Peoples Bancorp - PEBO Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street research 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 research 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 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Peoples Bancorp's shares. Their PEBO share price forecasts range from $28.00 to $41.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $32.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.0% 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 decreased by 9.8% and is now trading at $25.47.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 25th 2023.
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Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 25th. The bank reported ($0.28) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.75. The bank had revenue of $59.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $58.54 million. Peoples Bancorp had a net margin of 29.07% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.29%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS.

Peoples Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share on Tuesday, February 21st. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.97%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 3rd.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) stock in their portfolio include Inspire Fidelis Multi Factor ETF (FDLS), ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV), First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF (AIRR), iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA), SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (SMLV), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE).

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.90%. 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 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 42.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PEBO will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.46% 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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.09%), Franklin Resources Inc. (5.48%), Peoples Bank OH (2.15%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.89%), Private Management Group Inc. (1.65%) and ProShare Advisors LLC (1.08%). 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 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 $25.47.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) has a market capitalization of $725.13 million and generates $348.39 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $101.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.59 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.