Peoples Financial Services (PFIS) Competitors $49.89 -0.52 (-1.03%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.04 +0.16 (+0.31%) As of 07/25/2025 04:04 PM 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. CCNE, CTBI, FCBC, FMBH, GSBC, MBWM, OBK, STEL, UVSP, and TMPShould you be buying Peoples Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Financial Services include CNB Financial (CCNE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Community Bancshares (FCBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Stellarone (STEL), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Peoples Financial Services vs. Its Competitors CNB Financial Community Trust Bancorp First Community Bancshares First Mid Bancshares Great Southern Bancorp Mercantile Bank Origin Bancorp Stellarone Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Tompkins Financial Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) and CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, PFIS or CCNE? Peoples Financial Services has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNB Financial has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PFIS or CCNE? In the previous week, CNB Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Peoples Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CNB Financial and 5 mentions for Peoples Financial Services. CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Peoples Financial Services' score of 0.58 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peoples Financial Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CNB Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PFIS or CCNE a better dividend stock? Peoples Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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. CNB Financial pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Financial Services has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and CNB Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Peoples Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PFIS or CCNE? CNB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Financial Services. CNB 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$229.80M2.17$8.50M$2.1323.42CNB Financial$364.58M1.38$54.58M$2.3810.09 Do analysts prefer PFIS or CCNE? Peoples Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.23%. CNB Financial has a consensus price target of $27.75, suggesting a potential upside of 15.58%. Given CNB Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CNB 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) 2.50CNB Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is PFIS or CCNE more profitable? CNB Financial has a net margin of 14.56% compared to Peoples Financial Services' net margin of 7.83%. Peoples Financial Services' return on equity of 10.37% beat CNB Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Financial Services7.83% 10.37% 0.96% CNB Financial 14.56%9.90%0.89% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PFIS or CCNE? 31.7% of Peoples Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of CNB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Peoples Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of CNB Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCNB Financial beats Peoples Financial Services on 9 of the 17 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 ServicesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$503.87M$877.79M$12.28B$9.50BDividend Yield4.90%3.14%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio23.4216.6819.0320.05Price / Sales2.172.3126.1090.07Price / Cash16.4748.6121.6358.56Price / Book1.061.112.205.87Net Income$8.50M$54.19M$997.25M$258.55M7 Day Performance-3.24%-0.83%0.60%3.74%1 Month Performance0.24%3.20%3.44%11.75%1 Year Performance-1.19%9.06%536.57%18.03% Peoples Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFISPeoples Financial Services0.8052 of 5 stars$49.89-1.0%$53.00+6.2%-0.5%$503.87M$229.80M23.42400News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCCNECNB Financial4.7468 of 5 stars$24.28+2.5%$26.25+8.1%-8.1%$509.37M$224.79M10.42760Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.6305 of 5 stars$55.38+1.4%$57.00+2.9%+9.1%$1.00B$256.00M11.56980Positive NewsDividend IncreaseFCBCFirst Community Bancshares2.9348 of 5 stars$41.26+2.3%N/A-13.1%$754.23M$185.53M14.90630News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.5446 of 5 stars$39.40+1.3%$43.83+11.3%-1.3%$945.21M$453.67M11.731,198News CoverageEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.0889 of 5 stars$61.61+2.3%$59.50-3.4%-8.2%$706.54M$224.01M11.001,108Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMBWMMercantile Bank4.0323 of 5 stars$49.44+2.1%$52.83+6.9%-4.3%$802.91M$361.89M10.26670Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOBKOrigin Bancorp3.4257 of 5 stars$37.96+1.8%$42.20+11.2%+8.4%$1.18B$358.20M15.431,010News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementSTELStellarone1.755 of 5 stars$31.18+12.4%$29.00-7.0%+13.9%$1.55B$625.45M14.011,025News CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.1835 of 5 stars$32.02+1.1%$29.00-9.4%+4.3%$924.74M$500.41M11.99970News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTMPTompkins Financial2.7371 of 5 stars$66.82+1.2%$69.00+3.3%N/A$964.21M$435.70M13.001,011News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCNE Competitors CTBI Competitors FCBC Competitors FMBH Competitors GSBC Competitors MBWM Competitors OBK Competitors STEL Competitors UVSP Competitors TMP 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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