Peoples Financial Corporation (OTCMKTS:PFBX - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $19.43 and traded as high as $19.93. Peoples Financial shares last traded at $19.93, with a volume of 129 shares trading hands.
Peoples Financial Trading Up 0.6%
The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.43. The stock has a market cap of $92.06 million, a P/E ratio of 4.51 and a beta of 0.48.
Peoples Financial (OTCMKTS:PFBX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter. Peoples Financial had a return on equity of 23.21% and a net margin of 53.23%. The firm had revenue of $7.37 million for the quarter.
Peoples Financial Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 12th were paid a $0.18 dividend. This is a positive change from Peoples Financial's previous dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.24%. Peoples Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.14%.
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Peoples Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for The Peoples Bank that provides banking, financial, and trust services to government entities, individuals, and small and commercial businesses in Mississippi. The company accepts various deposits, such as interest and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
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