Peoples Financial Services (PFIS) Competitors $48.89 -0.55 (-1.11%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.89 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03:59 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PFIS vs. CASH, NIC, IREN, CUBI, HUT, PWP, SII, CLBK, MBIN, and BTDRShould you be buying Peoples Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Financial Services include Pathward Financial (CASH), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), Iris Energy (IREN), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Hut 8 (HUT), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Sprott (SII), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), and Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Financial Services vs. Its Competitors Pathward Financial Nicolet Bankshares Iris Energy Customers Bancorp Hut 8 Perella Weinberg Partners Sprott Columbia Financial Merchants Bancorp Bitdeer Technologies Group Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) and Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PFIS or CASH? Pathward Financial received 227 more outperform votes than Peoples Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.05% of users gave Pathward Financial an outperform vote while only 52.43% of users gave Peoples Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeoples Financial ServicesOutperform Votes10852.43% Underperform Votes9847.57% Pathward FinancialOutperform Votes33564.05% Underperform Votes18835.95% Do analysts rate PFIS or CASH? Peoples Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.41%. Pathward Financial has a consensus target price of $92.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.53%. Given Pathward Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pathward Financial is more favorable than Peoples Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peoples Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Pathward Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor PFIS or CASH? In the previous week, Peoples Financial Services had 2 more articles in the media than Pathward Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Peoples Financial Services and 3 mentions for Pathward Financial. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Peoples Financial Services' score of 0.56 indicating that Pathward Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peoples Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pathward Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PFIS or CASH more profitable? Pathward Financial has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Peoples Financial Services' net margin of 3.70%. Pathward Financial's return on equity of 22.02% beat Peoples Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Financial Services3.70% 8.97% 0.82% Pathward Financial 21.91%22.02%2.28% Is PFIS or CASH a better dividend stock? Peoples Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pathward Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Peoples Financial Services pays out 116.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pathward Financial pays out 2.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Financial Services has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Peoples Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PFIS or CASH? Peoples Financial Services has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PFIS or CASH? 31.7% of Peoples Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Peoples Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, PFIS or CASH? Pathward Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Financial Services. Pathward Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeoples Financial Services$156.73M3.12$8.50M$2.1322.95Pathward Financial$616.00M2.98$168.36M$7.4110.39 SummaryPathward Financial beats Peoples Financial Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Peoples Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFIS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PFIS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PFIS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples Financial ServicesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$494.18M$23.78B$11.69B$8.63BDividend Yield5.09%3.52%5.66%4.18%P/E Ratio43.2712.9623.0120.06Price / Sales3.122.8327.05157.10Price / Cash10.2611.1617.6034.64Price / Book1.011.202.884.70Net Income$8.50M$2.17B$1.04B$247.88M7 Day Performance2.80%1.67%1.47%2.63%1 Month Performance-1.45%-0.85%1.37%6.36%1 Year Performance28.56%22.18%540.47%14.05% Peoples Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFISPeoples Financial Services0.6446 of 5 stars$48.89-1.1%$53.00+8.4%+29.1%$494.18M$156.73M43.27400CASHPathward Financial3.7723 of 5 stars$77.30-1.0%$92.00+19.0%+44.1%$1.84B$616.00M11.271,150Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNICNicolet Bankshares2.0781 of 5 stars$120.57-1.7%$119.25-1.1%+53.6%$1.82B$356.32M15.01860Insider TradeIRENIris Energy3.7173 of 5 stars$8.73+4.1%$20.30+132.5%-16.6%$1.64B$372.10M0.00100Gap UpCUBICustomers Bancorp2.7832 of 5 stars$50.73-0.5%$64.00+26.2%+22.9%$1.60B$648.24M9.99640HUTHut 83.498 of 5 stars$15.21-0.4%$25.81+69.7%+86.5%$1.59B$254.83M0.00219PWPPerella Weinberg Partners1.4949 of 5 stars$17.49+0.7%$23.00+31.5%+31.8%$1.55B$987.74M-11.07600Positive NewsSIISprott0.9195 of 5 stars$59.17+2.1%N/A+45.6%$1.53B$170.57M32.51170Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCLBKColumbia Financial1.3275 of 5 stars$14.14-1.2%$16.00+13.2%+1.9%$1.48B$189.02M-117.83750Positive NewsMBINMerchants Bancorp4.1367 of 5 stars$31.61-1.3%$47.50+50.3%-19.0%$1.45B$645.08M5.01480Positive NewsBTDRBitdeer Technologies Group1.8572 of 5 stars$12.76-0.8%$19.60+53.6%+83.4%$1.43B$300.40M-24.54211News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CASH Competitors NIC Competitors IREN Competitors CUBI Competitors HUT Competitors PWP Competitors SII Competitors CLBK Competitors MBIN Competitors BTDR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PFIS) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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