NECB vs PROV vs GCBC Stock Comparison

NorthEast Community Bancorp, Provident Financial Holdings and Greene County Bancorp Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GCBC Greene County Bancorp Inc
$36.59 +6.8% 1M +66.7% 1Y
Market cap
$620.24M
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$92.58M
Div. yield
–
Thrifts and Savings Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Greene County Bancorp leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Greene County Bancorp 6, NorthEast Community Bancorp 4, Provident Financial Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNECBPROVGCBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $409.83M $116.76M $620.24M GCBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 17.5x 15.1x NECB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 13.2x — NECB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +2.7% +22.9% GCBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.9% 16.6% 44.3% GCBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.7% 6.8% 28.5% GCBC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.3x 0.2x GCBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.6% +15.9% +66.7% GCBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +1.4%/yr +16.1%/yr NECB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.0% 11.3% 30.1% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 30/100 50/100 NECB

Percentile Scorecard

NECBPROVGCBC

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

AxisNECBPROVGCBC
Valuation 75 #89 of 359 25 #268 of 359 8 #329 of 359
Growth 19 #276 of 340 4 #325 of 340 81 #67 of 340
Profitability 93 #24 of 343 12 #301 of 343 91 #32 of 343
Financial Health 61 #132 of 338 10 #304 of 338 63 #127 of 338
Shareholder Returns 83 #62 of 351 95 #17 of 351 7 #325 of 351
Overall 66 30 50
  • NECB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GCBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNECBPROVGCBCSPY
1 month +10.2%-0.8%+6.8% -2.3%
3 months +9.4%+1.5%+7.0% -0.7%
6 months +23.8%+6.3%+53.7% +4.8%
Year to date +29.9%+14.2%+64.6% +10.3%
1 year +49.6%+15.9%+66.7% +10.3%
3 years +84.1%+62.2%+45.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +22.6%+17.5%+13.2% +20.1%
5 years +163.5%+7.3%+110.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +21.4%+1.4%+16.1% +10.1%
10 years +454.4%-4.3%+325.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.7%-0.4%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNECBPROVGCBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.0%11.3%30.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%11.4%28.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.150.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.161.412.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-35.8%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-2.9%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $29.38$18.71$36.59 $779.14
52-week low $19.51$15.01$21.61 $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.

MultipleNECBPROVGCBC
P/E now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 12.7x 17.5xmedian 12.7x 15.2xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.5x 2.8xmedian 3.5x 6.7xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.9x 6.7xmedian 4.9x 6.3xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.4x 13.3xmedian 11.4x 15.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.46 -3.55median 1.46 1.51median 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 monthsNECBPROVGCBC
Revenue $103.62M $40.05M $92.58M
Net income $42.42M $6.66M $41.02M
Free cash flow $48.41M $8.54M $41.56M
EPS (diluted) $3.13 $1.03 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $73.41M $49.21M $15.12M
Total debt $190.00M $157.05M $36.15M
Shares (diluted) 13.54M 6.48M 17.03M
Enterprise value $7.83M -$93.35M $600.02M

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
MetricNECBPROVGCBC
P/E 9.6x 17.5x 15.2x
P/FCF 8.4x 13.3x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 12.7x 14.7x
P/S 3.9x 2.8x 6.7x
P/B 1.1x 0.9x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.9x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 6.7x 6.3x
EV/EBIT 4.5x 7.6x 6.4x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 5.5x 6.9x
EV/FCF 10.2x 26.0x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 24.7x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 -3.55 1.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNECBPROVGCBC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 2.7% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -0.8% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% 6.4% 31.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -8.2% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.8% 11.0% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -4.9% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 3.3% 51.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -18.1% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 4.7% 52.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -18.2% 16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNECBPROVGCBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 106.9% 82.5% 109.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 58.0% 24.1% 50.6%
Net margin 40.9% 16.6% 44.3%
FCF margin 46.7% 21.3% 44.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.5% 22.4% 45.7%
Return on equity 11.8% 5.3% 15.0%
Return on assets 2.0% 0.5% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 16.7% 6.8% 28.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNECBPROVGCBC
Debt / assets 9.0% 13.0% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.3x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 18.4x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 89.6% 91.3%
Equity / assets 17.1% 10.4% 8.7%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.5x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNECBPROVGCBC
Dividend yield 3.1% 3.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 5.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 8.3% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusNECBPROVGCBC
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 13.2xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.94FY2026 $1.38FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +34.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +42.5% -4.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $113.45MFY2026 $43.97MFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -0.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNECBPROVGCBC
Held by institutions 50.8% 49.3% 14.9%
Institutions holding 126 31 81
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% -1.3% +9.8%
Institutions buying 67 14 49
Institutions selling 33 10 18
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.40 2.72

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.

NECBPROVGCBC
NECB 1.00 0.37 0.56
PROV 0.37 1.00 0.18
GCBC 0.56 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NECB, PROV and GCBC?

Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) $409.83M, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $116.76M, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) $620.24M.

Which stock is cheaper, NECB, PROV and GCBC?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.7x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.5x, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is cheapest (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.9x, 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?

Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) -0.9%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +2.7%, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) has the highest net margin (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 40.9%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 16.6%, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 44.3%). On return on invested capital, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) leads (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 16.7%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 6.8%, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 28.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) returned the most: NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +49.6%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +15.9%, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) +66.7%. Over five years, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) compounded fastest (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +21.4%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.4%/yr, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) has been the steadiest (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 23.0%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.3%, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Greene County Bancorp (GCBC) leads on 6. 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.