Provident Financial (PROV) Lags Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Provident Financial (PROV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.13 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.26 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.31 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -50%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this holding company for Provident Savings Bank would post earnings of $0.25 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.28, delivering a surprise of 12%.Over th ...