At the time of writing, Provident Financial Services Inc [PFS] stock is trading at $18.45, down -2.74%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The PFS shares have gain 0.99% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.25%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Provident Financial Services Inc [NYSE: PFS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 25, 2025, when Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also boosted its price target to $23.50 from $22.50. Previously, Raymond James started tracking the stock with Strong Buy rating on June 26, 2025, and set its price target to $21. On December 13, 2024, Hovde Group initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $25 on the stock. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $21 on August 15, 2024. DA Davidson upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $20 on April 22, 2024. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on August 22, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $20. In a note dated August 19, 2022, Piper Sandler downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $26.
For the past year, the stock price of Provident Financial Services Inc fluctuated between $14.34 and $22.24. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $20 within the next 12 months. Provident Financial Services Inc [NYSE: PFS] shares were valued at $18.45 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.4% based on the average PFS price forecast.
Analyzing the PFS fundamentals
According to Provident Financial Services Inc [NYSE:PFS], the company’s sales were 1.36B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 27.15% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.32%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.01.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 18.13 points at the first support level, and at 17.80 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.44.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Provident Financial Services Inc [NYSE:PFS] has a current ratio of 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.77, the price to book ratio is 0.89 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.42.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P, Officer, that happened on Jul 28 ’25 when 4383.0 shares were purchased. Executive Chairman, MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P completed a deal on Jun 11 ’25 to sell 55668.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P bought 55668.0 shares on Jun 11 ’25.
