Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PGC) is a bank holding company headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey. It operates primarily through Peapack-Gladstone Bank, a full-service financial institution serving individuals, families, businesses and institutions.

The bank provides commercial and retail banking services, including deposit accounts, commercial and residential lending, mortgages, cash-management services and other treasury-management solutions. It also offers wealth management services such as investment management, trust and fiduciary services, financial planning and private banking.

Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank has historically focused on communities in New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, including businesses and affluent individuals in those markets. The company has expanded its capabilities through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, while maintaining an emphasis on relationship-based banking and wealth management.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Douglas L. Kennedy. Its shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol PGC.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.10 to $45.05
• 50-Day Range: $43.62 to $47.72
• 52-Week Range: $24.71 to $49.14
• Volume: 144,176 shs
• Average Volume: 131,129 shs
• Market Capitalization: $790.40 million
• P/E Ratio: 15.48
• Dividend Yield: 0.45%
• Price Target: $56.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Peapack-Gladstone Financial scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 138th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Peapack-Gladstone Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a consensus price target of $56.33, representing about 26.4% upside from its current price of $44.58.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Peapack-Gladstone Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Peapack-Gladstone Financial are expected to grow by 33.80% in the coming year, from $3.58 to $4.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Peapack-Gladstone Financial is 15.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Peapack-Gladstone Financial is 15.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.39.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.69% of the float of Peapack-Gladstone Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.63.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Peapack-Gladstone Financial has recently increased by 3.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a dividend yield of 0.45%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Peapack-Gladstone Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Peapack-Gladstone Financial is 6.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Peapack-Gladstone Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.18% next year. This indicates that Peapack-Gladstone Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.22. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Peapack-Gladstone Financial this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Peapack-Gladstone Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $159,925.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.75% of the stock of Peapack-Gladstone Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.75% of the stock of Peapack-Gladstone Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PGC
• CIK: 1050743
• Web: www.peapackprivate.com
• Phone: (908) 234-0700
• Fax: 908-234-0795
• Employees: 682
• Year Founded: 1921

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Peapack-Gladstone Financial: $56.33
• High Price Target: $58.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.45
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $37.33 million
• Net Margins: 11.09%
• Pretax Margin: 15.51%
• Return on Equity: 7.82%
• Return on Assets: 0.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $444.61 million
• Price / Sales: 1.78
• Cash Flow: $2.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.23
• Book Value: $37.49 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,730,000
• Free Float: 16,709,000
• Market Cap: $790.40 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72