Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors $18.55 -0.24 (-1.28%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.54 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 07/11/2025 04:13 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Which has higher 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$1.14B2.12$115.53M$1.1116.71Brookline Bancorp$654.14M1.50$68.71M$0.8213.41 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 5.2%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PFS or BRKL? 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held 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. Which has more risk & volatility, PFS or BRKL? Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PFS or BRKL? Provident Financial Services presently has a consensus price target of $23.60, indicating a potential upside of 27.22%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 38.64%. Given Brookline Bancorp's higher possible 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 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% Does the media favor PFS or BRKL? In the previous week, Brookline Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Provident Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brookline Bancorp and 1 mentions for Provident Financial Services. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Provident Financial Services' score of -0.84 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Provident Financial Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative 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 SummaryProvident Financial Services beats Brookline Bancorp on 12 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$2.45B$632.94M$12.07B$20.79BDividend Yield5.11%3.31%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio16.7110.1620.0427.89Price / Sales2.121.7625.5142.50Price / Cash14.0515.2521.6422.63Price / Book0.931.022.284.57Net Income$115.53M$33.50M$992.82M$988.81M7 Day Performance-1.64%-0.71%-0.23%0.20%1 Month Performance9.50%2.94%2.76%3.93%1 Year Performance15.43%13.28%536.06%10.27% Provident Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFSProvident Financial Services3.8615 of 5 stars$18.55-1.3%$23.60+27.2%+16.3%$2.45B$1.14B16.711,801BRKLBrookline Bancorp4.8242 of 5 stars$11.09-1.9%$15.25+37.5%+18.3%$1.01B$654.14M13.52850CATYCathay General Bancorp4.0881 of 5 stars$47.31-1.4%$50.17+6.0%+21.9%$3.36B$1.39B11.951,266FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5652 of 5 stars$25.49-1.4%$28.75+12.8%+9.0%$2.48B$1.62B10.582,090Analyst DowngradeNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.5146 of 5 stars$13.33-1.2%$15.00+12.5%+9.7%$1.72B$756.21M14.812,027News CoverageOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.315 of 5 stars$18.49-1.5%$20.67+11.8%+8.9%$1.10B$692.36M12.09960PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7735 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-9.6%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325STBAS&T Bancorp2.6408 of 5 stars$39.46-1.0%$41.67+5.6%+10.5%$1.53B$564.96M11.371,206Analyst DowngradeUBSIUnited Bankshares2.7426 of 5 stars$37.78-1.6%$40.63+7.5%+10.2%$5.46B$1.63B14.042,553Positive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial3.4992 of 5 stars$58.17-1.5%$62.75+7.9%+19.1%$3.35B$1.40B13.072,309News CoveragePositive NewsFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.6968 of 5 stars$16.95-1.8%$18.92+11.6%+13.5%$1.81B$699.69M12.651,545 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookline Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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