JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Provident Financial Services Inc. (PFS) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $78.1 million.
On a per-share basis, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 60 cents.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 56 cents per share.
The holding company for The Provident Bank posted revenue of $358.6 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $234.7 million, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $228.6 million.
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