Premier Financial (PFC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Premier Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" PFC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PFC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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2 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Premier Financial's shares. Their PFC share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $27.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 65.5% from the stock's current price.
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Premier Financial's stock was trading at $26.97 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, PFC shares have decreased by 38.4% and is now trading at $16.62.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 25th 2023.
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Premier Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:PFC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 25th. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $68.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $77.33 million. Premier Financial had a net margin of 26.19% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.02%.

Premier Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share on Friday, May 12th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.46%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 4th.
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Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.29%. PFC 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 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 46.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PFC will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.36% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Premier Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PFC."

Premier Financial's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (10.93%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.07%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.23%), State Street Corp (2.73%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.26%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (2.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Donald P Hileman, Jude J Nohra, Louis Michael Altman, Mark Andrew Robison, Paul D Nungester Jr, Paul D Nungester, Jr, Richard J Schiraldi, Samuel S Strausbaugh, Terri A Bettinger and Tina Nutter.
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Shares of PFC 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 PFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.62.

Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) has a market capitalization of $593.83 million and generates $339.87 million in revenue each year. The company earns $102.19 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.64 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,206 workers across the globe.

Premier Financial's mailing address is 601 CLINTON ST, DEFIANCE OH, 43512. The official website for the company is www.fdef.com. The company can be reached via phone at (419) 782-5015, via email at pnungester@first-fed.com, or via fax at 419-782-5145.