3.27%
1 Month Performance10.07%3.01%3.05%4.37%
1 Year Performance24.58%17.20%540.30%15.03%

Provident Financial Services Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PFS
Provident Financial Services
4.1519 of 5 stars
$18.77
+0.1%
$23.60
+25.8%
+27.7%$2.45B$1.14B16.941,801
BRKL
Brookline Bancorp
4.5748 of 5 stars
$11.09
-1.9%
$15.25
+37.5%
+30.8%$1.01B$654.14M13.52850News Coverage
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.7779 of 5 stars
$47.31
-1.4%
$50.17
+6.0%
+30.7%$3.36B$1.39B11.951,266
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5197 of 5 stars
$25.49
-1.4%
$28.75
+12.8%
+16.3%$2.48B$1.62B10.582,090
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
3.5461 of 5 stars
$13.33
-1.2%
$15.00
+12.5%
+17.1%$1.72B$756.21M14.812,027News Coverage
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
3.7601 of 5 stars
$18.49
-1.5%
$20.67
+11.8%
+20.2%$1.10B$692.36M12.09960
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7953 of 5 stars
$22.76
-1.5%
$27.25
+19.7%
+2.4%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325Positive News
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.2321 of 5 stars
$39.46
-1.0%
$41.67
+5.6%
+19.3%$1.53B$564.96M11.371,206
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.0269 of 5 stars
$37.78
-1.6%
$40.63
+7.5%
+19.1%$5.46B$1.63B14.042,553Positive News
WSFS
WSFS Financial
4.2261 of 5 stars
$58.17
-1.5%
$62.75
+7.9%
+26.0%$3.35B$1.40B13.072,309News Coverage
Positive News
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
3.3453 of 5 stars
$16.95
-1.8%
$18.92
+11.6%
+21.3%$1.81B$699.69M12.651,545News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:PFS) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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