Provident Financial (PFS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.36 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.46 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.38 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -21.74%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this holding company for The Provident Bank would post earnings of $0.28 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.06, delivering a surprise of -78.57%. Ove ...