Regional bank Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) reported Q2 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 30.8% year on year to $214.2 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.55 per share was 11.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Regional bank Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 30.8% year on year to $214.2 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.55 per share was 10.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Shares of regional bank Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) jumped 5.8% in the afternoon session after Raymond James initiated coverage on the stock with a "Strong Buy" rating and set a $21 price target. The investment firm highlighted Provident as a "well-run franchise" that is poised to increase its market share, thanks to a robust balance sheet and strong liquidity.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking at regional banks stocks, starting with Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS).
Regional bank Provident Financial Services (NYSE:PFS) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 82.4% year on year to $208.8 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.51 per share was 7.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Inflation unexpectedly surges, shattering hopes for Fed rate cuts & sending stocks down. Core inflation also exceeded expectations. No sector escapes losses, with real estate hit hardest.
Investors eagerly anticipate the dividend payout from Provident Finl Servs (NYSE:PFS) on February 23, 2024. With a payout of $0.24 per share and an annualized dividend yield of 5.47%, this reward is exclusively for shareholders who held the stock before the ex-dividend date on February 08, 2024
By the end of today, February 21, 2024, Sandy Spring Bancorp (NASDAQ:SASR) is set to deliver a dividend payout of $0.34 per share, equating to an annualized dividend yield of 5.58%. Shareholders who owned the stock prior to the ex-dividend date on February 13, 2024 will receive this payout.
By the end of today, February 20, 2024, Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) is set to deliver a dividend payout of $0.09 per share, equating to an annualized dividend yield of 1.54%. Shareholders who owned the stock prior to the ex-dividend date on February 05, 2024 will receive this payout.
