NASDAQ:PACW - PacWest Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

PacWest Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PACW."

PacWest Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share on Friday, November 30th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.12%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 19th. View PacWest Bancorp's Dividend History.

PacWest Bancorp announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Monday, February 19th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $297.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $301.52 million. PacWest Bancorp had a return on equity of 8.95% and a net margin of 33.60%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. View PacWest Bancorp's Earnings History.

PacWest Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 17th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for PacWest Bancorp.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for PacWest Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $59.00. On average, they expect PacWest Bancorp's stock price to reach $54.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 39.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for PacWest Bancorp.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PacWest Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 4 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for PacWest Bancorp.

Headlines about PACW stock have trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. PacWest Bancorp earned a daily sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to PacWest Bancorp include KeyCorp (KEY), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Comerica (CMA), Zions Bancorp (ZION), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), BOK Financial (BOKF), Webster Financial (WBS), First Horizon National (FHN), CIT Group (CIT), Synovus Financial (SNV), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Sterling Bancorp (STL) and F.N.B. (FNB).

PacWest Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.03%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (3.58%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.00%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.68%), Capital World Investors (2.58%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.70%). Company insiders that own PacWest Bancorp stock include Barry C Fitzpatrick, Bryan M Corsini, Christopher D Blake, Craig A Carlson, Daniel B Platt, Donald D Destino, James Pieczynski, John M Eggemeyer III, Mark Yung, Matthew P Wagner, Patrick J Rusnak, Stanley R Ivie and Tanya M Acker. View Institutional Ownership Trends for PacWest Bancorp.

PACW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, Victory Capital Management Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Morgan Stanley, Rafferty Asset Management LLC and Prudential Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have sold PacWest Bancorp company stock in the last year include Bryan M Corsini, Christopher D Blake, Craig A Carlson, Daniel B Platt, James Pieczynski and Stanley R Ivie. View Insider Buying and Selling for PacWest Bancorp.

PACW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Seizert Capital Partners LLC, WBI Investments Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Panagora Asset Management Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., First Trust Advisors LP, Barr E S & Co. and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have bought PacWest Bancorp stock in the last two years include Donald D Destino, John M Eggemeyer III, Mark Yung, Matthew P Wagner, Patrick J Rusnak and Tanya M Acker. View Insider Buying and Selling for PacWest Bancorp.

Shares of PACW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PACW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.24.

PacWest Bancorp has a market capitalization of $4.80 billion and generates $1.18 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $357.81 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.92 on an earnings per share basis. PacWest Bancorp employs 1,786 workers across the globe.

The official website for PacWest Bancorp is http://www.pacwestbancorp.com.

PacWest Bancorp's mailing address is 9701 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 700, Beverly Hills CA, 90212. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 310-887-8500.