DA Davidson Estimates Preferred Bank Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson predicts that Preferred Bank will report $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for Q4 2025, maintaining a "Neutral" rating with a price target of $104.00.
• Preferred Bank recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend of $3.00 with a yield of 3.3%.
• The bank's latest quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, with an EPS of $2.84 compared to analysts' estimates of $2.57.

Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Preferred Bank in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 23rd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.70 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $104.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Preferred Bank's current full-year earnings is $9.81 per share.

PFBC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Preferred Bank from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Preferred Bank in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Preferred Bank has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $104.67.

Preferred Bank Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ PFBC opened at $91.80 on Friday. Preferred Bank has a one year low of $71.90 and a one year high of $99.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.32 billion, a PE ratio of 9.33 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $91.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $87.92.

Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 20th. The bank reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.27. Preferred Bank had a return on equity of 16.91% and a net margin of 25.67%.The firm had revenue of $74.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $72.74 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.46 EPS.

Preferred Bank Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 7th were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 7th. Preferred Bank's payout ratio is currently 30.49%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Preferred Bank

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Preferred Bank by 16.2% in the 2nd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 845 shares of the bank's stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Preferred Bank by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 6,828 shares of the bank's stock valued at $571,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Preferred Bank by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 10,582 shares of the bank's stock valued at $916,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Preferred Bank by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,581 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,175,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Preferred Bank by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,266 shares of the bank's stock valued at $608,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares in the last quarter. 72.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Preferred Bank Company Profile

Preferred Bank provides various commercial banking products and services to small and mid-sized businesses and their owners, entrepreneurs, real estate developers and investors, professionals, and high net worth individuals. The company accepts checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts; fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail, and non-retail certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts.

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