Peoples Financial Corporation (OTCMKTS:PFBX) Short Interest Update

Peoples Financial Corporation (OTCMKTS:PFBX) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 50 shares, a decline of 66.9% from the May 14th total of 151 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 955 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Peoples Financial Trading Down 4.1%

Shares of OTCMKTS PFBX traded down $0.95 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $22.00. The stock had a trading volume of 3,497 shares, compared to its average volume of 284. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.90. The firm has a market cap of $101.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00 and a beta of 0.20. Peoples Financial has a 52-week low of $19.75 and a 52-week high of $22.95.

Peoples Financial (OTCMKTS:PFBX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $7.55 million during the quarter. Peoples Financial had a net margin of 11.31% and a return on equity of 4.06%.

About Peoples Financial

Peoples Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for The Peoples Bank that provides banking, financial, and trust services to government entities, individuals, and small and commercial businesses in Mississippi. The company accepts various deposits, such as interest and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). It offers business, commercial, real estate, construction, personal, and installment loans; and personal trust, agencies, and estate services, including living and testamentary trusts, executorships, guardianships, and conservatorships.