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

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 5
HOLD 4
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $26.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $27.00
LOW: $25.00
MEDIAN: $26.00
CONSENSUS: $26.00
UPSIDE: 8.15%
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 27.9% below fair value
Current Price $24.04
Bear Case $21.73 9.6% downside ($21.73 - $24.04) / $24.04 = -9.6% ROTCE 10.6% → 1.46x TBV
Fair Value $33.34 38.7% upside ($33.34 - $24.04) / $24.04 = 38.7% ROTCE 14.2% → 2.23x TBV
Bull Case $40.30 67.6% upside ($40.30 - $24.04) / $24.04 = 67.6% ROTCE 16.3% → 2.70x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.2%
8.6%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.2%) vs. cost of equity (8.6%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.53x

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 $26.00 from 10 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $33.34 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: $11.52 (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 $26.00 (from 10 analysts). Our estimate is 35% 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