SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Provident Financial Services, Inc. - PFS

NEW YORK, June 24, 2020 /CNW/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Provident Financial Services, Inc.  ("Provident" or the "Company") (NYSE: PFS).  Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.

The investigation concerns whether Provident and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On April 30, 2020, Provident announced its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2020.  The Company "reported net income of $14.9 million, or $0.23 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to net income of $30.9 million, or $0.48 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2019."  Provident Financial services advised investors that its earnings were "adversely impacted by elevated provisions for credit losses primarily due to the adoption of a new accounting standard that requires the current recognition of allowances for losses expected to be incurred over the life of covered assets," which provisions "were exacerbated by the current weak economic forecast attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic." 

On this news, Provident's stock price fell $1.73 per share, or 10.76%, to close at $14.35 per share on April 30, 2020.

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 9980

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