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Preferred Bank

89.07 USD
-1.75
1.93%
At close Aug 1, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
89.07
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-1.93%
5 days
-5.10%
1 month
0.06%
3 months
10.76%
6 months
-0.01%
Year to date
4.15%
1 year
8.32%
5 years
143.83%
10 years
180.27%
 

About: Preferred Bank is a commercial bank located in California. Its products and services are divided into Personal Banking, Business Banking, and Commercial Banking which includes Checking accounts, Savings accounts, CDs, Loans and Credit, Electronic banking, and Treasury Management. It provides personalized deposit services, real estate finance, commercial loans, and trade finance credit facilities to small and mid-sized businesses and their owners, entrepreneurs, real estate developers and investors, professionals, and high-net-worth individuals. The bank generates a majority of its revenue from Southern and Northern California and Flushing.

Employees: 323

0
Funds holding %
of 7,327 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 19

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 220 [Q4 2024] → 220 (+0) [Q1 2025]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]

0.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.25% [Q4 2024] → 76.33% (-0.92%) [Q1 2025]

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $994M [Q4 2024] → $951M (-$43.3M) [Q1 2025]

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 85

95% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $42K | Put options by funds: $853K

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$108
21%
upside
Avg. target
$110
23%
upside
High target
$112
26%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
DA Davidson
Gary Tenner
21%upside
$108
Neutral
Maintained
22 Jul 2025
Piper Sandler
Matthew Clark
26%upside
$112
Overweight
Maintained
22 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about PFBC published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Preferred Bank (PFBC)'s Technical Outlook is Bright After Key Golden Cross
From a technical perspective, Preferred Bank (PFBC) is looking like an interesting pick, as it just reached a key level of support. PFBC's 50-day simple moving average crossed above its 200-day simple moving average, which is known as a "golden cross" in the trading world.
Preferred Bank (PFBC)'s Technical Outlook is Bright After Key Golden Cross
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Preferred Bank: A Buy Despite Muted EPS Growth
Preferred Bank is a regional bank focused on real estate financing, with 95% of revenues coming from net interest income. The bank's key net interest margin remained lower Y/Y in Q2 2025, although it did pick up Q/Q. With four, potentially five, 0.25% Fed rate cuts priced in by the end of 2026, EPS growth is set to remain in the low single digits, powered by loan growth.
Preferred Bank: A Buy Despite Muted EPS Growth
Positive
Benzinga
1 week ago
Preferred Bank Analysts Boost Their Forecasts After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Earnings
Preferred Bank PFBC reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter on Monday.
Preferred Bank Analysts Boost Their Forecasts After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Earnings
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Preferred Bank (PFBC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 21, 2025 2:00 PM ET Company Participants Jeffrey Haas - Investor Relations Edward J. Czajka - Executive VP & CFO Li Yu - Chairman, CEO & Corporate Secretary Conference Call Participants David Pipkin Feaster - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Gary Peter Tenner - D.A.
Preferred Bank (PFBC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Preferred Bank's Profits Jump in Q2 After Stock Buybacks
Preferred Bank (PFBC 4.75%) reported GAAP net income of $32.8 million, or $2.52 per share, in Q2 2025, a sequential increase driven by approximately 7% annualized loan growth and net interest margin (NIM) expanded to 3.85%. Key developments included a $56 million share repurchase at approximately $80.81 per share, stable deposit levels, improved asset quality, and early signs of rising loan demand heading into Q3.
Preferred Bank's Profits Jump in Q2 After Stock Buybacks
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Preferred Bank PFBC Q2 2025 Earnings Transcript
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Preferred Bank PFBC Q2 2025 Earnings Transcript
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Preferred Bank (PFBC) Q2 Earnings
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Preferred Bank (PFBC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Preferred Bank (PFBC) Q2 Earnings
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Preferred Bank (PFBC) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Preferred Bank (PFBC) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.43 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.48 per share a year ago.
Preferred Bank (PFBC) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Analysts Estimate Preferred Bank (PFBC) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Preferred Bank (PFBC) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Analysts Estimate Preferred Bank (PFBC) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 weeks ago
Preferred Bank Announces 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
LOS ANGELES, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), one of the larger independent commercial banks in California, today announced plans to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 before the open of market on Monday, July 21, 2025. That same day, management will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific). The call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet.
Preferred Bank Announces 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
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