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Provident Financial Services Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Provident Financial Services Inc is $1.14B. A total of 0.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 770.25K shares.
In the most recent transaction, LISTA GEORGE bought 1,094 shares of PFS for 15.85 per share on Feb 05 ’24. After the transaction, the Pres/CEO Prov Protection Plus now owns 7,835 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 30 ’24, McNerney Robert sold 5,000 shares at 17.86 per share. PFS shares that Director owns now total 9,475.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Dunigan James P acquired of 200 shares on Nov 10 ’23 at a per-share price of $14.25. This resulted in the Director holding 37,335 shares of PFS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Giannola Vito sold 10,000 shares at $14.61 per share on Nov 02 ’23. Company shares held by the EVP & CRBO of provident Bank now total 85,190.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Provident Financial Services Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 7.95%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.44. PFS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/26/2024 when it declared a $0.24 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/31/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 5/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4/26/2024. The PFS stock dividend was $0.24 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PFS has a high of $19.62 and a low of $13.21.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $22.33, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.70B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PFS is Buy with a score of 4.00.
