Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:PFIS Peoples Financial Services (PFIS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $71.98 +0.28 (+0.39%) Closing price 09/11/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.94 -0.05 (-0.06%) As of 09/11/2026 04:10 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Peoples Financial Services Stock (NASDAQ:PFIS) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get PFIS alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$70.91▼$73.3450-Day Range$65.25▼$71.9852-Week Range$43.64▼$73.37Volume48,499 shsAverage Volume48,076 shsMarket Capitalization$720.52 millionP/E Ratio8.15Dividend Yield3.47%Price Target$65.50Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Peoples Financial Services Corp. is the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, a community banking institution headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Through its banking subsidiary, the company provides financial services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations. Peoples Security Bank and Trust offers deposit accounts, consumer and residential real estate loans, commercial lending, mortgage products, cash management services and other traditional banking solutions. The bank also provides wealth management, trust and investment services designed to support personal and institutional financial planning. Founded in 1901, Peoples Security Bank and Trust serves communities in northeastern Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. Peoples Financial Services Corp. is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol PFIS.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Peoples Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks42nd Percentile Overall ScorePFIS MarketRank™: Peoples Financial Services scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 667th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.6 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingPeoples Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Downside RiskPeoples Financial Services has a consensus price target of $65.50, representing about 9.0% downside from its current price of $71.98.Amount of Analyst CoveragePeoples Financial Services has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Peoples Financial Services' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Peoples Financial Services is 8.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Peoples Financial Services is 8.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPeoples Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Peoples Financial Services' valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted2.76% of the float of Peoples Financial Services has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPeoples Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.95.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Peoples Financial Services has recently increased by 14.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldPeoples Financial Services pays a meaningful dividend of 3.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPeoples Financial Services has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Peoples Financial Services is 28.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Peoples Financial Services' dividend. News and Social Media4.2 / 5News Sentiment1.71 News SentimentPeoples Financial Services has a news sentiment score of 1.71. 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 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Peoples Financial Services this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for PFIS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Peoples Financial Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders8.20% of the stock of Peoples Financial Services is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions31.67% of the stock of Peoples Financial Services is held by institutions.Read more about Peoples Financial Services' insider trading history. Receive PFIS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Peoples Financial Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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PFIS Stock News HeadlinesPeoples Financial Amends Executive Retirement Plan for Former PresidentSeptember 1, 2026 | tipranks.comPeoples Financial Services: A Small-Cap Regional Bank With Mixed ResultsAugust 21, 2026 | seekingalpha.comThe REAL Reason Trump is Invading IranFor a moment… Forget about Trump’s ties to Israel. Forget about reports of Iran’s nuclear program. Because my research has led me to believe we’re risking World War 3 with Iran for a completely different reason.September 13 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Peoples Financial Services declares $0.625 dividendAugust 1, 2026 | msn.comPEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. Declares Third Quarter 2026 DividendJuly 31, 2026 | prnewswire.comPEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. Reports Unaudited Second Quarter and Year to Date 2026 EarningsJuly 30, 2026 | prnewswire.comPeoples Financial Services Remains Compelling Enough To Bank OnJune 13, 2026 | seekingalpha.comPeoples Financial Services Shareholders Expand Equity Incentive PlanMay 27, 2026 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines PFIS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PFIS shares performed this year? Peoples Financial Services' stock was trading at $48.71 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, PFIS stock has increased by 47.8% and is now trading at $71.98. How were Peoples Financial Services' earnings last quarter? Peoples Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ:PFIS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.16. The financial services provider had revenue of $97.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.35 million. Peoples Financial Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.27% and a net margin of 20.66%. Who are Peoples Financial Services' major shareholders? Peoples Financial Services' top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.44%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.60%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.53%) and Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC (0.45%). Insiders that own company stock include Ronald G Kukuchka and Richard S Lochen Jr. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Peoples Financial Services? Shares of PFIS 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 Peoples Financial Services own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Peoples Financial Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW). Company Calendar Record date for 6/15 Dividend5/29/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend5/29/2026Dividend Payable6/15/2026Last Earnings7/30/2026Record date for 9/15 Dividend8/31/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend8/31/2026Today9/13/2026Dividend Payable9/15/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/16/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (10m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 PFIS's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. PFIS has been in this zone for over 10 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:PFIS CIK1056943 Webwww.psbt.com Phone(570) 346-7741Fax570-961-3768Employees583Year Founded1926Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Peoples Financial Services$65.50 High Price Target$75.00 Low Price Target$56.00 Potential Upside/Downside-9.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$8.83 Trailing P/E Ratio8.15 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$59.19 million Net Margins20.66% Pretax Margin16.41% Return on Equity17.27% Return on Assets1.70% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.46 Current Ratio0.99 Quick Ratio0.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$283.67 million Price / Sales2.54 Cash Flow$5.52 per share Price / Cash Flow13.04 Book Value$52.01 per share Price / Book1.38Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares10,010,000Free Float9,189,000Market Cap$720.52 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.74 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market BoomTesla, Nvidia, and Google helped shape the last era of market growth, but the next wave could come from a new group of companies. 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