Q3 2024 Provident Financial Services Inc Earnings Call Transcript Oct 30, 2024 0200PM GMTOperator Thank you for standing by. I would like to welcome everyone to the Provident Financial Services Inc third quarter earnings co

Q3 2024 Provident Financial Services Inc Earnings Call Transcript

PFS Stock  USD 16.69  0.09  0.54%   
Slightly above 62% of Provident Financial's investor base is looking to short. The current sentiment regarding investing in Provident Financial Services stock implies that many traders are alarmed. Provident Financial's investing sentiment can be driven by a variety of factors including economic data, Provident Financial's earnings reports, geopolitical events, and overall market trends.
Oct 30, 2024 0200PM GMTOperator Thank you for standing by. I would like to welcome everyone to the Provident Financial Services Inc third quarter earnings co

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Provident Financial Fundamental Analysis

We analyze Provident Financial's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Provident Financial using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Provident Financial based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

Book Value Per Share

Book Value Per Share Comparative Analysis

Provident Financial is currently under evaluation in book value per share category among its peers. Book Value per Share (B/S) can be calculated by subtracting liabilities from assets, and then dividing it by the total number of currently outstanding shares. It indicates the level of safety associated with each common share after removing the effects of liabilities. In other words, a shareholder can use this ratio to see how much he or she can sell the stake in the company in the event of a liquidation.

Provident Financial Potential Pair-trading

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Peers

Provident Financial Related Equities

HFBLHome Federal   1.40   
0%
42.0%
FIBKFirst Interstate   0.15   
0%
4.0%
AFBIAffinity Bancshares   0.11   
0%
3.0%
CTBICommunity Trust   0.23   
7.0%
0%
ECBKECB Bancorp   0.49   
14.0%
0%
HFWAHeritage Financial   0.52   
15.0%
0%
CBANColony Bankcorp   0.78   
23.0%
0%
NRIMNorthrim BanCorp   1.10   
33.0%
0%
FNWDFinward Bancorp   1.12   
34.0%
0%
GSBCGreat Southern   1.16   
35.0%
0%
CNOBConnectOne Bancorp   1.18   
36.0%
0%
LNKBLINKBANCORP   1.30   
39.0%
0%
BWFGBankwell Financial   1.37   
41.0%
0%
BYByline Bancorp   1.40   
42.0%
0%
BRBSBlue Ridge   1.43   
43.0%
0%
PGCPeapack Gladstone   2.45   
74.0%
0%
FMBHFirst Mid   2.98   
91.0%
0%
NFBKNorthfield Bancorp   3.27   
100.0%
0%

Additional Tools for Provident Stock Analysis

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