DA Davidson Estimates Peoples Bancorp Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson estimates that Peoples Bancorp will earn $0.90 per share in Q4 2025, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $33.00.
• The company reported $0.90 earnings per share for its most recent quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate by $0.07.
• Peoples Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share, yielding 5.5%, with a payment scheduled for November 18th.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Peoples Bancorp in a report released on Wednesday, October 22nd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will earn $0.90 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $33.00 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 FY2026 earnings at $3.40 EPS.

A number of other equities 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 research report on Friday, October 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted 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. Zacks Research raised Peoples Bancorp from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Peoples Bancorp from $36.00 to $33.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Peoples Bancorp has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $33.13.

Peoples Bancorp Price Performance

NASDAQ:PEBO opened at $29.64 on Thursday. Peoples Bancorp has a 1-year low of $26.21 and a 1-year high of $37.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion, a PE ratio of 10.36 and a beta of 0.63.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The bank reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.07. Peoples Bancorp had a net margin of 16.57% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company had revenue of ($221.08) million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $116.88 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Peoples Bancorp

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Peoples Bancorp by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 926,866 shares of the bank's stock worth $28,309,000 after purchasing an additional 26,786 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Peoples Bancorp by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 915,692 shares of the bank's stock valued at $27,965,000 after acquiring an additional 60,921 shares in the last quarter. Private Management Group Inc. lifted its stake in Peoples Bancorp by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 612,568 shares of the bank's stock valued at $18,708,000 after acquiring an additional 8,058 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Peoples Bancorp by 422.4% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 349,948 shares of the bank's stock valued at $10,687,000 after acquiring an additional 282,960 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Peoples Bancorp by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 294,790 shares of the bank's stock valued at $9,003,000 after acquiring an additional 5,976 shares in the last quarter. 60.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Peoples Bancorp news, Director Carol A. Schneeberger sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.22, for a total transaction of $30,220.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 23,767 shares in the company, valued at approximately $718,238.74. This represents a 4.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 3.41% of the company's stock.

Peoples Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 4th. Peoples Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is currently 57.34%.

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.

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