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Provident Bancorp (PVBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$10.92 -0.50 (-4.34%)
As of 02:35 PM Eastern
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About Provident Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:PVBC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$10.63
$11.25
50-Day Range
$11.28
$12.74
52-Week Range
$7.36
$12.96
Volume
42,707 shs
Average Volume
25,119 shs
Market Capitalization
$193.68 million
P/E Ratio
25.40
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$12.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Provident Bancorp, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that was formed in 2019 to be the successor corporation to Provident Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, and the holding company for The Provident Bank. The Provident Bank, a subsidiary of Provident Bancorp, Inc. is an innovative, commercial bank that finds solutions for its business and private clients.

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Provident Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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36th Percentile Overall Score

PVBC MarketRank™: 

Provident Bancorp scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 836th out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Provident Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Provident Bancorp has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Provident Bancorp's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Provident Bancorp is 24.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.22.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Provident Bancorp is 24.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.40.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Provident Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Provident Bancorp's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.59% of the float of Provident Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Provident Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Provident Bancorp has recently decreased by 8.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Provident Bancorp does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Provident Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Provident Bancorp is 9.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Provident Bancorp's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.59% of the float of Provident Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Provident Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Provident Bancorp has recently decreased by 8.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Provident Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Provident Bancorp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Provident Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Provident Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.88% of the stock of Provident Bancorp is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    74.61% of the stock of Provident Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Provident Bancorp's insider trading history.
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PVBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Provident Bancorp's stock was trading at $11.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PVBC shares have decreased by 6.1% and is now trading at $10.70.
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Provident Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PVBC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.24. Provident Bancorp had a net margin of 7.62% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.22%.

Shares of PVBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Provident Bancorp investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Broadcom (AVGO) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/23/2025
Today
4/04/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Savings institutions, except federal
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PVBC
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$12.00
High Stock Price Target
$12.00
Low Stock Price Target
$12.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
24.67
Forward P/E Ratio
24.67
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$7.27 million
Pretax Margin
7.23%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$55.27 million
Cash Flow
$0.59 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.99
Book Value
$12.55 per share
Price / Book
0.85

Miscellaneous

Free Float
17,042,000
Market Cap
$188.12 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.30
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This page (NASDAQ:PVBC) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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