Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) Shares to Pay Quarterly Dividend of $0.42

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 19th. Investors of record on Monday, November 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share by the bank on Monday, November 16th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 2nd.

Peoples Bancorp has a dividend payout ratio of 50.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Peoples Bancorp to earn $4.18 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.68 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 40.2%.

Peoples Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PEBO traded up $1.09 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $37.56. The stock had a trading volume of 617,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 300,127. The company has a market cap of $1.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.35 and a beta of 0.62. Peoples Bancorp has a twelve month low of $28.01 and a twelve month high of $42.29. The business’s fifty day moving average is $38.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The bank reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.11. Peoples Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.71% and a net margin of 19.17%. The firm had revenue of $124.52 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $123.40 million. As a group, research analysts expect that Peoples Bancorp will post 3.63 EPS for the current year.

Peoples Bancorp News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Peoples Bancorp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 earnings exceeded expectations: Peoples reported adjusted earnings of $1.04 per share, above the $0.92–$0.93 analyst consensus, while revenue of $124.52 million also topped estimates of $123.40 million. Adjusted EPS rose from $0.90 a year earlier. Peoples Bancorp Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Underlying banking trends improved: Reported third-quarter net income was $32.6 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, up from $28.0 million, or $0.78 per share, in the second quarter. Net interest income increased to $93.8 million, net interest margin was 4.31%, and provision for credit losses declined to $3.6 million from $4.7 million. Peoples Bancorp Announces Third-Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend supports the investment case: The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share, payable November 16 to shareholders of record November 2. The payout represents approximately 46.3% of third-quarter earnings and an indicated yield of roughly 4.6%. Peoples Bancorp Declares Quarterly Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Planned acquisitions add both opportunity and execution risk: Peoples disclosed pending acquisitions of Citizens National Corporation, valued at approximately $76.6 million, and Capital Bancorp, valued at approximately $728.1 million. The deals could expand scale and market presence, but investors will monitor approval, funding, integration costs and potential dilution. Peoples Bancorp Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

About Peoples Bancorp

Peoples Bancorp Inc is a financial holding company headquartered in Marietta, Ohio. Through its principal subsidiary, Peoples Bank, the company provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and government entities.

Peoples Bank offers consumer and commercial deposit accounts, residential and commercial real estate loans, consumer lending, mortgage services, treasury management and other business financing solutions. The company also provides wealth management, trust, investment and insurance services through affiliated or related operations.

Founded in 1902, Peoples Bancorp serves communities primarily in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia through a network of banking offices and digital banking channels.