Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors $20.70 -0.24 (-1.15%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PFS vs. MTG, RDN, NYCB, TFSL, SMPL, WD, WSFS, WAFD, BANC, and AGMShould 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), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WSFS Financial (WSFS), WaFd (WAFD), Banc of California (BANC), and Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Provident Financial Services vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group New York Community Bancorp TFS Financial Simply Good Foods Walker & Dunlop WSFS Financial WaFd Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has higher valuation and 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$1.16B5.43$712.95M$2.848.71Provident Financial Services$695.65M3.88$128.40M$1.0419.90 Which has more volatility and risk, MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Provident Financial Services has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Provident Financial Services is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGIC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment received 191 more outperform votes than Provident Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.94% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 60.16% of users gave Provident Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.94% Underperform Votes23933.06% Provident Financial ServicesOutperform Votes29360.16% Underperform Votes19439.84% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTG or PFS? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer MTG or PFS? In the previous week, Provident Financial Services had 7 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Provident Financial Services and 4 mentions for MGIC Investment. Provident Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.12 indicating that Provident Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Provident Financial Services 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 2.1%. Provident Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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. SummaryMGIC Investment beats Provident Financial Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. 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 {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 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 ServicesFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.73B$1.82B$10.51B$19.96BDividend Yield4.58%3.18%10.13%3.49%P/E Ratio19.9014.4046.1836.42Price / Sales3.882.223,478.9217.94Price / Cash11.1918.8230.6021.28Price / Book1.030.984.064.59Net Income$128.40M$358.89M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance-3.36%-0.58%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance11.23%3.66%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance35.56%20.00%24.11%24.67% Provident Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFSProvident Financial Services4.4105 of 5 stars$20.70-1.1%$23.00+11.1%+32.4%$2.73B$695.65M19.901,142Positive NewsMTGMGIC Investment2.9404 of 5 stars$24.75+0.7%$25.50+3.0%+40.8%$6.23B$1.16B8.71680Positive NewsRDNRadian Group1.7993 of 5 stars$33.60-0.8%$36.10+7.4%+29.1%$5.04B$1.24B8.701,100NYCBNew York Community Bancorp2.9171 of 5 starsN/A$17.48+∞N/A$4.38B$8.20B-2.428,766Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTFSLTFS Financial2.3858 of 5 stars$14.09-0.6%$14.00-0.6%+3.5%$3.98B$758.78M52.191,000Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.7836 of 5 stars$39.14+3.0%$40.78+4.2%+0.8%$3.81B$1.33B28.36260Insider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWDWalker & Dunlop2.0941 of 5 stars$105.75-1.1%$111.00+5.0%+27.5%$3.61B$1.05B37.771,326WSFSWSFS Financial3.9417 of 5 stars$57.50flat$59.75+3.9%+44.9%$3.39B$1.27B13.132,229Positive NewsWAFDWaFd4.6159 of 5 stars$35.92-0.1%$38.00+5.8%+30.6%$2.92B$1.43B14.482,120BANCBanc of California4.3743 of 5 stars$16.07+0.2%$17.30+7.7%+25.4%$2.55B$472.31M-3.762,304Analyst RevisionAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.3144 of 5 stars$201.63-1.7%$215.00+6.6%+20.4%$2.20B$358.82M12.97185Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGIC Investment Alternatives Radian Group Alternatives New York Community Bancorp Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives Walker & Dunlop Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives WaFd Alternatives Banc of California Alternatives Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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