NECB vs PROV vs WNEB Stock Comparison

NorthEast Community Bancorp, Provident Financial Holdings and Western New England Bancorp Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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NorthEast Community Bancorp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (NorthEast Community Bancorp 7, Western New England Bancorp 3, Provident Financial Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNECBPROVWNEBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $400.72M $116.28M $269.10M NECB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.4x 17.5x 13.5x NECB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 13.1x 14.0x NECB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +2.7% +14.8% WNEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.9% 16.6% 21.9% NECB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.7% 6.8% 18.2% WNEB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.3x 0.7x WNEB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.1% +17.6% +16.0% NECB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +1.6%/yr +7.8%/yr NECB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 11.2% 25.8% PROV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 29/100 40/100 NECB

Percentile Scorecard

NECBPROVWNEB

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

AxisNECBPROVWNEB
Valuation 74 #94 of 360 25 #272 of 360 37 #226 of 360
Growth 19 #278 of 344 4 #330 of 344 33 #232 of 344
Profitability 93 #24 of 345 11 #306 of 345 22 #269 of 345
Financial Health 62 #131 of 339 11 #303 of 339 34 #225 of 339
Shareholder Returns 79 #74 of 352 95 #18 of 352 74 #92 of 352
Overall 65 29 40
  • NECB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PROV ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WNEB ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNECBPROVWNEBSPY
1 month +8.3%-1.0%-1.0% -5.9%
3 months +7.6%+0.7%-2.8% -4.6%
6 months +18.3%+5.9%-2.9% +0.2%
Year to date +28.3%+14.3%+8.4% +7.5%
1 year +44.1%+17.6%+16.0% +8.2%
3 years +79.1%+64.4%+83.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.5%+18.0%+22.4% +19.0%
5 years +163.4%+8.1%+45.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.4%+1.6%+7.8% +9.4%
10 years +454.4%-4.0%+74.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.7%-0.4%+5.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNECBPROVWNEBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%11.2%25.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.1%11.3%28.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.130.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.891.570.62 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-35.8%-43.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-2.8%-7.6% -5.9%
52-week high $29.87$18.71$14.81 $779.14
52-week low $19.51$15.01$11.38 $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.

MultipleNECBPROVWNEB
P/E now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 12.3x 17.5xmedian 12.3x 13.5xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 5.0x 6.7xmedian 5.0x 4.2xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 10.6x 13.3xmedian 10.6x 14.3xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.44median 1.29 -3.55median 1.29 46.41median 1.29

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 monthsNECBPROVWNEB
Revenue $103.62M $40.05M $90.88M
Net income $42.42M $6.66M $19.88M
Free cash flow $48.41M $8.54M $18.97M
EPS (diluted) $3.13 $1.03 $1.00
Cash & equivalents $73.41M $49.21M –
Total debt $190.00M $157.05M $50.96M
Shares (diluted) 13.54M 6.48M 19.79M
Enterprise value -$1.28M -$93.83M $266.53M

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
MetricNECBPROVWNEB
P/E 9.4x 17.5x 13.5x
P/FCF 8.2x 13.3x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 12.7x 12.8x
P/S 3.9x 2.8x 3.0x
P/B 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 6.7x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 4.5x 7.6x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 10.1x 26.0x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 24.7x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.44 -3.55 46.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNECBPROVWNEB
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 2.7% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -0.8% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -5.0% 6.4% 49.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -8.2% -2.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.8% 11.0% 52.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -4.9% 0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 3.3% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -18.1% -2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 4.7% 18.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -18.2% -2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNECBPROVWNEB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 106.9% 82.5% 83.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 58.0% 24.1% 28.6%
Net margin 40.9% 16.6% 21.9%
FCF margin 46.7% 21.3% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.5% 22.4% 23.3%
Return on equity 11.8% 5.3% 8.1%
Return on assets 2.0% 0.5% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 16.7% 6.8% 18.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNECBPROVWNEB
Debt / assets 9.0% 13.0% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 18.4x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 89.6% 91.1%
Equity / assets 17.1% 10.4% 8.9%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.5x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNECBPROVWNEB
Dividend yield 3.1% 3.1% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 5.3% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 8.3% 5.5%
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.

ConsensusNECBPROVWNEB
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 13.1xFY2027 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.94FY2026 $1.39FY2027 $0.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +35.0%FY2027 +30.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.5% +6.5% +4.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $113.45MFY2026 $44.40MFY2027 $97.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +10.9%FY2027 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +0.4% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNECBPROVWNEB
Held by institutions 50.8% 49.3% 62.7%
Institutions holding 126 31 102
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% -1.3% -0.4%
Institutions buying 67 14 53
Institutions selling 33 10 28
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.40 1.89

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.

NECBPROVWNEB
NECB 1.00 0.36 0.61
PROV 0.36 1.00 0.29
WNEB 0.61 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NECB, PROV and WNEB?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is the largest by market capitalisation: NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) $400.72M, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) $116.28M, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) $269.10M.

Which stock is cheaper, NECB, PROV and WNEB?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.4x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 17.5x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) is cheapest (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 9.9x, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 13.1x, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) -0.9%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +2.7%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) has the highest net margin (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 40.9%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 16.6%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) leads (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) 16.7%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 6.8%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 18.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) returned the most: NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +44.1%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +17.6%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +16.0%. Over five years, NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) compounded fastest (NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB) +21.4%/yr, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) +1.6%/yr, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) +7.8%/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) 23.3%, Provident Financial Holdings (PROV) 11.2%, Western New England Bancorp (WNEB) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.