Provident Financial (PROV) Competitors $16.20 -0.12 (-0.74%) (As of 12:48 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PROV vs. HBCP, WSBF, HMST, FFNW, ESSA, TBNK, ROMA, MTG, RDN, and SMPLShould you be buying Provident Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial include Home Bancorp (HBCP), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), HomeStreet (HMST), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), Territorial Bancorp (TBNK), Roma Green Finance (ROMA), MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), and Simply Good Foods (SMPL). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Provident Financial vs. Home Bancorp Waterstone Financial HomeStreet First Financial Northwest ESSA Bancorp Territorial Bancorp Roma Green Finance MGIC Investment Radian Group Simply Good Foods Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) and Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking. Is PROV or HBCP more profitable? Home Bancorp has a net margin of 18.55% compared to Provident Financial's net margin of 12.58%. Home Bancorp's return on equity of 9.58% beat Provident Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Financial12.58% 5.78% 0.58% Home Bancorp 18.55%9.58%1.07% Does the MarketBeat Community favor PROV or HBCP? Home Bancorp received 19 more outperform votes than Provident Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.06% of users gave Home Bancorp an outperform vote while only 44.05% of users gave Provident Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProvident FinancialOutperform Votes23344.05% Underperform Votes29655.95% Home BancorpOutperform Votes25258.06% Underperform Votes18241.94% Is PROV or HBCP a better dividend stock? Provident Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Home Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Provident Financial pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Bancorp pays out 23.1% 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. Does the media favor PROV or HBCP? In the previous week, Provident Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Home Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Provident Financial and 0 mentions for Home Bancorp. Provident Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Home Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Provident Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Provident Financial Neutral Home Bancorp Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PROV or HBCP? 71.3% of Provident Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Home Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Provident Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Home Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PROV or HBCP? Home Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Financial. Home Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Provident Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProvident Financial$38.49M2.86$7.35M$1.0914.91Home Bancorp$132.43M2.82$40.24M$4.5110.27 Which has more risk and volatility, PROV or HBCP? Provident Financial has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Bancorp has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PROV or HBCP? Provident Financial presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.54%. Home Bancorp has a consensus price target of $49.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.19%. Given Home Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Home Bancorp is more favorable than Provident Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Provident Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Home Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryHome Bancorp beats Provident Financial on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Prosper Trading AcademyA.I. Trading System Helps Some Traders Pocket $1,100 per DAY!What if I told you 60 seconds a day could completely change your life? This AI-powered trading system finds high-probability option trades in less than 60 seconds a dayClick HERE to access this powerful AI Trading System Get Provident Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PROV 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 PROV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProvident FinancialFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$109.90M$2.78B$11.45B$9.21BDividend Yield3.41%3.26%5.72%4.30%P/E Ratio14.9115.3025.0517.17Price / Sales2.863.8927.23121.16Price / Cash10.6819.3918.5237.84Price / Book0.861.002.614.79Net Income$7.35M$358.89M$1.04B$225.43M7 Day Performance-1.52%-2.01%-2.25%-0.12%1 Month Performance3.37%-1.65%-3.56%1.56%1 Year Performance26.07%9.31%11.10%16.07% Provident Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PROVProvident Financial4.2745 of 5 stars$16.20-0.7%$16.00-1.2%+26.6%$109.56M$38.49M14.86160HBCPHome Bancorp2.4556 of 5 stars$49.44+0.1%$49.17-0.6%+8.4%$399.28M$132.43M10.95440Positive NewsWSBFWaterstone Financial3.5694 of 5 stars$14.75-0.3%N/A-4.9%$285.75M$128.90M20.27698Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHMSTHomeStreet3.3065 of 5 stars$11.59+2.1%$13.33+15.0%+10.5%$218.56M$139.80M-8.90849FFNWFirst Financial Northwest1.3354 of 5 stars$22.14+0.3%$23.00+3.9%+54.1%$204.35M$38.37M200.64140ESSAESSA Bancorp1.7751 of 5 stars$20.08+0.6%N/A-2.5%$203.45M$66.05M11.30250TBNKTerritorial Bancorp0.5312 of 5 stars$10.60-0.1%$9.89-6.7%-10.1%$93.62M$36.37M-40.81232Analyst ForecastPositive NewsROMARoma Green FinanceN/A$0.81-4.6%N/AN/A$8.44M$1.27M0.0016Gap DownMTGMGIC Investment2.5834 of 5 stars$24.78+0.9%$26.00+4.9%+21.7%$6.28B$1.19B8.64680Positive NewsRDNRadian Group2.7127 of 5 stars$33.80+0.8%$36.10+6.8%+10.9%$5.03B$1.30B8.691,100Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.4255 of 5 stars$40.10+1.1%$40.22+0.3%-3.3%$4.02B$1.33B28.75260Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HBCP Competitors WSBF Competitors HMST Competitors FFNW Competitors ESSA Competitors TBNK Competitors ROMA Competitors MTG Competitors RDN Competitors SMPL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PROV) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAfter New Years, price goes back up 4,800%When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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