Peoples Bancorp's Q4 profit rises on commercial, industrial loans

Reuters
Jan 20
Peoples Bancorp's Q4 profit rises on commercial, industrial loans

Overview

  • Financial services firm reported Q4 net income increased to $31.8 mln

  • Q4 EPS rose to $0.89 from $0.83 in Q3 2025

  • Net interest income for Q4 decreased slightly compared to Q3 2025

Result Drivers

  • LOAN GROWTH - Driven by increases in commercial and industrial loans and construction loans, offset by declines in premium finance and residential real estate loans

  • NON-INTEREST INCOME - Increased due to higher lease income, deposit account service charges, and mortgage banking income

  • CREDIT LOSSES - Increased provision for credit losses due to net charge-offs and economic forecast deterioration

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 EPS

$0.89

Q4 Net Interest Income

$91.05 mln

Q4 Net Interest Margin

4.12%

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Peoples Bancorp Inc is $33.00, about 5.7% above its January 16 closing price of $31.21

  • The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nPnbv46SYa

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