Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PEBO in the last 90 days.
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Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$36.11+0.31 (+0.9%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closePeoples Bancorp (PEBO) carries an average target price of $41.50 based on a "Moderate Buy" rating from six research firms, following a quarter in which the company exceeded earnings expectations, reporting $0.96 EPS against an $0.85 consensus. Analysts project full-year EPS of $3.59, and the latest earnings call noted net interest income growth of 3%, margin expansion of 7 basis points, and a 51% drop in provision for credit losses.
Shares of PEBO closed at $36.11, up 0.9%, sitting between the 50-day moving average of $39.39 and the 200-day average of $35.60. The stock has fallen 9.3% over the past month and 5.5% over three months, though it remains up 21.7% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 70.2, placing PEBO in the Buying zone, while the current price sits 11.1% below the Gekko Fair Value of $40.63.
PEBO reports earnings on 20 October 2026, seven days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. The last reaction to earnings was a move of 1.7%, with an average absolute reaction of 3.2% across the last eight quarters, five of which beat estimates. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 20-day return of 6.7% over five years, rising in five of those years. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Peoples Bancorp price vs fair value
Close $36.11200-day averageGekko Fair Value $40.63
Peoples Bancorp quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.30B
- P/E ratio
- 11
- Forward P/E
- 9.8
- EPS, TTM
- $3.31
- Revenue, TTM
- $434.5M
- Profit margin
- 27.2%
- Dividend yield
- 4.60%
- Beta
- 0.61
- Volume
- 418,998 avg 458,832
- 1-year return
- +21.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.7%
- 50-day average
- $39.39
- 200-day average
- $35.60
- Next earnings
- Oct 20
- Shares outstanding
- 16.30M
Peoples Bancorp swing-trade checklist
Peoples Bancorp scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $36.11 sits between the 50-day ($39.39) and 200-day ($35.60) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
70.2, Buying
Reading 70.2 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
11.1% below
Price is 11.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 8 days
Reports on Oct 20, 2026, 8 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+6.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +6.7% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
See seasonality
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Peoples Bancorp stock chart and price history
Peoples Bancorp closed at $36.11 on Oct 12, 2026, +21.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $27.49 to $42.29.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −9.3%
- 3 months
- −5.5%
- 6 months
- +5.8%
- 1 year
- +21.7%
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About Peoples Bancorp
Peoples Bancorp is the holding company behind Peoples Bank, which serves both individuals and businesses with everyday banking products. Customers can open checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts, and borrow through commercial, residential, construction and consumer loans, as well as home equity lines of credit. The bank also supplies debit and ATM cards, safe deposit boxes, money orders, cashier's checks, and overdraft coverage, with telephone, mobile and online access built in.
Beyond standard deposit and lending work, the company extends into insurance, offering life, health and property coverage along with administration and premium financing arrangements. It also leases commercial and technology equipment, manages trust and fiduciary accounts, administers employee benefit and retirement plans, arranges brokerage access through outside broker-dealers, issues credit cards, and processes merchant card payments and person-to-person transfers.
Peoples Bancorp was founded in 1902 and operates out of Marietta, Ohio. Its network spans 135 service locations and ATMs, including 119 full-service branches across Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. Shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker PEBO.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Regional banks
- Website
- peoplesbancorp.com
Peoples Bancorp GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Peoples Bancorp’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 70.2, in the Buying zone, down 3.9 points over five sessions.
70.2Buying
Down 3.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 44 | +0.8% | +2.9% | ||
| Accumulation | 204 | +0.4% | +2.4% | ||
| Neutral | 388 | +0.1% | +0.6% | ||
| Distribution | 41 | −0.5% | −3.2% | ||
| Selling | 5 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PEBO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is Peoples Bancorp stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Peoples Bancorp trades 11.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $40.63, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Peoples Bancorp shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$40.63
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
11.1% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 6.0% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Peoples Bancorp insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Peoples Bancorp, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PEBO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Peoples Bancorp has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $106K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.01%
From company filings.
