NYSE: PFS · Banks - Regional

Provident Financial Services (PFS) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Provident Financial Services (PFS) racked up 11 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 42% bullish but is sharply divided: X runs 75% bullish while News sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 4 of 6 analysts rating PFS a buy.

There is little buzz around PFS this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on PFS

Wall Street’s 67% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 0% to X at 75%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy
Buy 4
Hold 2
Sell 0
Avg target $25.75

6 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 4 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $25.75.

6 analysts67% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 42%
Spread 75 pts
Most bullish X 75%
Most bearish News 0%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on PFS

75pt spread
Wall St
67%
X
75%
Reddit
50%
News
0%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 42%

Analysts sit 25 points above the crowd average of 42%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 75% bullish while News sits at 0%, a 75-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why PFS reads Hold

Hold -6.2
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 41.7% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-10.8
Trend
Momentum is balanced: 1 up, 1 down, 1 flat.
0.0
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 28.4, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 1 bearish source keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
Wide divergence dampener applied: heavy disagreement between sources trimmed the pre-score from -11.3 to -6.2.

Provident Financial Services (PFS) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Provident Financial Services (PFS) buzz held subdued around 14.9 while the price drifted up 1.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.2M shares. Updated Jul 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, PFS held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 29.5 and was variable, swinging between 14.9 and 47.4. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 15 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw PFS this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 21.1
Bullish 50%
Mentions 2
Trend Stable
7 subredditsSentiment +0.1
Bullish 44%Neutral 33%Bearish 22%
r/wallstreetbets Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue with 3 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 49.3
Bullish 75%
Mentions 8
Trend Falling
8 tweetsSentiment +0.3
Bullish 85%Neutral 8%Bearish 8%
@doepke_michel Bullish 0.28
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News signal

Open source page
Buzz 15.0
Bullish 0%
Mentions 1
Trend Rising
5 publishersSentiment +0.1
Bullish 22%Neutral 56%Bearish 22%
Stocktitan Neutral 0.03
“Anthony Petrazzuoli Joins Provident Bank as Senior Vice President, Deposit & Payments Operations Director | PFS Stock News” Led by Stocktitan and Gurufocus.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Provident Financial Services (PFS) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 15, 2026.

Adanos signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy (4 / 2 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)
42%
Avg price target
$25.75
Most bullish source
X, 75%
Most bearish source
News, 0%
Sentiment spread
75 pts
Mentions (7d)
11
Market cap
$3.07B
P/E · Forward P/E
10.0 · 9.9
EPS · Beta
$2.35 · 0.8
Revenue (TTM)
$886M · 35% margin
Industry
Banks - Regional

Provident Financial Services (PFS) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Provident Financial Services (PFS) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Provident Financial Services (PFS) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 71/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 42% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 11 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about PFS stock?

Reddit discussion around Provident Financial Services (PFS) is fairly quiet with 2 mentions across 7 tracked subreddits. The tone is 50% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.

Is Provident Financial Services (PFS) bullish or bearish right now?

The crowd reads bearish on Provident Financial Services (PFS), averaging 42% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 75% bullish and News at 0%, a 75-point spread. On the professional side, 4 of 6 analysts rate PFS a buy.

What do analysts say about Provident Financial Services (PFS)?

Of the 6 analysts covering Provident Financial Services (PFS), 4 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $25.75. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 42% bullish.

What is the sentiment on PFS stock?

Provident Financial Services (PFS) sentiment is bearish across all 3 tracked sources. Reddit reads 50% bullish, X reads 75% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 71/100 conviction.

Why does PFS carry a hold signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around Provident Financial Services (PFS). All 3 tracked sources lean negative, with news being the most bearish at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while news activity is rising. The hold signal carries 71/100 conviction.

What is driving Provident Financial Services (PFS) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 8 mentions (73% of total volume). Reddit contributes 2 mentions and News contributes 1 mention. Sentiment is bearish across all sources, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Provident Financial Services (PFS)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. PFS's hold signal at 71/100 conviction reflects consistently bearish sentiment across 3 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this PFS sentiment data?

The PFS sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

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