NASDAQ:PFBC Preferred Bank (PFBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $77.43 -6.72 (-7.99%) Closing price 04/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.50 +0.07 (+0.09%) As of 04/3/2025 04:20 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Preferred Bank Stock (NASDAQ:PFBC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Preferred Bank alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$77.30▼$83.8750-Day Range$77.43▼$93.1552-Week Range$70.99▼$99.78Volume169,067 shsAverage Volume80,130 shsMarket Capitalization$1.12 billionP/E Ratio8.04Dividend Yield3.87%Price Target$104.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewPreferred Bank provides various commercial banking products and services to small and mid-sized businesses and their owners, entrepreneurs, real estate developers and investors, professionals, and high net worth individuals. The company accepts checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts; fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail, and non-retail certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts. It also provides real estate mortgage loans that are secured by retail, industrial, office, special purpose, and residential single and multi-family properties; real estate construction loans; commercial loans comprising lines of credit for working capital, term loans for capital expenditures, and commercial and stand-by letters of credit; and small business administration loans. In addition, the company offers trade finance services, including commercial and export letters of credit, import lines of credit, documentary collections, international wire transfers, acceptances/trust receipt financing products, export financing, and bills purchase programs. Further, it provides cash management services; and internet, mobile, and tablet banking services. The company operates through full-service branch offices in the California counties of Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco; Flushing, New York; Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas; and a satellite office in Manhattan, New York. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.Read More… Remove Ads Preferred Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks67th Percentile Overall ScorePFBC MarketRank™: Preferred Bank scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 489th out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingPreferred Bank has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePreferred Bank has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Preferred Bank's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth3.98% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Preferred Bank are expected to grow by 3.98% in the coming year, from $9.81 to $10.20 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Preferred Bank is 8.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.92.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Preferred Bank is 8.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.98.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPreferred Bank has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Preferred Bank's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.58% of the float of Preferred Bank has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPreferred Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.5, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Preferred Bank has recently decreased by 0.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipPreferred Bank is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthPreferred Bank does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Preferred Bank is 31.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Preferred Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.41% next year. This indicates that Preferred Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Preferred Bank's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted7.58% of the float of Preferred Bank has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPreferred Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.5, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Preferred Bank has recently decreased by 0.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment1.33 News SentimentPreferred Bank has a news sentiment score of 1.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.98 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Preferred Bank this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Preferred Bank insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Institutions72.77% of the stock of Preferred Bank is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Preferred Bank's insider trading history. Receive PFBC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Preferred Bank and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PFBC Stock News HeadlinesIs Preferred Bank (PFBC) The Best Small Cap Bank Stock To Invest In Now?April 1 at 1:27 PM | insidermonkey.comPFBC Crosses Below Key Moving Average LevelMarch 30, 2025 | nasdaq.comTrump’s betrayal exposed Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.April 4, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)Preferred Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.75 per ShareMarch 21, 2025 | nasdaq.comPreferred Bank reports dividend increase of 75c per shareMarch 20, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comPreferred Bank Announces Dividend IncreaseMarch 19, 2025 | gurufocus.comPreferred Bank Announces Dividend IncreaseMarch 19, 2025 | globenewswire.comPreferred Bank receives regulatory approval to continue share repurchase planMarch 18, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines PFBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PFBC shares performed this year? Preferred Bank's stock was trading at $86.38 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PFBC shares have decreased by 10.4% and is now trading at $77.43. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Preferred Bank's earnings last quarter? Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January, 27th. The bank reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.42 by $0.17. Preferred Bank had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.80% and a net margin of 25.00%. How do I buy shares of Preferred Bank? Shares of PFBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Preferred Bank own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Preferred Bank investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). Company Calendar Record date for 1/23 Dividend1/09/2025Ex-Dividend for 1/23 Dividend1/10/2025Dividend Payable1/23/2025Last Earnings1/27/2025Today4/03/2025Record date for 4/21 Dividend4/07/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/21 Dividend4/07/2025Dividend Payable4/21/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/22/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry State commercial banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:PFBC CIK1492165 Webwww.preferredbank.com Phone(213) 891-1188Fax213-622-5161Employees280Year Founded1991Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$104.00 High Stock Price Target$111.00 Low Stock Price Target$100.00 Potential Upside/Downside+34.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$9.63 Trailing P/E Ratio8.04 Forward P/E Ratio7.89 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$130.66 million Net Margins25.00% Pretax Margin35.21% Return on Equity17.80% Return on Assets1.91% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19 Current Ratio1.08 Quick Ratio1.08 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$283.96 million Price / Sales3.93 Cash Flow$9.55 per share Price / Cash Flow8.11 Book Value$52.89 per share Price / Book1.46Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares14,430,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$1.12 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.71 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? 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