Provident Financial Services (PFS) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) is anticipated to release its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 29th. Analysts expect Provident Financial Services to post earnings of $0.55 per share and revenue of $220.8970 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET.

Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 17th. The savings and loans company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter. Provident Financial Services had a net margin of 16.97% and a return on equity of 8.80%. The company had revenue of $114.54 million for the quarter. On average, analysts expect Provident Financial Services to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Provident Financial Services Price Performance

PFS stock opened at $18.99 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. Provident Financial Services has a 52 week low of $14.34 and a 52 week high of $22.24. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $19.43 and its 200 day moving average is $18.06. The firm has a market cap of $2.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.73 and a beta of 0.91.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director John Pugliese sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.91, for a total value of $497,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 87,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,750,228.37. This trade represents a 22.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP James A. Christy sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.90, for a total transaction of $59,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,633 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $788,696.70. This represents a 7.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Provident Financial Services

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Provident Financial Services by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 24,997 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Provident Financial Services by 358.0% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,548 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,210 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Provident Financial Services by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 120,303 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $2,109,000 after purchasing an additional 1,242 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Provident Financial Services by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 36,756 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $644,000 after purchasing an additional 3,252 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Provident Financial Services by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 74,926 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,286,000 after acquiring an additional 3,277 shares during the period. 71.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on PFS. DA Davidson lowered shares of Provident Financial Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Provident Financial Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Hovde Group raised their price target on shares of Provident Financial Services from $22.50 to $23.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Provident Financial Services in a report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Provident Financial Services currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.70.

About Provident Financial Services

Provident Financial Services, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Provident Bank that provides various banking products and services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. Its deposit products include savings, checking, interest-bearing checking, money market deposit, and certificate of deposit accounts, as well as IRA products.