Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) Competitors

60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Peoples Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Community Trust Bancorp. Peoples Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Trust Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Community Trust Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.30%. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.16%. Given Peoples Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Peoples Bancorp is more favorable than Community Trust Bancorp.

Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 25.55% compared to Peoples Bancorp's net margin of 19.17%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 12.52% beat Peoples Bancorp's return on equity.

Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years and Peoples Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 4 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 0.66 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 19.17% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Peoples Bancorp's return on equity of 10.71% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

First Merchants currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.62%. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus target price of $40.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.16%. Given First Merchants' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp.

73.9% of First Merchants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Merchants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

First Merchants has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Bancorp. Peoples Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 4 mentions for First Merchants. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 0.66 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Peoples Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 5 mentions for Peoples Bancorp. Peoples Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 0.50 indicating that Peoples Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Peoples Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.16%. Mercantile Bank has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.47%. Given Peoples Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Peoples Bancorp is more favorable than Mercantile Bank.

60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 24.75% compared to Peoples Bancorp's net margin of 19.17%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.66% beat Peoples Bancorp's return on equity.

Peoples Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Peoples Bancorp pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Peoples Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Mercantile Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Corporation Indiana has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Financial Corporation Indiana had 2 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Financial Corporation Indiana and 5 mentions for Peoples Bancorp. Peoples Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat First Financial Corporation Indiana's score of 0.63 indicating that Peoples Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Peoples Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial Corporation Indiana. First Financial Corporation Indiana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Financial Corporation Indiana has a net margin of 23.32% compared to Peoples Bancorp's net margin of 19.17%. First Financial Corporation Indiana's return on equity of 13.02% beat Peoples Bancorp's return on equity.

Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. First Financial Corporation Indiana pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Peoples Bancorp pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Corporation Indiana pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Peoples Bancorp has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Financial Corporation Indiana has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Peoples Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of First Financial Corporation Indiana shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of First Financial Corporation Indiana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Peoples Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.16%. First Financial Corporation Indiana has a consensus target price of $87.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.50%. Given First Financial Corporation Indiana's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Financial Corporation Indiana is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp.