DA Davidson Comments on Peoples Bancorp Q3 Earnings

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Peoples Bancorp in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 20th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating 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.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Peoples Bancorp from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of Peoples Bancorp from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Peoples Bancorp from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $35.25.

Peoples Bancorp Stock Performance

PEBO stock opened at $29.12 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.97 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.73. Peoples Bancorp has a 52 week low of $26.21 and a 52 week high of $37.07.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The bank reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.18). The company had revenue of $115.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $113.20 million. Peoples Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.46% and a net margin of 16.88%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Peoples Bancorp

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PEBO. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 1,426.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,610 shares of the bank's stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 2,439 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 19,137 shares of the bank's stock valued at $568,000 after buying an additional 707 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 24,400 shares of the bank's stock valued at $724,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the period. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 12,057 shares of the bank's stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 757 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 55.3% in the 1st quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 18,815 shares of the bank's stock valued at $558,000 after buying an additional 6,700 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 60.68% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Carol A. Schneeberger sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.22, for a total transaction of $30,220.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 23,767 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $718,238.74. The trade was a 4.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Dwight Eric Smith bought 1,060 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $30.27 per share, for a total transaction of $32,086.20. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,999 shares of the company's stock, valued at $211,859.73. This trade represents a 17.85% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 3.41% of the company's stock.

Peoples Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 4th will be given a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 4th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.6%. Peoples Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.16%.

Peoples Bancorp Company Profile

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.

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