Provident Financial Services, Inc. logo PFS - Provident Financial Services, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 5
HOLD 4
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $25.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $25.00
LOW: $25.00
MEDIAN: $25.00
CONSENSUS: $25.00
UPSIDE: 12.08%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 31.3% below fair value
Current Price $22.30
Bear Case $21.17 5.1% downside ($21.17 - $22.30) / $22.30 = -5.1% ROTCE 10.6% → 1.42x TBV
Fair Value $32.47 45.6% upside ($32.47 - $22.30) / $22.30 = 45.6% ROTCE 14.2% → 2.18x TBV
Bull Case $39.26 76.0% upside ($39.26 - $22.30) / $22.30 = 76.0% ROTCE 16.3% → 2.64x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.2%
8.7%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.2%) vs. cost of equity (8.7%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.42x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $25.00 from 9 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $32.47 per share.

Warnings

Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Dividend-based valuation: $11.37 (67% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $25.00 (from 9 analysts). Our estimate is 37% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly