Peoples Financial Services (PFIS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.48 per share and revenue of $46.75 million for the quarter.

Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The financial services provider reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.16. Peoples Financial Services had a return on equity of 10.37% and a net margin of 7.83%. The firm had revenue of $62.43 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.35 million.

Peoples Financial Services Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of PFIS traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $51.56. The stock had a trading volume of 44,526 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,538. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.98. Peoples Financial Services has a twelve month low of $38.90 and a twelve month high of $59.70. The firm has a market cap of $515.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93.

Peoples Financial Services Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th were paid a $0.6175 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.79%. Peoples Financial Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 115.96%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Peoples Financial Services from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 12th.

Institutional Trading of Peoples Financial Services

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Peoples Financial Services in the 1st quarter worth $467,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Peoples Financial Services by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 40,651 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,808,000 after buying an additional 2,679 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Peoples Financial Services by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,513 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $245,000 after buying an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Peoples Financial Services by 44.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 8,198 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 2,538 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 31.67% of the company's stock.

Peoples Financial Services Company Profile

Peoples Financial Services Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company that provides various commercial and retail banking services. The company accepts money market, negotiable order of withdrawal, savings, individual retirement, demand deposit, and certificates of deposit accounts.