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Provident Bancorp (PVBC) Competitors

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$11.07 +0.24 (+2.22%)
As of 10:31 AM Eastern

PVBC vs. NBBK, SMBC, HIFS, GCBC, TCBX, HBCP, NECB, FSBW, PBFS, and FBLA

Should you be buying Provident Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Bancorp include NB Bancorp (NBBK), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Home Bancorp (HBCP), Northeast Community Bancorp (NECB), FS Bancorp (FSBW), Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS), and FB Bancorp (FBLA). These companies are all part of the "savings institutions, except federal" industry.

Provident Bancorp vs.

NB Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBBK) and Provident Bancorp (NASDAQ:PVBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Provident Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NB Bancorp.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NB Bancorp$163.52M4.63$9.82MN/AN/A
Provident Bancorp$55.40M3.54$10.95M$0.3234.59

Provident Bancorp has a net margin of 5.53% compared to NB Bancorp's net margin of 4.47%. NB Bancorp's return on equity of 2.40% beat Provident Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NB Bancorp4.47% 2.40% 0.38%
Provident Bancorp 5.53%2.36%0.32%

74.6% of Provident Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of NB Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Provident Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NB Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.22%. Provident Bancorp has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.40%. Given NB Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NB Bancorp is more favorable than Provident Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NB Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Provident Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, NB Bancorp and NB Bancorp both had 3 articles in the media. NB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Provident Bancorp's score of 0.92 indicating that NB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NB Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Provident Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Provident Bancorp received 97 more outperform votes than NB Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave NB Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Provident Bancorp an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
NB BancorpOutperform Votes
3
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes
Provident BancorpOutperform Votes
100
57.14%
Underperform Votes
75
42.86%

Summary

NB Bancorp beats Provident Bancorp on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PVBC vs. The Competition

MetricProvident BancorpSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$196.27M$406.60M$11.47B$8.98B
Dividend YieldN/A2.27%5.95%4.00%
P/E Ratio34.5917.6425.0517.20
Price / Sales3.543.9726.74129.05
Price / Cash17.2321.7618.5837.77
Price / Book0.880.952.595.01
Net Income$10.95M$13.66M$1.04B$228.41M
7 Day Performance2.12%1.33%0.55%-0.58%
1 Month Performance-6.90%-6.52%-2.94%1.43%
1 Year Performance3.94%10.21%14.28%16.39%

Provident Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
3.8601 of 5 stars
$11.07
+2.2%
$12.00
+8.4%
+1.7%$196.27M$55.40M34.59N/ANews Coverage
Gap Up
NBBK
NB Bancorp
3.6572 of 5 stars
$17.56
-1.6%
$22.00
+25.3%
+24.8%$749.92M$163.52M0.00342Short Interest ↓
SMBC
Southern Missouri Bancorp
4.0688 of 5 stars
$56.46
-0.1%
$63.00
+11.6%
+12.7%$636.70M$166.92M12.98693Short Interest ↑
Positive News
HIFS
Hingham Institution for Savings
0.9413 of 5 stars
$253.82
-1.0%
N/A+21.1%$544.95M$59.01M24.0487Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
GCBC
Greene County Bancorp
3.8011 of 5 stars
$27.25
+0.1%
N/A-3.9%$464.07M$117.57M18.79210Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
TCBX
Third Coast Bancshares
1.8246 of 5 stars
$32.96
-0.3%
$25.33
-23.1%
+68.6%$450.86M$163.71M12.93330
HBCP
Home Bancorp
3.8871 of 5 stars
$44.87
-3.1%
$49.17
+9.6%
+8.3%$362.37M$132.43M9.95440Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
NECB
Northeast Community Bancorp
3.6819 of 5 stars
$24.15
-1.3%
N/A+43.7%$338.61M$106.15M6.71130Positive News
FSBW
FS Bancorp
2.5986 of 5 stars
$40.78
+0.2%
$44.00
+7.9%
+13.1%$318.90M$187.68M8.66540Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
PBFS
Pioneer Bancorp
1.1969 of 5 stars
$11.20
-1.8%
N/A+13.3%$290.91M$79.44M15.34260News Coverage
Positive News
FBLA
FB Bancorp
N/A$11.86
+0.1%
N/AN/A$235.27M$61.67M0.00N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:PVBC) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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