NASDAQ:PFIS - Peoples Financial Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Peoples Financial Services declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 27th. This is a boost from Peoples Financial Services's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. View Peoples Financial Services' Dividend History.

Peoples Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ:PFIS) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The financial services provider had revenue of $21.71 million for the quarter. Peoples Financial Services had a net margin of 25.38% and a return on equity of 9.46%. View Peoples Financial Services' Earnings History.

Peoples Financial Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Peoples Financial Services.

Headlines about PFIS stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 coverage optimism score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Peoples Financial Services.

Peoples Financial Services saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,300 shares, a drop of 9.4% from the December 31st total of 21,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 7,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Peoples Financial Services' Current Options Chain.

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Peoples Financial Services' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peoples Financial Services CORP. (4.34%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.12%), FNY Investment Advisers LLC (0.11%), Sabal Trust CO (0.10%) and Domani Wealth LLC (0.10%). Company insiders that own Peoples Financial Services stock include Debra E Adams, Joseph Ferretti, Richard S Lochen Jr, Ronald G Kukuchka, Thomas P Tulaney and William E Aubrey II. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Peoples Financial Services.

PFIS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peoples Financial Services CORP. and Sabal Trust CO. Company insiders that have sold Peoples Financial Services company stock in the last year include Debra E Adams and Joseph Ferretti. View Insider Buying and Selling for Peoples Financial Services.

PFIS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Domani Wealth LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Peoples Financial Services stock in the last two years include Richard S Lochen Jr, Ronald G Kukuchka, Thomas P Tulaney and William E Aubrey II. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of PFIS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.50.

Peoples Financial Services has a market capitalization of $358.37 million and generates $108.51 million in revenue each year. Peoples Financial Services employs 390 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Peoples Financial Services.

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

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.