Provident Bancorp (PVBC) Competitors $12.56 -0.24 (-1.88%) As of 02:19 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PVBC vs. ATLC, OSBC, ESQ, HBT, CNCK, AMTB, MCB, XYF, CFB, and NBNShould you be buying Provident Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Bancorp include Atlanticus (ATLC), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Esquire Financial (ESQ), HBT Financial (HBT), Coincheck Group (CNCK), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), X Financial (XYF), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), and Northeast Bancorp (NBN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Provident Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Atlanticus Old Second Bancorp Esquire Financial HBT Financial Coincheck Group Amerant Bancorp Metropolitan Bank X Financial CrossFirst Bankshares Northeast Bancorp Provident Bancorp (NASDAQ:PVBC) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PVBC or ATLC? 74.6% of Provident Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.2% of Atlanticus shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Provident Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Atlanticus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, PVBC or ATLC? Provident Bancorp has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlanticus has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PVBC or ATLC? Atlanticus has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Bancorp. Atlanticus 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$55.61M4.02$7.27M$0.2648.31Atlanticus$1.31B0.61$111.30M$5.1710.17 Do analysts prefer PVBC or ATLC? Provident Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.48%. Atlanticus has a consensus price target of $62.60, indicating a potential upside of 19.05%. Given Atlanticus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atlanticus is more favorable than Provident 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) 2.00Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PVBC or ATLC more profitable? Atlanticus has a net margin of 8.54% compared to Provident Bancorp's net margin of 4.75%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 24.51% beat Provident Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Bancorp4.75% 1.95% 0.28% Atlanticus 8.54%24.51%3.76% Does the media refer more to PVBC or ATLC? In the previous week, Atlanticus had 4 more articles in the media than Provident Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Atlanticus and 1 mentions for Provident Bancorp. Provident Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Atlanticus' score of 1.28 indicating that Provident Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Provident Bancorp Very Positive Atlanticus Positive SummaryAtlanticus beats Provident Bancorp on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 PVBC 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 BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$223.43M$857.47M$12.06B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A3.13%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio48.3119.2219.0619.67Price / Sales4.022.3126.44185.66Price / Cash27.1149.0321.6257.93Price / Book0.961.112.305.64Net Income$7.27M$54.19M$997.60M$257.73M7 Day Performance-1.64%-1.13%-0.32%0.21%1 Month Performance6.53%7.19%3.36%8.47%1 Year Performance5.90%14.43%540.68%13.93% Provident Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PVBCProvident Bancorp1.0026 of 5 stars$12.56-1.9%$12.50-0.5%+11.3%$223.43M$55.61M48.31180Positive NewsGap DownATLCAtlanticus3.1104 of 5 stars$57.54-0.2%$62.60+8.8%+59.9%$871.88M$1.31B11.13330Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOSBCOld Second Bancorp3.5168 of 5 stars$18.90-0.9%$20.50+8.5%+15.5%$859.67M$282.62M10.33890Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementESQEsquire Financial1.9258 of 5 stars$99.52+0.3%$92.50-7.1%+75.4%$839.80M$138.27M18.81110High Trading VolumeHBTHBT Financial3.2185 of 5 stars$26.27-1.1%$25.80-1.8%+15.4%$836.83M$287.27M11.04730CNCKCoincheck Group2.1593 of 5 stars$5.64-10.0%$10.00+77.3%N/A$813.22M$2.56B0.00N/APositive NewsAMTBAmerant Bancorp3.0365 of 5 stars$19.23-2.1%$24.60+27.9%-23.0%$804.37M$317.91M-33.74680News CoverageUpcoming EarningsMCBMetropolitan Bank2.4444 of 5 stars$74.04-1.2%$77.00+4.0%+45.1%$798.55M$492.21M12.53240Upcoming EarningsXYFX Financial2.6831 of 5 stars$18.74-1.4%N/A+325.4%$794.23M$804.43M3.90420High Trading VolumeCFBCrossFirst BanksharesN/A$15.99flat$19.33+20.9%N/A$788.55M$261.78M10.25460NBNNortheast Bancorp3.2392 of 5 stars$94.32-1.7%$97.50+3.4%+44.4%$787.23M$263.77M10.49180News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlanticus Alternatives Old Second Bancorp Alternatives Esquire Financial Alternatives HBT Financial Alternatives Coincheck Group Alternatives Amerant Bancorp Alternatives Metropolitan Bank Alternatives X Financial Alternatives CrossFirst Bankshares Alternatives Northeast Bancorp Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PVBC) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDrilling With a $3.5B Discovery Partner in Its CornerA small-cap explorer is about to drill for high-grade gold in a region known for multi-million-ounce discoveri...The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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