Peoples Bancorp earnings: next date and track record
Peoples Bancorp reports on Oct 20, 2026 (8 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 20, 2026
8 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.93
- Revenue estimate
- $123.4M
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.2%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 21, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Peoples Bancorp reported Q2 2026 diluted EPS of $0.78 ($0.96 adjusted), beating consensus of $0.85. Net interest income grew 3% with margin expanding 7 basis points. Provision for credit losses fell 51% to $4.7 million, net charge-off rate improved to 31 basis points, and loans grew $51 million (3% annualized). Tangible book value per share rose 11% annualized to $23.56, with all regulatory capital ratios improving.
- Guidance
- Management is strategically managing assets below $10 billion in preparation for the Citizens merger, including selling investment securities. No charge-offs are expected from two commercial credits driving criticized loan increases. Small ticket leasing residual risk is described as limited.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | $0.96 est $0.84 | $122.0M est $120.1M | +1.7% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $0.83 est $0.80 | $119.3M est $118.7M | −2.4% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $0.94 est $0.88 | $119.6M est $118.0M | +5.4% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $0.90 est $0.83 | $136.7M est $117.7M | +3.3% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $0.60 est $0.78 | $111.5M est $116.1M | −4.8% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $0.69 est $0.73 | $109.6M est $112.9M | +3.4% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | $0.76 est $0.76 | $114.7M est $110.1M | +2.9% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $0.90 est $0.82 | $111.5M est $111.7M | +1.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Peoples Bancorp stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Peoples Bancorp is $42.33, +17.2% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$42.33consensus 12-month target, +17.2% from the last close
Now $36.11Avg $42.33
Low $42High $46
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | KBW | $42 | +16.3% |
| Sep 30 | D.A. Davidson | $42 | +16.3% |
| Jul 22 | D.A. Davidson | $44 | +21.8% |
| Jul 22 | Piper Sandler | $46 | +27.4% |
| Jul 22 | KBW | $42 | +16.3% |
+2.9%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+6.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Peoples Bancorp seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Peoples Bancorp averaged +6.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +6.7% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.5% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, PEBO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.7%.
Peoples Bancorp market cap and key statistics
Peoples Bancorp’s market cap is $1.30B, with a P/E ratio of 11 and revenue of $434.5M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.30B
- P/E ratio
- 11
- Forward P/E
- 9.8
- EPS, TTM
- $3.31
- Gekko Fair Value
- $40.63
Trading
- Volume
- 418,998
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 458,832
- 52-week high
- $42.29
- 52-week low
- $27.49
- Shares outstanding
- 16.30M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $434.5M
- Profit margin
- 27.2%
- Return on equity
- 9.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +32.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.61
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.7%
- Dividend yield
- 4.60%
Peoples Bancorp stock news this week
1 headline about Peoples Bancorp from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Peoples Bancorp peers
Peoples Bancorp’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Accumulation | 5.7% below |
| USBU.S. Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.0% below |
| NUNu | Neutral | 0.7% below |
| TFCTruist Financial | Accumulation | 9.6% below |
| FITBFifth Third Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.2% below |
| MTBM&T Bank | Accumulation | 9.1% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Peoples Bancorp stock FAQ
What is Peoples Bancorp’s market cap?
Peoples Bancorp’s market cap is $1.30B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $36.11, with 16.30M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.
What is the Peoples Bancorp stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Peoples Bancorp is $42.33, +17.2% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Peoples Bancorp stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Peoples Bancorp is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $36.11 is 11.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $40.63. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Peoples Bancorp report earnings next?
Peoples Bancorp is expected to report on Oct 20, 2026 (8 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.93 per share on revenue of $123.4M. Peoples Bancorp beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.2% on average across the report.
What is Peoples Bancorp’s 52-week high and low?
Peoples Bancorp’s 52-week high is $42.29 and its 52-week low is $27.49; it closed at $36.11 on Oct 12, 2026, +21.7% over the past year.
Is Peoples Bancorp stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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