Pacific Premier Bancorp

PPBI

Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Acquisition accelerates Southern California expansion Columbia Bank unveils new brand, introduces name change to customers TACOMA, Wash. , Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. ("Columbia") (Nasdaq: COLB), the parent company of Columbia Bank, and Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. ("Pacific Premier") (Nasdaq: PPBI), the parent company of Pacific Premier Bank, National Association ("Pacific Premier Bank"), jointly announced today the closing of Columbia's previously announced acquisition of Pacific Premier.

TACOMA, Wash. and IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. ("Columbia") (Nasdaq: COLB), the parent company of Columbia Bank,1 and Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. ("Pacific Premier") (Nasdaq: PPBI), the parent company of Pacific Premier Bank, National Association, jointly announced today the receipt of all required regulatory approvals for the previously announced all-stock transaction pursuant to which Columbia will acquire Pacific Premier. The transaction was announced on April 23, 2025, and is expected to be completed on or around August 31, 2025, pending the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions outlined in the merger agreement governing the transaction.

Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI -4.47%), a commercial bank focused on business and specialty lending across the western United States, released its Q2 2025 financial results on July 24, 2025. The company reported GAAP earnings per share of $0.33, slightly below the $0.34 GAAP analyst consensus, and revenue of $126.8 million, which also missed the $147.7 million estimate.

Although the revenue and EPS for Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.39 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.34 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.43 per share a year ago.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PPBI #PPBI--Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and a Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.33 Per Share.

TACOMA, Wash. and IRVINE, Calif.

The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 25.4% in Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.

NEW YORK, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to: