Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $35.40, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.2% away).
Peoples Bancorp Inc. operates as the financial holding company for Peoples Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts,... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $35.40, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.2% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 66, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 42d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Peoples Bancorp Inc.
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- NEWS DA Davidson Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) Stock - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) Director Purchases $34,510.00 in Stock - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Peoples Bancorp Shareholders Back Board, Pay and Auditor - TipRanks — TipRanks positive
- NEWS Peoples Bancorp director Dwight Smith buys $34,510 in stock - Investing.com — Investing.com positive
- NEWS The 5 Most Interesting Analyst Questions From Peoples Bancorp’s Q1 Earnings Call - StockStory — StockStory positive
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $35.40, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.2% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 66, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $34.92 (-1.4%), stop $34.14 (−3.7%), A.R:R -1.1:1. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $34.92 (-1.4% upside). Target $34.92 (-1.4%), stop $34.14 (−3.7%), A.R:R -1.1:1. Stop-loss: $34.14.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.2% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.4).
Peoples Bancorp Inc. trades at a P/E of 11.3 (forward 9.5). TrendMatrix value score: 8.1/10. Verdict: Hold.
13 analysts cover PEBO with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $37.
What does Peoples Bancorp Inc. do?Peoples Bancorp Inc. operates as the financial holding company for Peoples Bank that provides commercial and consumer...
Peoples Bancorp Inc. operates as the financial holding company for Peoples Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and governmental deposits; and provides commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, construction, finance, residential real estate, and consumer indirect and direct loans, as well as home equity lines of credit and overdrafts. It also offers debit and automated teller machine (ATM) cards; safe deposit rental facilities; money orders and cashier's checks; and online, telephone, and mobile banking services. In addition, it provides various life, health, and property and casualty insurance products; third-party insurance administration; interactive teller machines; insurance premium financing; commercial and technology equipment leasing; fiduciary and trust; equipment financing agreements; and asset management and administration services, as well as employee benefit, retirement, and healthcare plan administration services. Further, the company offers brokerage services through an unaffiliated registered broker-dealer; and credit cards to individuals and businesses, as well as merchant credit card transaction processing, and person-to-person and business-to-business payment processing services. Peoples Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1902 and is based in Marietta, Ohio.