Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Provident Financial Services Inc shares valued at $949,974 were sold by MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P on Jun 11 ’25. At $17.07 per share, MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P sold 55,668 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 601,050 shares worth approximately $11.03 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P purchased 55,668 shares, netting a total of over 950,809 in proceeds.
Before that, LISTA GEORGE had added 1,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $16,729, the Pres/CEO Prov Protection Plus bought Provident Financial Services Inc shares for $16.73 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $0.18 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Raymond James on June 26, 2025, Provident Financial Services Inc [PFS] has been a Strong buy and the price target has been revised to $21. Analysts at Hovde Group started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of August 15, 2024, Keefe Bruyette has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for PFS. Earlier on April 22, 2024, DA Davidson upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for PFS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing PFS Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Provident Financial Services Inc [NYSE: PFS] rose 0.44% to $18.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $18.09, but it reached a high of $18.65 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.45%. Over the course of the year, Provident Financial Services Inc shares have jumped approximately 2.63%. 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 18.08, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.80. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.64. The next price resistance is at 18.92. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.68 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Provident Financial Services Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Provident Financial Services Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.36 million shares to 3.7 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 3.34 million shares. A jump of 9.71% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.28.
Which companies own the most shares of Provident Financial Services Inc (PFS)?
In terms of Provident Financial Services Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 20 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.47% from the previous closing price of $18.27. Analysts anticipate Provident Financial Services Inc stock to reach 21 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 19. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Provident Financial Services Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 22, 2023, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $20.
