NASDAQ:PFBC Preferred Bank (PFBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $91.46 +1.04 (+1.15%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.46 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Preferred Bank Stock (NASDAQ:PFBC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Preferred Bank alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$90.92▼$92.0450-Day Range$79.64▼$91.4652-Week Range$71.90▼$99.78Volume31,904 shsAverage Volume88,992 shsMarket Capitalization$1.32 billionP/E Ratio9.71Dividend Yield3.28%Price Target$92.33Consensus RatingHold Company Overview 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. It also provides real estate mortgage loans that are secured by retail, industrial, office, special purpose, and residential single and multi-family properties; real estate construction loans; commercial loans comprising lines of credit for working capital, term loans for capital expenditures, and commercial and stand-by letters of credit; and small business administration loans. In addition, the company offers trade finance services, including commercial and export letters of credit, import lines of credit, documentary collections, international wire transfers, acceptances/trust receipt financing products, export financing, and bills purchase programs. Further, it provides cash management services; and internet, mobile, and tablet banking services. The company operates through full-service branch offices in the California counties of Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco; Flushing, New York; Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas; and a satellite office in Manhattan, New York. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Read More Preferred Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks33rd Percentile Overall ScorePFBC MarketRank™: Preferred Bank scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2290th out of 2,763 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingPreferred Bank has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePreferred Bank has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Preferred Bank's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth3.98% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Preferred Bank are expected to grow by 3.98% in the coming year, from $9.81 to $10.20 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Preferred Bank is 9.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.56.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Preferred Bank is 9.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.07.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPreferred Bank has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Preferred Bank's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.84% of the float of Preferred Bank has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPreferred Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.8.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Preferred Bank has recently increased by 0.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldPreferred Bank pays a meaningful dividend of 3.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPreferred Bank has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Preferred Bank is 31.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Preferred Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.41% next year. This indicates that Preferred Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Preferred Bank's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted7.84% of the float of Preferred Bank has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPreferred Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.8.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Preferred Bank has recently increased by 0.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media1.6 / 5News Sentiment-0.12 News SentimentPreferred Bank has a news sentiment score of -0.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Preferred Bank this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for PFBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Preferred Bank insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Institutions72.77% of the stock of Preferred Bank is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Preferred Bank's insider trading history. Receive PFBC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Preferred Bank and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PFBC Stock News HeadlinesPreferred Bank (PFBC) Announces Upcoming Release of Q2 2025 Financial Results | PFBC stock newsJuly 3 at 7:10 PM | gurufocus.comPreferred Bank (PFBC) Announces Upcoming Release of Q2 2025 Financial Results | PFBC stock newsJuly 3 at 7:10 PM | gurufocus.comINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.July 4 at 2:00 AM | Traders Agency (Ad)Preferred Bank Announces 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call | PFBC Stock NewsJuly 3 at 6:09 PM | gurufocus.comPreferred Bank Announces 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 3 at 6:09 PM | gurufocus.comPreferred Bank Announces 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 3 at 6:09 PM | gurufocus.comPreferred Bank Announces 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 3 at 5:00 PM | globenewswire.com3 Unpopular Stocks that Deserve a Second ChanceJuly 1 at 5:59 AM | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines PFBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PFBC shares performed this year? Preferred Bank's stock was trading at $86.38 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PFBC stock has increased by 5.9% and is now trading at $91.46. How were Preferred Bank's earnings last quarter? Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The bank reported $2.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.33 by $0.10. The bank had revenue of $65.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $70.78 million. Preferred Bank had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 24.87%. Read the conference call transcript. Is Preferred Bank doing a stock buyback? Preferred Bank's board authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, May 22nd 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $125,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 10.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued. How do I buy shares of Preferred Bank? Shares of PFBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Preferred Bank own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Preferred Bank investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). Company Calendar Record date for 4/21 Dividend4/07/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/21 Dividend4/07/2025Dividend Payable4/21/2025Last Earnings4/25/2025Today7/04/2025Record date for 7/22 Dividend7/08/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend7/08/2025Dividend Payable7/22/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/24/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry BANKS - WEST Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:PFBC CIK1492165 Webwww.preferredbank.com Phone(213) 891-1188Fax213-622-5161Employees280Year Founded1991Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$92.33 High Stock Price Target$96.00 Low Stock Price Target$90.00 Potential Upside/Downside+1.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$9.42 Trailing P/E Ratio9.71 Forward P/E Ratio9.32 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$130.66 million Net Margins24.87% Pretax Margin35.08% Return on Equity16.88% Return on Assets1.83% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19 Current Ratio1.07 Quick Ratio1.07 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$522.66 million Price / Sales2.53 Cash Flow$9.53 per share Price / Cash Flow9.60 Book Value$52.89 per share Price / Book1.73Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares14,430,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$1.32 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.69 Social Links 7 AI Stocks to Invest in Today: Capitalizing on AI and Tech Trends in 2025Discover the top 7 AI stocks to invest in right now. 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