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Preferred Bank (PFBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$95.67 +1.91 (+2.04%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

About Preferred Bank Stock (NASDAQ:PFBC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$94.12
$96.23
50-Day Range
$78.18
$96.21
52-Week Range
$61.24
$97.21
Volume
73,783 shs
Average Volume
81,540 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.38 billion
P/E Ratio
9.59
Dividend Yield
2.93%
Price Target
$99.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Preferred 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.

Preferred Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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PFBC MarketRank™: 

Preferred Bank scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 797th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Preferred Bank has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Preferred Bank has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Preferred Bank's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Preferred Bank are expected to decrease by -9.54% in the coming year, from $9.75 to $8.82 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Preferred Bank is 9.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Preferred Bank is 9.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Preferred Bank has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.47% of the float of Preferred Bank has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Preferred Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.8, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Preferred Bank has recently decreased by 4.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Preferred Bank pays a meaningful dividend of 3.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Preferred Bank does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Preferred Bank is 28.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Preferred Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.75% next year. This indicates that Preferred Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Preferred Bank's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.47% of the float of Preferred Bank has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Preferred Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.8, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Preferred Bank has recently decreased by 4.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Preferred Bank has a news sentiment score of 1.54. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Preferred Bank this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Preferred Bank insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    72.77% 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.
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PFBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Preferred Bank's stock was trading at $73.05 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, PFBC stock has increased by 31.0% and is now trading at $95.67.
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Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) announced its earnings results on Monday, October, 21st. The bank reported $2.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.39 by $0.07. The bank earned $132.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.80 million. Preferred Bank had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.01% and a net margin of 26.20%.

Top institutional shareholders of Preferred Bank include State Street Corp (4.11%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.88%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.44%) and Phocas Financial Corp. (0.94%).

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.
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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

Ex-Dividend for 10/21 Dividend
10/07/2024
Last Earnings
10/21/2024
Dividend Payable
10/21/2024
Today
11/23/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PFBC
CUSIP
74036740
Employees
300
Year Founded
1991

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$99.50
High Stock Price Target
$105.00
Low Stock Price Target
$94.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$150.04 million
Pretax Margin
36.83%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$281.54 million
Cash Flow
$11.35 per share
Book Value
$51.98 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$1.38 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NASDAQ:PFBC) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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