PFS Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

First Bancorp has a net margin of 30.67% compared to Provident Financial Services's net margin of 34.8%. Provident Financial Services's return on equity of 5.48% beat First Bancorp's return on equity of 6.06%.

Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $20.90, signalling upside risk potential of 20.46%. On the other hand First Bancorp has an analysts' consensus of $49.25 which suggests that it could grow by 16.6%. Given that Provident Financial Services has higher upside potential than First Bancorp, analysts believe Provident Financial Services is more attractive than First Bancorp.

Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.839, which suggesting that the stock is 16.138% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison First Bancorp has a beta of 0.854, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 14.557%.

Provident Financial Services has a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share corresponding to a yield of 5.53%. First Bancorp offers a yield of 2.08% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share. Provident Financial Services pays 87.39% of its earnings as a dividend. First Bancorp pays out 47.56% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Provident Financial Services quarterly revenues are $208.8M, which are larger than First Bancorp quarterly revenues of $104.6M. Provident Financial Services's net income of $64M is higher than First Bancorp's net income of $36.4M. Notably, Provident Financial Services's price-to-earnings ratio is 14.83x while First Bancorp's PE ratio is 20.02x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Provident Financial Services is 2.77x versus 4.87x for First Bancorp. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Independent Bank has a net margin of 30.67% compared to Provident Financial Services's net margin of 25.23%. Provident Financial Services's return on equity of 5.48% beat Independent Bank's return on equity of 6.37%.

Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $20.90, signalling upside risk potential of 20.46%. On the other hand Independent Bank has an analysts' consensus of $73.25 which suggests that it could grow by 13.32%. Given that Provident Financial Services has higher upside potential than Independent Bank, analysts believe Provident Financial Services is more attractive than Independent Bank.

Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.839, which suggesting that the stock is 16.138% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Independent Bank has a beta of 0.821, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 17.855%.

Provident Financial Services has a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share corresponding to a yield of 5.53%. Independent Bank offers a yield of 3.56% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share. Provident Financial Services pays 87.39% of its earnings as a dividend. Independent Bank pays out 50.08% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Provident Financial Services quarterly revenues are $208.8M, which are larger than Independent Bank quarterly revenues of $176.1M. Provident Financial Services's net income of $64M is higher than Independent Bank's net income of $44.4M. Notably, Provident Financial Services's price-to-earnings ratio is 14.83x while Independent Bank's PE ratio is 14.56x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Provident Financial Services is 2.77x versus 3.96x for Independent Bank. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

NBT Bancorp has a net margin of 30.67% compared to Provident Financial Services's net margin of 23.86%. Provident Financial Services's return on equity of 5.48% beat NBT Bancorp's return on equity of 9.55%.

Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $20.90, signalling upside risk potential of 20.46%. On the other hand NBT Bancorp has an analysts' consensus of $50.40 which suggests that it could grow by 15.12%. Given that Provident Financial Services has higher upside potential than NBT Bancorp, analysts believe Provident Financial Services is more attractive than NBT Bancorp.

Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.839, which suggesting that the stock is 16.138% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison NBT Bancorp has a beta of 0.575, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 42.512%.

Provident Financial Services has a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share corresponding to a yield of 5.53%. NBT Bancorp offers a yield of 3.06% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share. Provident Financial Services pays 87.39% of its earnings as a dividend. NBT Bancorp pays out 44.27% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Provident Financial Services quarterly revenues are $208.8M, which are larger than NBT Bancorp quarterly revenues of $154M. Provident Financial Services's net income of $64M is higher than NBT Bancorp's net income of $36.7M. Notably, Provident Financial Services's price-to-earnings ratio is 14.83x while NBT Bancorp's PE ratio is 14.50x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Provident Financial Services is 2.77x versus 3.53x for NBT Bancorp. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Old National Bancorp has a net margin of 30.67% compared to Provident Financial Services's net margin of 30.05%. Provident Financial Services's return on equity of 5.48% beat Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 9.12%.

Provident Financial Services has a consensus price target of $20.90, signalling upside risk potential of 20.46%. On the other hand Old National Bancorp has an analysts' consensus of $25.20 which suggests that it could grow by 14.91%. Given that Provident Financial Services has higher upside potential than Old National Bancorp, analysts believe Provident Financial Services is more attractive than Old National Bancorp.

Provident Financial Services has a beta of 0.839, which suggesting that the stock is 16.138% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.855, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 14.472%.

Provident Financial Services has a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share corresponding to a yield of 5.53%. Old National Bancorp offers a yield of 2.55% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share. Provident Financial Services pays 87.39% of its earnings as a dividend. Old National Bancorp pays out 35.45% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Provident Financial Services quarterly revenues are $208.8M, which are smaller than Old National Bancorp quarterly revenues of $481.4M. Provident Financial Services's net income of $64M is lower than Old National Bancorp's net income of $144.7M. Notably, Provident Financial Services's price-to-earnings ratio is 14.83x while Old National Bancorp's PE ratio is 12.75x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Provident Financial Services is 2.77x versus 3.61x for Old National Bancorp. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.