Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors $18.00 -0.22 (-1.21%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.00 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PFS vs. BRKL, FFBC, NWBI, OCFC, PPBI, RNST, STBA, UBSI, WSFS, and FCFShould you be buying Provident Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial Services include Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Renasant (RNST), S&T Bancorp (STBA), United Bankshares (UBSI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), and First Commonwealth Financial (FCF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Provident Financial Services vs. Its Competitors Brookline Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Northwest Bancshares OceanFirst Financial Pacific Premier Bancorp Renasant S&T Bancorp United Bankshares WSFS Financial First Commonwealth Financial Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PFS or BRKL? 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PFS or BRKL? Provident Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Brookline Bancorp. Provident Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookline Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProvident Financial Services$1.14B2.06$115.53M$1.7710.17Brookline Bancorp$654.14M1.39$68.71M$0.8911.45 Is PFS or BRKL more profitable? Provident Financial Services has a net margin of 16.97% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 12.12%. Provident Financial Services' return on equity of 8.80% beat Brookline Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Provident Financial Services16.97% 8.80% 0.96% Brookline Bancorp 12.12%6.69%0.71% Does the media refer more to PFS or BRKL? In the previous week, Provident Financial Services had 13 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Provident Financial Services and 6 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Provident Financial Services' score of 1.10 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Provident Financial Services 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brookline Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate PFS or BRKL? Provident Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $22.70, indicating a potential upside of 26.11%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 49.66%. Given Brookline Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Provident Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, PFS or BRKL? Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PFS or BRKL a better dividend stock? Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Provident Financial Services pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookline Bancorp pays out 60.7% 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. Provident Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryProvident Financial Services beats Brookline Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Provident Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFS 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 PFS 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 NYSE 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 PFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProvident Financial ServicesFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.38B$593.40M$12.05B$20.65BDividend Yield5.27%3.45%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio10.179.8919.7529.03Price / Sales2.062.0725.9666.13Price / Cash13.6314.7421.3322.84Price / Book0.870.952.094.43Net Income$115.53M$35.88M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-5.59%-2.53%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance-2.92%-2.35%-0.84%-2.09%1 Year Performance4.05%6.31%537.11%10.09% Provident Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFSProvident Financial Services4.6133 of 5 stars$18.00-1.2%$22.70+26.1%+1.4%$2.38B$1.14B10.171,801Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.8355 of 5 stars$10.81-0.1%$15.25+41.1%+1.3%$964.11M$654.14M12.15850Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.6032 of 5 stars$25.21+1.4%$29.00+15.0%-9.7%$2.38B$1.62B10.082,090NWBINorthwest Bancshares4.483 of 5 stars$12.68+0.4%$15.00+18.3%-14.2%$1.61B$756.21M14.092,027Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.4954 of 5 stars$17.39-0.2%$20.67+18.8%-5.3%$1.02B$692.36M12.33960Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.1176 of 5 stars$22.34-1.0%$27.50+23.1%-18.1%$2.19B$905.41M15.731,325News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionRNSTRenasant3.9423 of 5 stars$37.44+1.8%$41.67+11.3%+7.3%$3.56B$771.83M11.452,330STBAS&T Bancorp4.2949 of 5 stars$37.68+0.0%$42.00+11.5%-16.1%$1.44B$564.96M11.051,206Dividend AnnouncementUBSIUnited Bankshares4.0661 of 5 stars$36.81+1.7%$40.50+10.0%-6.0%$5.14B$1.63B13.012,553WSFSWSFS Financial4.5959 of 5 stars$57.00+1.1%$63.25+11.0%-0.8%$3.20B$1.40B12.502,309Analyst RevisionFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial4.0696 of 5 stars$16.29+0.1%$18.92+16.1%-5.7%$1.71B$699.69M12.161,545News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookline Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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