Provident Financial (PROV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.28 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.25 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.25 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 12%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this holding company for Provident Savings Bank would post earnings of $0.23 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.28, delivering a surprise of 21.74%. Ove ...