Provident Financial Services, Inc.· PFS

🇺🇸 US · MidSP600NYSE

Financial Services Banks - Regional Website

Price: $23.06
Day: -0.39%
Mkt Cap: $3.01B
52W Range: $17.69 – $25.49
Volume: 1.72M
Beta: 0.77

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.2 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 318 institutions hold; 151 added, 85 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 4 sales ($1.9M)

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Provident Financial Services, Inc.

PFS|Financial Services|Banks - Regional

Current price: $23

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

4.2x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

3 sellers

vs 1.3 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+78

193 adding vs 115 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

76.8%

318 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

19.2M

-0.3%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

8.2M

+2.2%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

8.2M

+1.4%

STATE STREET CORP

8.0M

+10.6%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

5.6M

+0.8%

AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC

4.3M

+19.8%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

64 buying94 unchanged49 selling

207 funds held PFS in Q2 2026, holding 58.5M shares between them, up 4.0% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST4.0M sh

TIMOTHY PLAN42.6K sh

Vericimetry Funds19.5K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Nov 20

LEPPERT EDWARD J

$1.4M

Sale · Jun 11

MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P

$950.0K

Sale · Sep 1

SHARA THOMAS

$928.5K

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 20, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

PFS Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.2/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

-52

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+54

Fund Flow

10% weight

+25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.2/5 (Neutral) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 19, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for PFS

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Bearish Signal

Elevated insider selling in Q3 2026

4 sales totaling $1.9M (79.2K shares)

Share volume is 4.2x the historical average, significantly above normal

3 different insiders sold this quarter

Buying seen in 8 of 15 quarters

Steady selling pace across recent quarters

4.2x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Heavy

3.17%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

3 sellers

Seller breadth

vs 1.3 avg per quarter

Q1 2025

Last insider purchase

buying in 8 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, PFS

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

LEPPERT EDWARD J

Director

Sell

69,921 shares at $20.63

≈47.2% of their stake at the time

Nov 20, 2024$1.44M

MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P

Executive Chairman

Sell

55,668 shares at $17.07

≈8.5% of their stake at the time

Jun 11, 2025$949.97K

SHARA THOMAS

Director

Sell

40,266 shares at $23.06

≈9.5% of their stake at the time

Sep 1, 2026$928.53K

Pugliese John

Director

Sell

25,000 shares at $19.91

≈22.1% of their stake at the time

Sep 11, 2025$497.75K

Giannola Vito

EVP & Crbo of Provident Bank

Sell

20,000 shares at $24.36

≈26.2% of their stake at the time

Aug 18, 2026$487.20K

MARTIN CHRISTOPHER P

Executive Chairman

Sell

18,153 shares at $20.62

≈2.8% of their stake at the time

Nov 20, 2024$374.30K

SHARA THOMAS

Director

Sell

15,900 shares at $23.30

≈3.6% of their stake at the time

Aug 31, 2026$370.47K

Sierotko Walter

EVP of Provident Bank

Sell

15,418 shares at $21.10

≈39.5% of their stake at the time

Nov 8, 2024$325.37K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for PFS

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bullish Signal

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

76.8% institutional ownership

Moderate accumulation: 193 adding vs 115 reducing

13F shares increased by 3.7%, a notable change

Momentum weakening from prior quarter

+78

Net breadth

193 adding vs 115 reducing

Accumulating

1.68

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+12

New − closed

42 initiated, 30 exited

7 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+193 growing-115 shrinkingNet: +78

151

New (42)

Increased (151)

Reduced (85)

Closed (30)

Top Institutional Holders, PFS

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

19.2M

$454.9M

Ownership

14.77%

-0.3%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

8.2M

$194.6M

Ownership

6.32%

+2.2%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

8.2M

$193.2M

Ownership

6.27%

+1.4%

STATE STREET CORP

8.0M

$190.2M

Ownership

6.17%

+10.6%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

5.6M

$133.4M

Ownership

4.33%

+0.8%

AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC

4.3M

$101.4M

Ownership

3.29%

+19.8%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

3.5M

$82.6M

Ownership

2.68%

+5.3%

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

3.1M

$73.3M

Ownership

2.38%

-46.3%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 207 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

64 buying49 sellingNet: +15

Buying (64)

Unchanged (94)

Selling (49)

In total, funds bought 2.7M shares and sold 318.9K this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bullish Signal

Funds accumulating in Q2 2026

207 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

64 buying vs 49 selling (balanced)

Top Fund Holders, PFS

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

4.0M

Weight

19.66%

Jul 31, 2026No change

TIMOTHY PLAN

42.6K

Weight

0.75%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

Vericimetry Funds

19.5K

Weight

16.32%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

VICTORY PORTFOLIOS

17.5K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026No change

COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND

17.4K

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026No change

BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.

16.1K

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS

16.1K

Weight

0.06%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Voya PARTNERS INC

15.6K

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Provident Financial Services, Inc.· PFS

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History89Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings126Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

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ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

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