Provident Financial Services Inc’s filing revealed that its EVP of Provident Bank Sierotko Walter unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.33 million on Nov 08 ’24. In the deal valued at $21.10 per share,15,418 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Sierotko Walter now holds 23,568 shares worth roughly $0.51 million.
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Then, Giannola Vito sold 6,501 shares, generating $117,018 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $18.00, the EVP & CRBO of provident Bank now owns 82,155 shares.
Before that, Giannola Vito sold 5,499 shares. Provident Financial Services Inc shares valued at $99,467 were divested by the EVP & CRBO of provident Bank at a price of $18.09 per share. As a result of the transaction, Giannola Vito now holds 88,656 shares, worth roughly $1.9 million.
Keefe Bruyette upgraded its Provident Financial Services Inc [PFS] rating to an Outperform from a a Mkt perform in a research note published on August 15, 2024; the price target was increased to $21 from $20. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including DA Davidson’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late April from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Piper Sandler also remained covering PFS and has increased its forecast on August 22, 2023 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Piper Sandler revised its rating on August 19, 2022. It rated PFS as “a Neutral” which previously was an “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of PFS
On Tuesday, Provident Financial Services Inc [NYSE:PFS] saw its stock fall -1.92% to $21.44. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 12.61%. Provident Financial Services Inc shares have risen nearly 18.91% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 50.14% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $22.23 was reached on 11/11/24, a 52-week low of $13.07 was recorded on 06/26/24. SMA at 50 days reached $18.89, while 200 days put it at $16.40.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For PFS Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 21.24, which if violated will result in even more drops to 21.03. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 21.85. A further resistance level may holdings at 22.26. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 64.97, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.65, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 20.05%. Stochastics %K at 82.82% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Provident Financial Services Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Provident Financial Services Inc stocks on 2024-10-15, dropping by -0.88 million shares to a total of 3.47 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-09-13 was 4.35 million shares. There was a decline of -25.39%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
