Provident Financial Services (PFS) Competitors $15.11 -0.24 (-1.56%) As of 02:05 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PFS vs. MTG, RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WSFS, WD, 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), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), 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 WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Is MTG or PFS more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to Provident Financial Services' net margin of 10.13%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat Provident Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment63.18% 14.86% 11.69% Provident Financial Services 10.13%5.60%0.62% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment received 189 more outperform votes than Provident Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 59.72% of users gave Provident Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.30% Underperform Votes24633.70% Provident Financial ServicesOutperform Votes29559.72% Underperform Votes19940.28% Which has better 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$1.21B4.87$762.99M$2.908.37Provident Financial Services$694.73M2.89$115.53M$1.0514.64 Do insiders & institutionals 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. 1.4% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Provident Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer 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. Provident Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat MGIC Investment's score of 0.86 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Provident Financial Services 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 6.2%. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Provident Financial Services pays out 91.4% 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 rate MTG or PFS? MGIC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.17%. Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.14%. Given Provident Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Provident Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryMGIC Investment beats Provident Financial Services on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$2.01B$2.82B$10.85B$18.52BDividend Yield6.47%3.72%6.00%4.22%P/E Ratio14.6415.2021.5831.15Price / Sales2.893.4725.4325.69Price / Cash14.7719.1117.6117.53Price / Book0.770.862.574.29Net Income$115.53M$352.78M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.39%-0.80%0.14%-0.79%1 Month Performance-10.29%-2.54%-3.46%-6.88%1 Year Performance12.65%12.08%534.69%1.74% Provident Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFSProvident Financial Services4.2112 of 5 stars$15.11-1.6%$24.00+58.8%+9.8%$1.97B$694.73M14.391,150Positive NewsMTGMGIC Investment3.2364 of 5 stars$22.50-2.8%$26.75+18.9%+24.0%$5.46B$1.21B7.76680Short Interest ↓RDNRadian Group3.3433 of 5 stars$30.62-2.4%$36.80+20.2%+8.8%$4.44B$1.29B7.791,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.3575 of 5 stars$33.89+0.1%$39.56+16.7%+18.7%$3.42B$1.36B24.04260Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTFSLTFS Financial3.012 of 5 stars$11.72+0.2%$14.50+23.7%+1.6%$3.29B$302.58M41.861,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWSFSWSFS Financial4.7356 of 5 stars$46.36-0.6%$64.75+39.7%+11.5%$2.69B$1.04B10.492,160News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWDWalker & Dunlop3.7397 of 5 stars$75.05-4.0%$107.50+43.2%-17.6%$2.55B$1.13B23.531,326WAFDWaFd4.3082 of 5 stars$25.11-0.5%$33.75+34.4%+1.4%$2.05B$725.16M11.572,130Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBANCBanc of California4.6472 of 5 stars$12.11-2.1%$18.18+50.2%-7.1%$1.92B$985.89M21.62680Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.6765 of 5 stars$168.07-3.7%$230.00+36.8%-5.0%$1.83B$375.18M10.22160News CoveragePositive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.4464 of 5 stars$11.10-0.7%$12.50+12.6%+3.7%$1.42B$520.47M14.052,160High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGIC Investment Alternatives Radian Group Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives Walker & Dunlop Alternatives WaFd Alternatives Banc of California Alternatives Federal Agricultural Mortgage Alternatives Northwest Bancshares 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 (NYSE:PFS) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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