人民金融服务（纳斯达克股票代码：PFIS）股价跌破50天移动平均线49.31美元

Peoples Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ:PFIS – Get Rating) shares crossed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $49.31 and traded as low as $43.47. Peoples Financial Services shares last traded at $44.30, with a volume of 18,230 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Peoples Financial Services from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday.

Peoples Financial Services Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The business has a fifty day moving average of $49.31 and a 200 day moving average of $51.19. The stock has a market cap of $317.19 million, a PE ratio of 8.39 and a beta of 0.25.

Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 26th. The financial services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $25.64 million for the quarter. Peoples Financial Services had a return on equity of 12.69% and a net margin of 30.92%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Peoples Financial Services Corp. will post 4.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Peoples Financial Services Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 28th were given a $0.41 dividend. This is a boost from Peoples Financial Services's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 27th. Peoples Financial Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.06%.

Institutional Trading of Peoples Financial Services

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp increased its position in Peoples Financial Services by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 127,191 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $5,958,000 after acquiring an additional 752 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Peoples Financial Services by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 125,157 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,488,000 after acquiring an additional 7,182 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Peoples Financial Services by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 115,137 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $5,968,000 after purchasing an additional 3,861 shares during the period. Maltese Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Peoples Financial Services by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. Maltese Capital Management LLC now owns 101,274 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $5,655,000 after purchasing an additional 11,274 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Peoples Financial Services by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 42,592 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,995,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares during the period. 30.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Peoples Financial Services Company Profile

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Peoples Financial Services Corp. is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company. Its loan portfolio includes commercial and retail. The company was founded on February 6, 1986 and is headquartered in Scranton, PA.

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