Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina - PEBK Stock Forecast, Price & News

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's stock was trading at $32.56 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, PEBK stock has decreased by 2.2% and is now trading at $31.85.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 24th 2023.
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Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter. The bank had revenue of $20.82 million for the quarter. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina had a net margin of 19.88% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.43%.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 17th. Investors of record on Friday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 2nd. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18.
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Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.38%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 26.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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3 employees have rated Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Chief Executive Officer Lance A. Sellers on Glassdoor.com. Lance A. Sellers has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Lance A. Sellers in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PEBK."

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Gendell Jeffrey L (4.10%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.84%), rhino investment partners Inc (2.24%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.49%), River Oaks Capital LLC (0.29%) and BHZ Capital Management LP (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include A Joseph Lampron, Christine S Abernethy, James S Abernethy, James S Abernethy, Lance A Sellers, William D Cable and William Gregory Terry.
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One share of PEBK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.85.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) has a market capitalization of $179.63 million and generates $81.12 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $16.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.85 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 287 workers across the globe.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's mailing address is 518 WEST C STREET, NEWTON NC, 28658. The official website for the company is www.peoplesbanknc.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (828) 464-5620 or via fax at 704-465-5210.