NASDAQ:PFBC - Preferred Bank Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Preferred Bank trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PFBC."

Preferred Bank declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 5th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, October 19th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 4th. View Preferred Bank's Dividend History.

Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 17th. The bank reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.02. The bank earned $40.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.19 million. Preferred Bank had a net margin of 31.74% and a return on equity of 18.39%. View Preferred Bank's Earnings History.

Preferred Bank is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Preferred Bank.

6 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Preferred Bank's shares. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Preferred Bank's share price to reach $73.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 33.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Preferred Bank.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Preferred Bank in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating, 3 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Preferred Bank.

Some companies that are related to Preferred Bank include South State (SSB), Columbia Banking System (COLB), International Bancshares (IBOC), Bancorpsouth Bank (BXS), First Interstate Bancsystem (FIBK), CVB Financial (CVBF), Great Western Bancorp (GWB), Union Bankshares (UBSH), Independent Bank (INDB), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), TowneBank (TOWN), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), United Community Banks (UCBI), Premier Financial Bancorp (PFBI) and First Bancorp (FBP).

Preferred Bank's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Capital Impact Advisors LLC (0.23%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.21%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and First Hawaiian Bank (0.03%).

PFBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can.

PFBC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, First Hawaiian Bank and Capital Impact Advisors LLC.

Shares of PFBC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PFBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.06.

Preferred Bank has a market capitalization of $786.01 million and generates $163.42 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $43.39 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.42 on an earnings per share basis. Preferred Bank employs 238 workers across the globe.

The official website for Preferred Bank is http://www.preferredbank.com.

Preferred Bank's mailing address is 601 S. FIGUEROA STREET 29TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA, 90017. The bank can be reached via phone at 213-891-1188 or via email at [email protected]