Private Bancorp of America is a profitable regional bank with 35% margins and a reasonable forward P/E of 9.4x, but the price is already 0.3% above the analyst target, momentum is oversold and weak, and the latest quarter was an EPS miss, leaving no upside to justify adding.
Thesis pillars
- Analyst Target Exceeded↓Deteriorating
- Profitable Bank Strong Margins→Stable
- Recent Earnings Misses→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Oct 18, 2026
Private Bancorp of America, Inc (PBAM) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $85.21 — A.R:R is negative (-0.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Private Bancorp of America, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for CalPrivate Bank that provides banking products and services to individuals and businesses in California. The company offers checking and savings, mobile deposit, money market, certificate of deposit, and... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $85.21 — A.R:R is negative (-0.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (2). Chart setup: RSI 47 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
No fresh coverage since Oct 20, 2026
Recent Developments — Private Bancorp of America, Inc
Latest news
- NEWS DA Davidson Maintains Buy on Private Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $107 — benzinga Oct 20, 2026 positive
- NEWS Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Private Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $101 — benzinga Oct 20, 2026 positive
- NEWS DA Davidson Maintains Buy on Private Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $105 — benzinga Aug 24, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Private Bancorp Of America Announces Nasdaq Global Select Market Uplisting, Trading Begins July 30 Under Ticker PBAM — benzinga Jul 29, 2026 neutral
Latest item Oct 20, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-15T11:32:19Z.
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $85.21 — A.R:R is negative (-0.1) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (2). Chart setup: RSI 47 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $81.43. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $84.79 reached (−0.5% from $85.21); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $81.43. Stop-loss: $81.43.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Private Bancorp of America, Inc trades at a P/E of 10.6 (forward 9.6). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts rate PBAM, with a consensus score of 4.2/5. 4 analysts publish price targets averaging $100.
What does Private Bancorp of America, Inc do?Private Bancorp of America, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for CalPrivate Bank that provides banking...
Private Bancorp of America, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for CalPrivate Bank that provides banking products and services to individuals and businesses in California. The company offers checking and savings, mobile deposit, money market, certificate of deposit, and retirement accounts; lending services, including commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, and government-guaranteed lending programs; ATM and debit cards, and credit cards; and safe deposit boxes. It also provides online business banking services, such as online tools, specialized features, deposit one remote deposit capture, bill pay, account reconciliation, ACH origination, and positive pay; and business solutions comprising zero balance accounts, sweep accounts, wire transfer services, cash vault services, business mobile deposit, business credit cards, merchant services, and funds management. In addition, the company offers legal services specialties, wealth management, and impact checking services. Private Bancorp of America, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.