FBLA vs KRNY vs PROV Stock Comparison

FB Bancorp, Kearny Financial and Provident Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FBLA FB Bancorp, Inc. /MD/
$17.17 +4.3% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$276.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$43.92M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
2 wins
KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.25 -1.2% 1M +39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$583.40M
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Provident Financial Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Provident Financial Holdings 5, Kearny Financial 4, FB Bancorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFBLAKRNYPROVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.82M $583.40M $115.51M KRNY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -981.6x 15.9x 17.4x KRNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.8x 13.2x KRNY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -35.4% — +2.7% PROV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.6% — 16.6% PROV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% — 6.8% PROV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 3.3x FBLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.3% +39.3% +14.6% FBLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.5%/yr +1.7%/yr PROV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 14.8% 25.4% 11.4% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 52/100 33/100 KRNY

Percentile Scorecard

FBLAKRNYPROV

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFBLAKRNYPROV
Valuation 27 #265 of 362 48 #190 of 362 28 #261 of 362
Growth 63 #83 of 221 – 7 #206 of 221
Profitability 17 #167 of 200 – 24 #152 of 200
Financial Health 45 #112 of 203 16 #171 of 203 14 #174 of 203
Shareholder Returns – 94 #23 of 342 92 #27 of 342
Overall 38 52 33
  • FBLA ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • KRNY ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFBLAKRNYPROVSPY
1 month +4.3%-1.2%-1.4% -0.8%
3 months +9.6%-2.1%+5.2% +3.5%
6 months +22.2%+13.6%+6.8% +7.0%
Year to date +33.6%+24.8%+14.1% +12.2%
1 year +43.3%+39.3%+14.6% +13.0%
3 years —+34.4%+48.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+10.4%+14.0% +23.1%
5 years —-28.5%+8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-6.5%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years —-33.7%-3.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-4.0%-0.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFBLAKRNYPROVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 14.8%25.4%11.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 13.5%24.4%11.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.480.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.921.551.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.8%-61.2%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-8.7%-2.9% -1.8%
52-week high $17.29$10.13$18.71 $779.14
52-week low $11.96$6.26$15.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFBLAKRNYPROV
P/E now vs peer median -992.3xmedian 12.1x 15.8xmedian 12.1x 17.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x 6.7xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.0x 16.7xmedian 11.0x 13.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.36 6.40median 1.36 -3.55median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFBLAKRNYPROV
Revenue $43.92M – $40.05M
Net income -$282.00K – $6.66M
Free cash flow $27.34M – $8.54M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $0.58 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $45.21M $115.83M $49.21M
Total debt $111.19M $1.14B $157.05M
Shares (diluted) 14.91M 63.22M 6.48M
Enterprise value $59.40M $583.40M -$94.60M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFBLAKRNYPROV
P/E -992.3x 15.8x 17.5x
P/FCF 10.1x 16.7x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x – 12.7x
P/S 6.3x 3.3x 2.8x
P/B 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x – 6.7x
EV/EBIT 15.0x – 7.6x
EV/Revenue 7.8x – 5.5x
EV/FCF 12.5x – 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x – 24.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.40 -3.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFBLAKRNYPROV
Revenue growth (1Y) -35.4% – 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 94.0% – 6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -8.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.6% 24.3% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% -4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% – 3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.5% – 4.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFBLAKRNYPROV
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 59.3% – 82.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 9.2% – 24.1%
Net margin -0.6% – 16.6%
FCF margin 62.3% – 21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 67.1% – 22.4%
Return on equity 0.8% – 5.3%
Return on assets 0.2% – 0.5%
Return on invested capital 5.1% – 6.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -104.5x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFBLAKRNYPROV
Debt / assets 9.1% – 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 3.3x
Debt / FCF 4.1x – 18.4x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 90.3% 89.6%
Equity / assets 23.2% 9.7% 10.4%
Interest coverage 1.2x – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFBLAKRNYPROV
Dividend yield – 4.8% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – – 5.3%
Shareholder yield – 4.8% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFBLAKRNYPROV
Forward P/E – 12.8xFY2027 13.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.72FY2027 $1.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +26.3%FY2027 +34.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +29.2% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $186.11MFY2027 $43.97MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.5%FY2027 +9.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.5% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFBLAKRNYPROV
Held by institutions 41.5% 71.5% 49.3%
Institutions holding 89 168 31
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +6.1% -1.3%
Institutions buying 59 99 14
Institutions selling 17 43 10
Buyers to sellers 3.47 2.30 1.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FBLAKRNYPROV
FBLA 1.00 0.50 0.24
KRNY 0.50 1.00 0.35
PROV 0.24 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FBLA, KRNY and PROV?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) is the largest by market capitalisation: FB Bancorp (FBLA) $276.82M, Kearny Financial (KRNY) $583.40M, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $115.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, FBLA, KRNY and PROV?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FB Bancorp (FBLA) -981.6x, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 15.9x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kearny Financial (KRNY) is cheapest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 12.8x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FB Bancorp (FBLA) -35.4%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has the highest net margin (FB Bancorp (FBLA) -0.6%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 16.6%). On return on invested capital, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) leads (FB Bancorp (FBLA) 5.1%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year FB Bancorp (FBLA) returned the most: FB Bancorp (FBLA) +43.3%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) +39.3%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +14.6%. Over five years, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) compounded fastest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) -6.5%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (FB Bancorp (FBLA) 14.8%, Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.4%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FBLA, KRNY and PROV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.