Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Marietta, OH) [NASDAQ: PEBO] gained 0.83% or 0.24 points to close at $29.12 with a heavy trading volume of 111914 shares.
It opened the trading session at $29.0, the shares rose to $29.275 and dropped to $28.85, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for PEBO points out that the company has recorded -15.89% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 140.12K shares, PEBO reached to a volume of 111914 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Peoples Bancorp, Inc. [Marietta, OH] [PEBO]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PEBO shares is $32.83 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PEBO stock is a recommendation set at 2.43. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Piper Sandler have made an estimate for Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Marietta, OH) shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on October 04, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Hovde Group raised their target price to Market Perform. The new note on the price target was released on April 01, 2024, representing the official price target for Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Marietta, OH) stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Marietta, OH) is set at 0.56, with the Price to Sales ratio for PEBO stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.68. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.91. Price to Free Cash Flow for PEBO in the course of the last twelve months was 7.74.
Trading performance analysis for PEBO stock
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Marietta, OH) [PEBO] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.97. With this latest performance, PEBO shares dropped by -5.21% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -15.89% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 2.79% in the past year of trading.
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. [Marietta, OH] [PEBO]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Marietta, OH) [PEBO] shares currently have an operating margin of 23.27%. Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Marietta, OH)’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 17.97%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 1.20%, with Return on Assets sitting at 1.20%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Peoples Bancorp, Inc. [Marietta, OH] [PEBO]
There are presently around $61.30%, or 63.45%% of PEBO stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PEBO stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 2.71 million shares, which is approximately 7.7919%. DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP, holding 2.47 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$73.96 million in PEBO stocks shares; and DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP, currently with $$57.84 million in PEBO stock with ownership which is approximately 5.546%.
