Brokers Set Expectations for Peoples Bancorp Q3 Earnings

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Peoples Bancorp in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 20th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $33.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Peoples Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $3.28 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Peoples Bancorp’s FY2025 earnings at $3.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.35 EPS.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The bank reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.07. The company had revenue of ($221.08) million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $116.88 million. Peoples Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 16.57%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Peoples Bancorp from $36.00 to $33.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on Peoples Bancorp from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised Peoples Bancorp from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Peoples Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.13.

Peoples Bancorp Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of PEBO opened at $29.64 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Peoples Bancorp has a 12 month low of $26.21 and a 12 month high of $37.07. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $30.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.73. The firm has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.36 and a beta of 0.63.

Peoples Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 4th. Peoples Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 57.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Carol A. Schneeberger sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.22, for a total value of $30,220.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 23,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $718,238.74. This trade represents a 4.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 3.41% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PEBO. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 132.3% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 864 shares of the bank’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 492 shares during the period. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Peoples Bancorp during the 1st quarter worth $62,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 1,426.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,610 shares of the bank’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 2,439 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 31.9% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,931 shares of the bank’s stock worth $90,000 after acquiring an additional 709 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in Peoples Bancorp by 1,191.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,718 shares of the bank’s stock worth $114,000 after acquiring an additional 3,430 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 60.68% of the company’s stock.

Peoples Bancorp Company Profile

Peoples Bancorp Inc operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and governmental deposits; and provides commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, construction, finance, residential real estate, and consumer indirect and direct loans, as well as home equity lines of credit and overdrafts.