There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Provident Financial Services Inc (NYSE: PFS) Volatility

Cody Martinez

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Banks – Regional industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Provident Financial Services Inc is $2.78B. A total of 0.91 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 824.75K shares.

In the most recent transaction, LISTA GEORGE sold 8,262 shares of PFS for 18.35 per share on Nov 06 ’25. After the transaction, the Pres/CEO Prov Protection Plus now owns 108,656 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 06 ’25, LISTA GEORGE bought 8,262 shares at 18.35 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Christy James A. disposed of 3,000 shares on Sep 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $19.90. This resulted in the EVP, CRO of Provident Bank holding 39,633 shares of PFS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Pugliese John sold 25,000 shares at $19.91 per share on Sep 11 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 87,907.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Provident Financial Services Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.96, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.50%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.85.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PFS has a high of $21.29 and a low of $14.34.

As of this writing, PFS has an earnings estimate of $0.56 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.57 per share and a lower estimate of $0.55. The company reported an EPS of $0.49 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $21.18, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.70B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.

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