The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Provident Financial Services Inc shares valued at $16,729 were purchased by LISTA GEORGE on Mar 13 ’25. At $16.73 per share, LISTA GEORGE acquired 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 9,956 shares worth approximately $0.17 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Christy James A. sold 3,500 shares, netting a total of over 73,080 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $20.88 each, the insider now holds 34,254 shares.
Before that, Christy James A. had added 3,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $72,625, the Officer bought Provident Financial Services Inc shares for $20.75 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Hovde Group on December 13, 2024, Provident Financial Services Inc [PFS] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $25. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of April 22, 2024, DA Davidson has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for PFS. Earlier on August 22, 2023, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for PFS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing PFS Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.55%. Over the course of the year, Provident Financial Services Inc shares have dropped approximately -11.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $19.82 on 01/15/25 and a 52-week low of $14.34 on 04/11/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Provident Financial Services Inc (PFS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 16.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 16.93. The next price resistance is at 17.18. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
