PFS vs. BRKL, CATY, FFBC, NWBI, OCFC, PPBI, STBA, UBSI, WSFS, and FCF
Should you be buying Provident Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Provident Financial Services include Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), 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
Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Provident Financial Services had 8 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Provident Financial Services and 2 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Provident Financial Services' score of -0.27 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Provident Financial Services has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 11.22%. Provident Financial Services' return on equity of 6.38% beat Brookline Bancorp's return on equity.
Provident Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp 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.
Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Provident Financial Services pays out 86.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookline Bancorp pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Provident Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $23.60, indicating a potential upside of 25.93%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 36.40%. Given Brookline Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Provident Financial Services.
72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Brookline 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.
Summary
Provident Financial Services beats Brookline Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:PFS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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