Provident Finl Servs (NYSE:PFS) reported quarterly earnings of $0.61 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.55 by 10.91 percent. This is a 24.49 percent increase over earnings of $0.49 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $225.196 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $208.384 million by 8.07 percent. This is a 23.92 percent increase over sales of $181.728 million the same period last year.