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Provident Financial Services (PFS) stock, explained like you're 5
Provident Financial Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PFS. It is a mid cap company in the savings institutions industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 2.9 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- PFS
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Savings Institutions
- Size
- Mid cap, about 2.9 billion dollars
Is Provident Financial Services a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Provident Financial Services is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 2.9 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Provident Financial Services makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves PFS stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
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Questions about Provident Financial Services stock
What does Provident Financial Services do?
Provident Financial Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PFS. It is a mid cap company in the savings institutions industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 2.9 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Provident Financial Services?
Provident Financial Services trades under the ticker PFS on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Provident Financial Services's market cap?
Provident Financial Services is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 2.9 billion dollars.
How does Provident Financial Services make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves PFS stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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