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 $141,184 were purchased by Giannola Vito on Aug 21 ’25. At $18.89 per share, Giannola Vito acquired 7,474 shares.
Also, MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P purchased 4,383 shares, netting a total of over 84,186 in proceeds.
Before that, MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P had sold 55,668 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $949,974, the Executive Chairman traded Provident Financial Services Inc shares for $17.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 55,668 shares, worth approximately $11.96 million.
As published in a research note from Hovde Group on July 25, 2025, Provident Financial Services Inc [PFS] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $23.50. Analysts at Raymond James started covering the stock with ‘”a Strong buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of December 13, 2024, Hovde Group has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for PFS. Earlier on August 15, 2024, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for PFS stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing PFS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Provident Financial Services Inc [NYSE: PFS] rose 0.15% to $19.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.77, but it reached a high of $19.945 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.85%. Over the course of the year, Provident Financial Services Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.90%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $20.04 on 08/27/25 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 19.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.99. The next price resistance is at 20.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.57 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 2025-08-15 jumping by 97128.0 shares to 3.22 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 3.13 million shares. A jump of 3.01% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.89 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.89.
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 0.65% from the previous closing price of $19.87. 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 April 22, 2024, DA Davidson assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $20.
