Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Peoples Bancorp in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings 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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3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Peoples Bancorp's shares. Their PEBO share price forecasts range from $28.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $31.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.1% from the stock's current price.
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Peoples Bancorp's stock was trading at $28.25 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, PEBO stock has decreased by 10.2% and is now trading at $25.38.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 24th 2023.
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Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 25th. The bank reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.12. The bank earned $106.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $101.30 million. Peoples Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.09% and a net margin of 24.09%.

Peoples Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share on Monday, August 21st. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 4th.
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Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.17%. 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 44.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PEBO will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.19% 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."

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One share of PEBO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.38.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) has a market capitalization of $897.69 million and generates $348.39 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $101.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.47 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.