StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV – Free Report) in a research report report published on Wednesday. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the financial services provider’s stock.
Provident Financial Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ PROV opened at $13.00 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $13.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.00. Provident Financial has a 52-week low of $10.16 and a 52-week high of $15.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $90.09 million, a P/E ratio of 11.30 and a beta of 0.40.
Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.05. Provident Financial had a net margin of 14.43% and a return on equity of 6.20%. The firm had revenue of $9.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.00 million. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Provident Financial will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current year.
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Provident Financial Company Profile
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc operates as the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. that provides community banking services to consumers and small to mid-sized businesses in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The company's deposit products include checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits; and loan portfolio consists of single-family, multi-family, commercial real estate, construction, mortgage, commercial business, and consumer loans.
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