Peoples Financial Services (PFIS) Competitors $49.57 -1.19 (-2.34%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$49.70 +0.13 (+0.27%) As of 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. CASH, NIC, CUBI, PWP, CLBK, HUT, BTDR, MBIN, LX, and IRENShould 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), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Hut 8 (HUT), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), LexinFintech (LX), and Iris Energy (IREN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Financial Services vs. Pathward Financial Nicolet Bankshares Customers Bancorp Perella Weinberg Partners Columbia Financial Hut 8 Bitdeer Technologies Group Merchants Bancorp LexinFintech Iris Energy Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) and Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends. 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 5.0%. 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 increased 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 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PFIS or CASH? 31.7% of Peoples Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Peoples Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher 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$156.73M3.16$8.50M$2.1323.27Pathward Financial$616.00M3.03$168.36M$7.4110.55 Does the media refer more to PFIS or CASH? In the previous week, Pathward Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Peoples Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pathward Financial and 1 mentions for Peoples Financial Services. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Peoples Financial Services' score of 0.00 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Pathward Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 price target of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.92%. Pathward Financial has a consensus price target of $92.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.69%. Given Pathward Financial's higher possible 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 SummaryPathward Financial beats Peoples Financial Services on 13 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$495.45M$23.04B$11.49B$8.38BDividend Yield4.89%3.41%5.45%4.11%P/E Ratio43.8712.8622.4819.71Price / Sales3.162.9027.28117.39Price / Cash10.2611.1617.6234.62Price / Book1.031.192.794.50Net Income$8.50M$2.17B$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-1.59%-1.54%0.34%1.14%1 Month Performance19.33%8.83%8.69%15.20%1 Year Performance20.90%18.31%537.74%6.56% Peoples Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFISPeoples Financial Services0.5415 of 5 stars$49.57-2.3%$53.00+6.9%+25.7%$495.45M$156.73M43.87400CASHPathward Financial3.0587 of 5 stars$83.08+1.0%$92.00+10.7%+46.6%$1.98B$616.00M12.111,150Positive NewsNICNicolet Bankshares1.8678 of 5 stars$122.66+2.2%$119.25-2.8%+49.6%$1.85B$356.32M15.28860News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseCUBICustomers Bancorp2.2663 of 5 stars$54.23+4.3%$63.80+17.7%+12.5%$1.71B$648.24M10.67640Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPWPPerella Weinberg Partners1.9762 of 5 stars$18.88+6.8%$23.00+21.8%+15.8%$1.64B$987.74M-11.95600High Trading VolumeCLBKColumbia Financial0.5152 of 5 stars$15.57+2.0%$16.00+2.8%-4.6%$1.63B$189.02M-129.75750HUTHut 83.4649 of 5 stars$15.52+11.7%$26.00+67.5%+69.1%$1.62B$254.83M0.00219Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBTDRBitdeer Technologies Group2.397 of 5 stars$14.18+0.4%$19.80+39.6%+158.5%$1.59B$349.78M-27.27211Gap DownMBINMerchants Bancorp3.685 of 5 stars$32.55+3.4%$47.50+45.9%-22.8%$1.49B$645.08M5.16480Dividend AnnouncementLXLexinFintech3.325 of 5 stars$8.71+11.8%$13.60+56.1%+367.9%$1.47B$14.20B13.833,900News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsGap UpIRENIris Energy4.1889 of 5 stars$7.51+6.7%$20.40+171.6%+35.4%$1.41B$283.73M0.00100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CASH Competitors NIC Competitors CUBI Competitors PWP Competitors CLBK Competitors HUT Competitors BTDR Competitors MBIN Competitors LX Competitors IREN 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 5/21/2025 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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