NASDAQ:PFISPeoples Financial Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

$33.48

-2.72 (-7.51 %)

(As of 05/28/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$33.45

Now: $33.48▼

$37.20

50-Day Range

$30.24

MA: $34.55▼

$39.40

52-Week Range

$29.01

Now: $33.48▼

$53.88

Volume7,700 shs

Average Volume10,739 shs

Market Capitalization$245.84 million

P/E Ratio9.38

Dividend Yield3.98%

Beta0.3

Peoples Financial Services Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company that provides financial services. The company accepts money market, NOW, savings, individual retirement, demand deposit, and certificates of deposit accounts. Its loan products include residential real estate, automobile, manufactured housing, personal, student, and home equity loans; and commercial real estate, working capital, construction, small business administration, and agricultural loans, as well as loans for equipment and other commercial needs, and mineral rights. The company also offers investment management, IRA trustee, estate administration, living and life insurance trust, trustee under will, guardianship, custodial/IRA custodial, and corporate trust services, as well as pension and profit sharing plans. In addition, it provides investment portfolio management, estate and business succession planning, annuities, insurance, retirement plan, and tax planning, as well as education funding strategies; and securities and brokerage, and investor services. Further, the company offers small business checking and merchant money market accounts, online and telephone banking, business credit cards, merchant line of credit, and financial checkup services. Additionally, it provides various other services, including remote deposit capture; automatic clearing house transactions; cash management services; automated teller machines; point of sale transactions; safe deposit boxes; night depository services; direct deposit; and official check services. The company serves business, non-profit, governmental, municipal agency, and professional customers, as well as retail customers through 27 full-service community banking offices located in Pennsylvania; and Broome County of New York. Peoples Financial Services Corp. was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

0.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Peoples Financial Services.

2.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Peoples Financial Services has received 103 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Peoples Financial Services has received 118 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Peoples Financial Services has received 53.39% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Peoples Financial Services and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PFIS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PFIS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

1.7 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Peoples Financial Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Peoples Financial Services has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

3.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Peoples Financial Services insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $134,240.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 7.70% of the stock of Peoples Financial Services is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 27.09% of the stock of Peoples Financial Services is held by institutions.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Peoples Financial Services is 9.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.84.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Peoples Financial Services is 9.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.21.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Peoples Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.77 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry National commercial banks

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorFinance

Current SymbolNASDAQ:PFIS

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1056943

Webwww.psbt.com

Phone570-346-7741

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.11

Current Ratio0.94

Quick Ratio0.94

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio9.38

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$108.51 million

Price / Sales2.27

Cash Flow$4.25 per share

Price / Cash Flow7.88

Book Value$41.68 per share

Price / Book0.80

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net Income$25.74 million

Net Margins24.08%

Return on Equity8.81%

Return on Assets1.08%

Miscellaneous

Employees390

Outstanding Shares7,343,000

Market Cap$245.84 million

Next Earnings Date7/28/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableNot Optionable

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Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Peoples Financial Services' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Peoples Financial Services' stock was trading at $38.99 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PFIS shares have decreased by 14.1% and is now trading at $33.48. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

When is Peoples Financial Services' next earnings date?

Peoples Financial Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Peoples Financial Services.

How were Peoples Financial Services' earnings last quarter?

Peoples Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ:PFIS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The financial services provider earned $23.11 million during the quarter. Peoples Financial Services had a net margin of 24.08% and a return on equity of 8.81%. View Peoples Financial Services' earnings history.

How often does Peoples Financial Services pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Peoples Financial Services?

Peoples Financial Services declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. View Peoples Financial Services' dividend history.

Has Peoples Financial Services been receiving favorable news coverage?

Headlines about PFIS stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Peoples Financial Services earned a news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutPeoples Financial Services.

Who are some of Peoples Financial Services' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Peoples Financial Services include City (CHCO), National Bank (NBHC), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), Farmers And Merchants Bank of Long Beach (FMBL), Banc of California (BANC), Meridian Bancorp (EBSB), Nicolet Bankshares (NCBS), Mercantil Bank (AMTB), CBTX (CBTX), Camden National (CAC), First Bancshares (FBMS), Bancorp (TBBK), Arrow Financial (AROW), Bridge Bancorp (BDGE) and First of Long Island (FLIC). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Peoples Financial Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Peoples Financial Services investors own include WP Carey (WPC), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), IBM (IBM), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), American Electric Power (AEP) and Carnival (CCL).

Who are Peoples Financial Services' key executives?

Peoples Financial Services' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Craig W. Best, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 58)
Mr. John R. Anderson III, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 52)
Mr. Thomas P. Tulaney, Sr. EVP & COO (Age 59)
Mr. Michael L. Jake, Exec. VP & Chief Risk Officer (Age 66)
Mr. Neal D. Koplin, Exec. VP & Lehigh Valley Region Head (Age 58)

What is Peoples Financial Services' stock symbol?

Peoples Financial Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PFIS."

Who are Peoples Financial Services' major shareholders?

Peoples Financial Services' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.27%), Peoples Financial Services CORP. (4.38%), State Street Corp (1.74%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.19%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.65%) and Stone House Investment Management LLC (0.38%). Company insiders that own Peoples Financial Services stock include Debra E Adams, Joseph Ferretti, Richard S Lochen Jr, Ronald G Kukuchka, Sandra Bodnyk, Thomas P Tulaney and William E Aubrey II. View institutional ownership trends for Peoples Financial Services.

Which major investors are selling Peoples Financial Services stock?

PFIS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, UBS Group AG, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Sabal Trust CO, and Legal & General Group Plc. View insider buying and selling activity for Peoples Financial Services.

Which major investors are buying Peoples Financial Services stock?

PFIS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stone House Investment Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, BlackRock Inc., Peoples Financial Services CORP., Rhumbline Advisers, SG Americas Securities LLC, and Martingale Asset Management L P. Company insiders that have bought Peoples Financial Services stock in the last two years include Richard S Lochen Jr, Ronald G Kukuchka, Sandra Bodnyk, Thomas P Tulaney, and William E Aubrey II. View insider buying and selling activity for Peoples Financial Services.

How do I buy shares of Peoples Financial Services?

Shares of PFIS 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Peoples Financial Services' stock price today?

One share of PFIS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.48.

How big of a company is Peoples Financial Services?

Peoples Financial Services has a market capitalization of $245.84 million and generates $108.51 million in revenue each year. Peoples Financial Services employs 390 workers across the globe.

What is Peoples Financial Services' official website?

The official website for Peoples Financial Services is www.psbt.com.

How can I contact Peoples Financial Services?

Peoples Financial Services' mailing address is 150 N WASHINGTON AVE, SCRANTON PA, 18503. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 570-346-7741.

This page was last updated on 5/29/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff