Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Provident Financial Services (PFS)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS) in the last few weeks:

• 8/3/2026 – Provident Financial Services had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. They now have a $28.00 price target on the stock, up from $26.00.
• 7/31/2026 – Provident Financial Services was given a new $26.00 price target by DA Davidson.
• 7/31/2026 – Provident Financial Services had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $29.00 price target on the stock, up from $26.00.
• 7/31/2026 – Provident Financial Services had its price target raised by Hovde Group from $26.50 to $28.50. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Provident Financial Services had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/1/2026 – Provident Financial Services had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $25.00 to $27.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.

Provident Financial Services Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Provident Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio is 40.00%.

Provident Financial Services, Inc is the bank holding company for Provident Bank, a regional commercial bank headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The company operates a network of full-service branches across New Jersey, the New York metropolitan area and eastern Pennsylvania, offering a range of personal and business banking solutions.

Its core products and services include checking and savings accounts, consumer and residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate financing and small-business lending.