Analysts Set Expectations for Peoples Bancorp Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson analysts predict that Peoples Bancorp will report earnings of $0.86 per share for Q3 2025, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $35.00.
• Peoples Bancorp's recent earnings report revealed a missing estimate of $0.60 EPS compared to the consensus of $0.78, despite a revenue of $115.02 million exceeding expectations.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.41, with an annualized dividend yield of 5.58%, to be paid out on August 18th.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Peoples Bancorp in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 24th. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Peoples Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $3.28 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Peoples Bancorp's FY2025 earnings at $3.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.35 EPS.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The bank reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.18). Peoples Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 16.88%. The company had revenue of $115.02 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.20 million.

PEBO has been the subject of several other research reports. Stephens dropped their target price on shares of Peoples Bancorp from $37.50 to $33.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Peoples Bancorp from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Peoples Bancorp from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $35.25.

Peoples Bancorp Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of Peoples Bancorp stock traded up $0.34 on Friday, hitting $29.73. 92,682 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 152,712. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $30.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $30.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion, a PE ratio of 10.17 and a beta of 0.65. Peoples Bancorp has a one year low of $26.21 and a one year high of $37.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Peoples Bancorp

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Peoples Bancorp by 132.3% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 864 shares of the bank's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Peoples Bancorp by 815.7% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,108 shares of the bank's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 987 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Peoples Bancorp during the first quarter worth approximately $62,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Peoples Bancorp by 1,426.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,610 shares of the bank's stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 2,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its position in Peoples Bancorp by 86.7% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,976 shares of the bank's stock worth $148,000 after acquiring an additional 2,311 shares during the last quarter. 60.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Peoples Bancorp

In related news, Director Carol A. Schneeberger sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.76, for a total value of $31,760.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,330 shares in the company, valued at approximately $804,480.80. This trade represents a 3.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,962 shares of company stock valued at $61,110. Company insiders own 3.41% of the company's stock.

Peoples Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 18th. Investors of record on Monday, August 4th will be paid a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 4th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.52%. Peoples Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.16%.

About Peoples Bancorp

Peoples Bancorp Inc operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and governmental deposits; and provides commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, construction, finance, residential real estate, and consumer indirect and direct loans, as well as home equity lines of credit and overdrafts.