Provident Bancorp (PVBC) Competitors $11.50 -0.20 (-1.71%) (As of 12:09 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PVBC vs. SMBC, HIFS, GCBC, TCBX, NECB, HBCP, FSBW, PBFS, TSBK, and BLFYShould you be buying Provident Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Bancorp include Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), Northeast Community Bancorp (NECB), Home Bancorp (HBCP), FS Bancorp (FSBW), Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS), Timberland Bancorp (TSBK), and Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY). These companies are all part of the "savings institutions, except federal" industry. Provident Bancorp vs. Southern Missouri Bancorp Hingham Institution for Savings Greene County Bancorp Third Coast Bancshares Northeast Community Bancorp Home Bancorp FS Bancorp Pioneer Bancorp Timberland Bancorp Blue Foundry Bancorp Provident Bancorp (NASDAQ:PVBC) and Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PVBC or SMBC? Southern Missouri Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Bancorp. Southern Missouri Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Provident Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProvident Bancorp$97.36M2.09$10.95M$0.3235.94Southern Missouri Bancorp$273.22M2.66$50.18M$4.3514.83 Which has more risk and volatility, PVBC or SMBC? Provident Bancorp has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Missouri Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PVBC or SMBC? In the previous week, Provident Bancorp and Provident Bancorp both had 4 articles in the media. Southern Missouri Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Provident Bancorp's score of 0.46 indicating that Southern Missouri Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Provident Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Southern Missouri Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PVBC or SMBC? 74.6% of Provident Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Provident Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend PVBC or SMBC? Provident Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.35%. Southern Missouri Bancorp has a consensus target price of $63.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.37%. Given Provident Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Provident Bancorp is more favorable than Southern Missouri Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Provident Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Southern Missouri Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is PVBC or SMBC more profitable? Southern Missouri Bancorp has a net margin of 17.44% compared to Provident Bancorp's net margin of 5.53%. Southern Missouri Bancorp's return on equity of 10.18% beat Provident Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Bancorp5.53% 2.36% 0.32% Southern Missouri Bancorp 17.44%10.18%1.06% Does the MarketBeat Community favor PVBC or SMBC? Southern Missouri Bancorp received 81 more outperform votes than Provident Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.56% of users gave Southern Missouri Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Provident Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProvident BancorpOutperform Votes10057.14% Underperform Votes7542.86% Southern Missouri BancorpOutperform Votes18161.56% Underperform Votes11338.44% SummarySouthern Missouri Bancorp beats Provident Bancorp on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Is Mocking Elon, But Wait Until They See This DemoElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. Get Provident Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PVBC 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 PVBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProvident BancorpSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$203.90M$471.69M$10.58B$8.97BDividend YieldN/A2.04%10.25%4.04%P/E Ratio35.9414.4745.1313.39Price / Sales2.092.513,461.5686.49Price / Cash16.9122.1230.8935.09Price / Book0.921.042.964.96Net Income$10.95M$13.66M$1.02B$224.10M7 Day Performance-0.69%-0.28%0.33%2.01%1 Month Performance10.26%6.54%5.61%9.79%1 Year Performance15.69%27.80%24.61%29.97% Provident Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PVBCProvident Bancorp3.0924 of 5 stars$11.50-1.7%$12.00+4.3%+17.7%$203.90M$97.36M35.94N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp3.9911 of 5 stars$66.32+1.0%$63.00-5.0%+43.8%$748.09M$273.22M14.92693News CoveragePositive NewsHIFSHingham Institution for Savings1.1468 of 5 stars$282.22-0.4%N/A+69.3%$606.77M$190.57M26.8287Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGCBCGreene County Bancorp2.3989 of 5 stars$30.19-0.8%N/A+16.8%$514.14M$117.57M20.98210Short Interest ↑News CoverageTCBXThird Coast Bancshares1.654 of 5 stars$35.21-0.8%$25.33-28.1%+98.3%$481.64M$163.71M13.98330News CoveragePositive NewsNECBNortheast Community Bancorp2.7077 of 5 stars$29.51-2.1%N/A+70.1%$413.76M$106.15M8.38130HBCPHome Bancorp2.9918 of 5 stars$50.94+0.4%$49.17-3.5%+37.7%$411.60M$178.30M11.25440Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFSBWFS Bancorp2.5411 of 5 stars$47.39-0.6%$44.00-7.2%+49.6%$370.59M$187.68M10.12540News CoveragePositive NewsPBFSPioneer Bancorp0.9123 of 5 stars$11.84+0.5%N/A+43.7%$307.53M$79.44M16.14260TSBKTimberland Bancorp3.2161 of 5 stars$33.19+2.5%N/A+11.5%$264.52M$105.96M10.80300BLFYBlue Foundry Bancorp0.9625 of 5 stars$11.12+0.3%$10.63-4.5%+22.8%$253.49M$39.22M-19.77180Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southern Missouri Bancorp Alternatives Hingham Institution for Savings Alternatives Greene County Bancorp Alternatives Third Coast Bancshares Alternatives Northeast Community Bancorp Alternatives Home Bancorp Alternatives FS Bancorp Alternatives Pioneer Bancorp Alternatives Timberland Bancorp Alternatives Blue Foundry Bancorp Alternatives 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:PVBC) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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