Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Peoples Bancorp (PEBO)

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ: PEBO) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/5/2026 – Peoples Bancorp was given a new $42.00 price target by Piper Sandler.
• 10/5/2026 – Peoples Bancorp had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
• 10/1/2026 – Peoples Bancorp was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 10/1/2026 – Peoples Bancorp had its price target lowered by DA Davidson from $44.00 to $42.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/26/2026 – Peoples Bancorp had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Peoples Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. Peoples Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 50.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Peoples Bancorp

In other news, insider Matthew Edgell sold 3,000 shares of Peoples Bancorp stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.27, for a total transaction of $123,810.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 20,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $832,952.41. The trade was a 12.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Dwight Smith acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $39.81 per share, for a total transaction of $39,810.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,256 shares in the company, valued at approximately $408,291.36. This represents a 10.80% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 3.31% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.