Peoples Financial Services (PFIS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) is projected to issue its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, April 24th. Analysts expect Peoples Financial Services to post earnings of $1.35 per share and revenue of $44.35 million for the quarter.

Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.16 by ($0.17). Peoples Financial Services had a net margin of 3.70% and a return on equity of 8.97%.

Peoples Financial Services Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PFIS opened at $41.54 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.17. The stock has a market cap of $415.28 million, a P/E ratio of 36.76 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Peoples Financial Services has a fifty-two week low of $37.07 and a fifty-two week high of $59.70.

Peoples Financial Services Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.6175 dividend. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Peoples Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 218.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Peoples Financial Services

In related news, Director Richard S. Lochen, Jr. purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $47.12 per share, with a total value of $47,120.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 17,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $807,118.48. This represents a 6.20 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 4.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Peoples Financial Services Company Profile

Peoples Financial Services Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company that provides various commercial and retail banking services. The company accepts money market, negotiable order of withdrawal, savings, individual retirement, demand deposit, and certificates of deposit accounts.