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Preferred Bank

PFBC
89.370USD
-0.500-0.56%
Close 03/27, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.18BMarket Cap
8.42P/E TTM

Preferred Bank

89.370
-0.500-0.56%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Preferred Bank

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

Key Insights

Preferred Bank's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 15 out of 400 in the Banking Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 102.00.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Preferred Bank's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
15 / 400
Overall Ranking
50 / 4542
Industry
Banking Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Preferred Bank Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Preferred Bank is an independent commercial bank focusing primarily on the California market. The Bank provides a range of financial services. The Bank offers a range of deposit and loan products and services to both commercial and consumer customers. The Bank provides personalized deposit services as well as real estate finance, commercial loans and trade finance to small and mid-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, professionals, and high net worth individuals. The Bank conducts its banking business from its main office in Los Angeles, California, and through 12 full-service branch banking offices in California (Alhambra, Century City, City of Industry, Torrance, Arcadia, Irvine, Diamond Bar, Pico Rivera, Tarzana, and San Francisco), one branch in Flushing, New York and a branch office in the Houston, Texas suburb of Sugar Land. In addition, the Bank operates a loan production office in Sunnyvale, California.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 28.99%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 28.99%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PB is 1.38, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 10.74M shares, decreasing 7.44% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Chuck Royce
Star Investor Chuck Royce holds 25.20K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
102.000
Target Price
+14.21%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current financial score of Preferred Bank is 9.83, ranking 2 out of 400 in the Banking Services industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 73.15M, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.57%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 15.22%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.83
Change
0

Financials

9.64

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

10.00

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

9.51

Preferred Bank's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current valuation score of Preferred Bank is 7.39, ranking 258 out of 400 in the Banking Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 8.42, which is 20.91% below the recent high of 10.18 and 46.02% above the recent low of 4.55.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.39
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 15/400
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current earnings forecast score of Preferred Bank is 6.40, ranking 263 out of 400 in the Banking Services industry. The average price target is 105.50, with a high of 119.00 and a low of 100.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.40
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
102.000
Target Price
+13.50%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

307
Total
4
Median
5
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Preferred Bank
PFBC
5
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPM
27
Wells Fargo & Co
WFC
27
US Bancorp
USB
26
Bank of America Corp
BAC
26
PNC Financial Services Group Inc
PNC
25
1
2
3
...
62

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current price momentum score of Preferred Bank is 8.73, ranking 60 out of 400 in the Banking Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 91.67 and the support level at 86.30, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.91
Change
-0.18

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(4)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.359
Neutral
RSI(14)
49.767
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
69.451
Neutral
ATR(14)
2.203
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
71.684
Neutral
Williams %R
32.385
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
-0.054
Sell
StochRSI(14)
37.116
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
89.396
Sell
MA10
88.916
Buy
MA20
89.062
Buy
MA50
89.612
Sell
MA100
92.432
Sell
MA200
91.673
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current institutional shareholding score of Preferred Bank is 7.00, ranking 56 out of 400 in the Banking Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 86.78%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 3.78%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 832.86K shares, representing 6.87% of shares outstanding, with 3.60% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
1.14M
-0.47%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.
1.14M
-1.00%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
864.59K
-1.93%
Yu Li
688.86K
-0.22%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
601.05K
-1.18%
State Street Investment Management (US)
554.79K
-9.09%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
478.48K
-1.48%
Boston Partners
528.53K
-0.67%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
337.80K
+15.74%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
362.33K
-2.62%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Banking Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Preferred Bank is 8.99, ranking 42 out of 400 in the Banking Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.58. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. Preferred Bank’s latest ESG disclosure leads the Banking Services industry, indicating outstanding, compliant performance across environmental management, social responsibility, and governance, which may help mitigate overall risk.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.99
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.58
VaR
+2.77%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+19.26%
240-Day Volatility
+30.26%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.23%
120 days
+5.08%
5 years
+12.60%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-9.21%
120 days
-9.21%
5 years
-9.21%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.14
120 days
+0.12
5 years
+0.44

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+19.26%
3 years
+22.13%
5 years
+45.75%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.89
3 years
+1.48
5 years
+0.14
Skewness
240 days
-0.94
3 years
+0.43
5 years
+0.26

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+30.26%
5 years
+31.61%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.52%
5 years
+2.25%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+13.78%
240 days
+13.78%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+18.91%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+30.34%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.67%
120 days
+0.78%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-5.86%
60 days
+2.02%
120 days
+18.88%

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