Peoples Financial Services (PFIS) Competitors $42.59 +0.45 (+1.07%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.63 +0.04 (+0.09%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PFIS vs. CASH, NIC, MBIN, PWP, CLBK, CUBI, CCB, TFIN, LX, and VBTXShould you be buying Peoples Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Financial Services include Pathward Financial (CASH), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Coastal Financial (CCB), Triumph Financial (TFIN), LexinFintech (LX), and Veritex (VBTX). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Financial Services vs. Pathward Financial Nicolet Bankshares Merchants Bancorp Perella Weinberg Partners Columbia Financial Customers Bancorp Coastal Financial Triumph Financial LexinFintech Veritex Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) and Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and media sentiment. Is CASH or PFIS more profitable? Pathward Financial has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Peoples Financial Services' net margin of 3.70%. Pathward Financial's return on equity of 22.02% beat Peoples Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pathward Financial21.91% 22.02% 2.28% Peoples Financial Services 3.70%8.97%0.82% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CASH or PFIS? Pathward Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Financial Services. Pathward Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPathward Financial$600.62M2.79$168.36M$6.8610.25Peoples Financial Services$134.33M3.17$8.50M$1.1337.69 Is CASH or PFIS a better dividend stock? Pathward Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Peoples Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Pathward Financial pays out 2.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Financial Services pays out 218.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CASH or PFIS? 92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Peoples Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Peoples Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CASH or PFIS? Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Financial Services has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CASH or PFIS? In the previous week, Pathward Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Peoples Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pathward Financial and 4 mentions for Peoples Financial Services. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Peoples Financial Services' score of 0.35 indicating that Pathward Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pathward Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Peoples Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate CASH or PFIS? Pathward Financial currently has a consensus price target of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.68%. Peoples Financial Services has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.40%. Given Pathward Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pathward Financial is more favorable than Peoples Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pathward Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Peoples Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CASH or PFIS? Pathward Financial received 226 more outperform votes than Peoples Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.98% of users gave Pathward Financial an outperform vote while only 52.43% of users gave Peoples Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPathward FinancialOutperform Votes33463.98% Underperform Votes18836.02% Peoples Financial ServicesOutperform Votes10852.43% Underperform Votes9847.57% SummaryPathward Financial beats Peoples Financial Services on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Peoples Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFIS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PFIS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples Financial ServicesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$425.77M$20.64B$10.87B$7.35BDividend Yield5.87%3.85%5.77%4.31%P/E Ratio37.6911.7921.5617.82Price / Sales3.172.6225.5197.72Price / Cash10.2611.1617.6234.64Price / Book0.881.092.503.98Net Income$8.50M$2.17B$1.04B$247.81M7 Day Performance4.36%3.96%1.82%3.19%1 Month Performance-6.97%-4.60%-4.03%-7.70%1 Year Performance11.81%13.67%535.48%1.49% Peoples Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFISPeoples Financial Services1.9203 of 5 stars$42.59+1.1%$50.00+17.4%+11.8%$425.77M$134.33M37.69400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageCASHPathward Financial4.0419 of 5 stars$67.64+0.2%$90.50+33.8%+39.6%$1.61B$600.62M9.861,244Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNICNicolet Bankshares2.2157 of 5 stars$102.05+1.4%$119.00+16.6%+38.5%$1.55B$349.12M12.71860Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMBINMerchants Bancorp4.38 of 5 stars$33.37-0.2%$48.83+46.3%-16.9%$1.53B$666.97M5.29480Short Interest ↓News CoveragePWPPerella Weinberg Partners2.7998 of 5 stars$16.11+1.4%$24.33+51.0%+3.3%$1.40B$878.04M-10.20600News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCLBKColumbia Financial2.2254 of 5 stars$13.14-2.1%$17.00+29.4%-20.5%$1.38B$179.88M-109.50750News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCUBICustomers Bancorp3.1917 of 5 stars$43.26-0.5%$64.00+47.9%-5.8%$1.36B$687.50M8.52640Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageCCBCoastal Financial3.7645 of 5 stars$81.43+2.1%$98.75+21.3%+112.1%$1.22B$452.86M25.06380Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsTFINTriumph Financial2.1057 of 5 stars$50.46-2.1%$79.00+56.6%-29.4%$1.18B$415.57M93.451,430Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLXLexinFintech3.4779 of 5 stars$7.18-12.5%$13.60+89.4%+331.5%$1.18B$14.20B11.403,900News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeVBTXVeritex4.6611 of 5 stars$21.24-1.5%$30.90+45.5%+8.8%$1.16B$425.65M10.89770Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CASH Competitors NIC Competitors MBIN Competitors PWP Competitors CLBK Competitors CUBI Competitors CCB Competitors TFIN Competitors LX Competitors VBTX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PFIS) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Top Secret $9 Trillion AI SuperweaponJeff Brown spotted Nvidia at $1. 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