Premier Financial (PFC) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC - Get Free Report) is expected to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, January 28th. Analysts expect Premier Financial to post earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $51,200.00 billion for the quarter.

Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $112.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $64.55 million. Premier Financial had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 16.06%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.69 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Premier Financial to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Premier Financial Stock Up 1.2 %

Premier Financial stock opened at $25.14 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $901.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.76 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Premier Financial has a 12 month low of $18.63 and a 12 month high of $29.63. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.03.

Insider Buying and Selling at Premier Financial

In other news, EVP Dennis E. Rose, Jr. sold 2,000 shares of Premier Financial stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.98, for a total transaction of $55,960.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 36,144 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,011,309.12. The trade was a 5.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.22% of the company's stock.

About Premier Financial

Premier Financial Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides various banking services. It offers demand, checking, money market, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposits and certificates of deposit account registry service; and investment products. The company also provides residential and commercial real estate, commercial, construction, home improvement and home equity, installment, and consumer loans.