Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors $19.06 +0.42 (+2.25%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PFS vs. MTG, RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WD, WSFS, WAFD, BANC, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying Provident Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial Services include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), TFS Financial (TFSL), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WSFS Financial (WSFS), WaFd (WAFD), Banc of California (BANC), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Provident Financial Services vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group Simply Good Foods TFS Financial Walker & Dunlop WSFS Financial WaFd Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Provident Financial Services has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MTG or PFS more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 64.09% compared to Provident Financial Services' net margin of 9.55%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.99% beat Provident Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment64.09% 14.99% 11.75% Provident Financial Services 9.55%5.21%0.58% Is MTG or PFS a better dividend stock? MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. MGIC Investment pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Provident Financial Services pays out 92.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.89%. Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.29%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Provident Financial Services is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Provident Financial Services. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Provident Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMGIC Investment$1.16B5.19$712.95M$2.848.33Provident Financial Services$603.57M4.12$128.40M$1.0418.33 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment received 190 more outperform votes than Provident Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.76% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 60.12% of users gave Provident Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.76% Underperform Votes24133.24% Provident Financial ServicesOutperform Votes29460.12% Underperform Votes19539.88% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MTG or PFS? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Provident Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor MTG or PFS? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 5 more articles in the media than Provident Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MGIC Investment and 3 mentions for Provident Financial Services. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Provident Financial Services' score of 1.05 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Provident Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMGIC Investment beats Provident Financial Services on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 ServicesFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.49B$2.74B$10.99B$19.18BDividend Yield4.65%3.19%9.85%3.59%P/E Ratio18.3315.2928.5441.28Price / Sales4.123.9548.6117.59Price / Cash10.8819.3930.3421.28Price / Book0.851.002.735.32Net Income$128.40M$358.89M$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-6.39%-1.85%-2.89%-3.54%1 Month Performance-8.59%-0.46%-2.86%-3.68%1 Year Performance4.84%10.15%11.28%12.14% Provident Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFSProvident Financial Services4.0427 of 5 stars$19.06+2.3%$23.50+23.3%+6.0%$2.49B$603.57M18.331,142Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMTGMGIC Investment2.6979 of 5 stars$24.82+1.1%$26.00+4.8%+23.2%$6.29B$1.19B8.64680Positive NewsRDNRadian Group2.6769 of 5 stars$33.84+0.9%$36.10+6.7%+13.8%$5.04B$1.30B8.691,100Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.3833 of 5 stars$40.20+1.3%$40.22+0.1%-1.0%$4.03B$1.33B28.75260Positive NewsTFSLTFS Financial3.7824 of 5 stars$13.45+1.3%$14.50+7.8%-13.7%$3.78B$303.16M49.371,000WDWalker & Dunlop1.8029 of 5 stars$107.31+1.6%$111.00+3.4%-5.9%$3.62B$1.05B37.701,326News CoverageWSFSWSFS Financial3.8266 of 5 stars$57.75-0.7%$59.75+3.5%+15.6%$3.40B$1.05B13.272,229Analyst RevisionWAFDWaFd4.8447 of 5 stars$35.90+1.6%$38.00+5.8%+2.2%$2.92B$721.83M14.252,208Analyst RevisionBANCBanc of California4.6806 of 5 stars$16.91+1.7%$17.80+5.3%+14.9%$2.69B$472.31M-3.922,304Analyst RevisionPositive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.1975 of 5 stars$210.22+0.7%$215.00+2.3%+8.6%$2.29B$358.82M13.52185Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares1.0883 of 5 stars$14.40+0.5%$12.50-13.2%+8.1%$1.83B$502.26M18.892,165 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGIC Investment Alternatives Radian Group Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives Walker & Dunlop Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives WaFd Alternatives Banc of California Alternatives Federal Agricultural Mortgage Alternatives Northwest Bancshares 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 (NYSE:PFS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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