Peoples Financial Services Corp's fundamentals are relatively healthy, and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 146 out of 396 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 62.00.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend up.Despite a good stock market performance and strong technicals over the past month, the fundamentals don't support the current trend.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
Peoples Financial Services Corp's Score
Industry at a Glance
Industry Ranking
146 / 396
Overall Ranking
246 / 4565
Industry
Banking Services
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Peoples Financial Services Corp Highlights
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Peoples Financial Services Corp. is the bank holding company of Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company (the Bank). The Bank is an independent community bank serving its retail and commercial customers through 39 full-service community banking offices located within Allegheny, Bucks, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania, Middlesex County in New Jersey and Broome County in New York. It offers a range of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. Its primary lending products are real estate, commercial and consumer loans. It also offers automated teller machine access, debit and credit cards, online banking, active investment accounts, trust department services and other various lending, depository and related financial services. Its primary deposit products are savings and demand deposit accounts and certificates of deposit.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 86.02% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 185.69M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 212.91%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 212.91%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 1.28, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 3.63M shares, increasing 9.24% quarter-over-quarter.
Peoples Financial Services Corp. is the bank holding company of Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company (the Bank). The Bank is an independent community bank serving its retail and commercial customers through 39 full-service community banking offices located within Allegheny, Bucks, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania, Middlesex County in New Jersey and Broome County in New York. It offers a range of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. Its primary lending products are real estate, commercial and consumer loans. It also offers automated teller machine access, debit and credit cards, online banking, active investment accounts, trust department services and other various lending, depository and related financial services. Its primary deposit products are savings and demand deposit accounts and certificates of deposit.