Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: PPBI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.14x compared to its average ratio. PPBI has 36-month beta value of 1.12. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PPBI is 94.38M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.62% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PPBI on March 21, 2025 was 547.03K shares.
PPBI) stock’s latest price update
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: PPBI) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.51 compared to its previous closing price of 21.75. However, the company has seen a fall of -3.22% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-02-06 that IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $PPBI #PPBI–Pacific Premier Named as One of the Best Banks in America by Forbes.
PPBI’s Market Performance
PPBI’s stock has fallen by -3.22% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -12.71% and a quarterly drop of -18.55%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.22% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.90% for Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.77% for PPBI’s stock, with a -13.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PPBI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PPBI stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for PPBI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PPBI in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $29 based on the research report published on January 30, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PPBI reach a price target of $35, previously predicting the price at $41. The rating they have provided for PPBI stocks is “Strong Buy” according to the report published on July 07th, 2022.
Stephens gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to PPBI, setting the target price at $45 in the report published on January 25th of the previous year.
PPBI Trading at -9.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PPBI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.53% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.22%, as shares sank -10.45% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PPBI fell by -3.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.49. In addition, Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc saw -13.16% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PPBI starting from Karr Michael S, who sale 10,290 shares at the price of $26.87 back on Dec 17 ’24. After this action, Karr Michael S now owns 79,474 shares of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc, valued at $276,492 using the latest closing price.
Karr Family Trust UAD 2/15/05, the Officer of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc, proposed sale 10,290 shares at $26.92 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that Karr Family Trust UAD 2/15/05 is holding shares at $277,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PPBI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.84 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 5.34, with 0.84 for asset returns.
Based on Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc (PPBI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.83. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.12.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.19. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.15.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc (PPBI) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
