Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Peoples Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" PEBO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PEBO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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6 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Peoples Bancorp's stock. Their PEBO share price forecasts range from $28.00 to $41.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $31.71 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.5% from the stock's current price.
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Peoples Bancorp's stock was trading at $28.25 at the start of the year. Since then, PEBO shares have increased by 1.6% and is now trading at $28.70.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 25th 2023.
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Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 25th. The bank reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.11. The bank had revenue of $92.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $91.97 million. Peoples Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.75% and a net margin of 27.87%.

Peoples Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 8th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share on Monday, May 22nd. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 5th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38.
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Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.32%. PEBO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 8 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 42.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PEBO will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.62% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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8 employees have rated Peoples Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Chuck Sulerzyski on Glassdoor.com. Chuck Sulerzyski has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

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Peoples Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PEBO."

Peoples Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.11%), BlackRock Inc. (7.99%), Franklin Resources Inc. (5.63%), State Street Corp (2.90%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.95%) and Private Management Group Inc. (1.77%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles W Sulerzyski, David L Mead, Frances A Skinner, Frances A Skinner, George W Broughton, James S Huggins, Kevin R Reeves, Michael N Vittorio, Michael Ryan Kirkham, S Craig Beam and Susan D Rector.
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Shares of PEBO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of PEBO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.70.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) has a market capitalization of $817.66 million and generates $348.39 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $101.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.71 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,267 workers across the globe.

Peoples Bancorp's mailing address is 138 PUTNAM ST P O BOX 738, MARIETTA OH, 45750. The official website for the company is www.peoplesbancorp.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (740) 373-3155 or via fax at 740-374-2020.