KRNY vs PROV vs NECB Stock Comparison

Kearny Financial, Provident Financial Holdings and NorthEast Community Bancorp Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KRNY Kearny Financial Corp.
$9.36 +0.4% 1M +46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$604.45M
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$178.11M
Div. yield
4.70%
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

NorthEast Community Bancorp leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (NorthEast Community Bancorp 8, Kearny Financial 3, Provident Financial Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRNYPROVNECBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $604.45M $113.82M $404.62M KRNY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 17.5x 9.6x NECB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 13.2x 10.0x NECB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +2.7% -0.9% KRNY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 16.6% 40.9% NECB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 6.8% 16.7% NECB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x 0.8x NECB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.70% 3.08% 3.06% KRNY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.5% +15.9% +49.6% NECB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr +1.4%/yr +21.4%/yr NECB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 11.3% 23.0% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 30/100 66/100 NECB

Percentile Scorecard

KRNYPROVNECB

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

AxisKRNYPROVNECB
Valuation 20 #288 of 359 25 #268 of 359 75 #89 of 359
Growth 32 #233 of 340 4 #325 of 340 19 #276 of 340
Profitability 3 #332 of 343 12 #301 of 343 93 #24 of 343
Financial Health 5 #320 of 338 10 #304 of 338 61 #132 of 338
Shareholder Returns 71 #104 of 351 95 #17 of 351 83 #62 of 351
Overall 26 30 66
  • KRNY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • NECB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNYPROVNECBSPY
1 month +0.4%-0.8%+10.2% -2.3%
3 months -3.5%+1.5%+9.4% -0.7%
6 months +17.4%+6.3%+23.8% +4.8%
Year to date +26.3%+14.2%+29.9% +10.3%
1 year +46.5%+15.9%+49.6% +10.3%
3 years +21.6%+62.2%+84.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +6.7%+17.5%+22.6% +20.1%
5 years -32.2%+7.3%+163.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year -7.5%+1.4%+21.4% +10.1%
10 years -31.7%-4.3%+454.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year -3.7%-0.4%+18.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKRNYPROVNECBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%11.3%23.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%11.4%20.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.150.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.821.412.16 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-35.8%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-2.9%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $10.13$18.71$29.38 $779.14
52-week low $6.26$15.01$19.51 $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.

MultipleKRNYPROVNECB
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 12.7x 17.5xmedian 12.7x 9.6xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.5x 2.8xmedian 3.5x 3.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 6.7xmedian 4.9x 4.5xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 11.4x 13.3xmedian 11.4x 8.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.29median 1.46 -3.55median 1.46 1.45median 1.46

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 monthsKRNYPROVNECB
Revenue $178.11M $40.05M $103.62M
Net income $36.26M $6.66M $42.42M
Free cash flow $35.27M $8.54M $48.41M
EPS (diluted) $0.57 $1.03 $3.13
Cash & equivalents $114.82M $49.21M $73.41M
Total debt $1.15B $157.05M $190.00M
Shares (diluted) 63.22M 6.48M 13.54M
Enterprise value $88.31M -$96.30M $2.62M

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
MetricKRNYPROVNECB
P/E 16.2x 17.5x 9.6x
P/FCF 17.1x 13.3x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 12.7x 8.2x
P/S 3.4x 2.8x 3.9x
P/B 0.8x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 6.7x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 7.6x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 5.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF 46.5x 26.0x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.5x 24.7x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.29 -3.55 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNYPROVNECB
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 2.7% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -0.8% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.1% 6.4% -5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -8.2% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.0% 11.0% -4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -4.9% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.3% 3.3% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% -18.1% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.9% 4.7% -2.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -18.2% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNYPROVNECB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 82.5% 106.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 26.6% 24.1% 58.0%
Net margin 20.4% 16.6% 40.9%
FCF margin 19.8% 21.3% 46.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.2% 22.4% 47.5%
Return on equity 4.7% 5.3% 11.8%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 6.8% 16.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 1.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNYPROVNECB
Debt / assets 15.0% 13.0% 9.0%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 32.6x 18.4x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 90.0% 89.6% 82.9%
Equity / assets 10.0% 10.4% 17.1%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.5x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNYPROVNECB
Dividend yield 4.7% 3.1% 3.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 5.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 8.3% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusKRNYPROVNECB
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2027 13.2xFY2027 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2027 $1.38FY2027 $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2027 +34.0%FY2027 -9.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% -4.3% +42.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $186.11MFY2027 $43.97MFY2027 $113.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2027 +9.8%FY2027 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% -0.1% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNYPROVNECB
Held by institutions 71.5% 49.3% 50.8%
Institutions holding 168 31 126
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -1.3% +4.1%
Institutions buying 99 14 67
Institutions selling 43 10 33
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.40 2.03

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.

KRNYPROVNECB
KRNY 1.00 0.35 0.63
PROV 0.35 1.00 0.37
NECB 0.63 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNY, PROV and NECB?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kearny Financial (KRNY) $604.45M, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $113.82M, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) $404.62M.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNY, PROV and NECB?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 16.2x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.5x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is cheapest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 13.0x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.2x, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kearny Financial (KRNY) +15.7%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +2.7%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) has the highest net margin (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 20.4%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 16.6%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 40.9%). On return on invested capital, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) leads (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 8.9%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 6.8%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) returned the most: Kearny Financial (KRNY) +46.5%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +15.9%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +49.6%. Over five years, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) compounded fastest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) -7.5%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.4%/yr, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kearny Financial (KRNY) has the highest dividend yield: Kearny Financial (KRNY) 4.70%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 3.08%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 3.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (Kearny Financial (KRNY) 25.5%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.3%, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) leads on 8. 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.