Preferred Bank (PFBC)

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), one of the larger independent commercial banks in California, today reported that the Board of Directors has increased the annual cash dividend to $3.20 per share from the previous $3.00 per share, an increase of 6.7%. The dividend is payable on January 20, 2026 to holders of record on January 6, 2026.

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Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC) by 36,363.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,011 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the

Preferred Bank (PFBC) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.

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Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 21, 2025 2:00 PM EDT Company Participants Li Yu - Chairman, CEO & Corporate Secretary Edward Czajka - Executive VP & CFO Nick Pi - Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer Conference Call Participants Jeffrey Haas Gary Tenner - D.A. Davidson & Co., Research Division Adam Kroll - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division Andrew Terrell - Stephens Inc., Research Division David Feaster - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Preferred Bank Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.

The headline numbers for Preferred Bank (PFBC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Preferred Bank (PFBC) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.84 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.57 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.46 per share a year ago.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), one of the larger independent California banks, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Preferred Bank (“the Bank”) reported net income of $35.9 million or $2.84 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2025. This represents an increase in net income of $3.1 million from the prior quarter and an increase of $2.6 million over the same quarter last year. The increase compared to both periods was primarily due to an increase in net interest income. The primary reason that net interest income increased over the same quarter last year was due to a large $5.0 million decrease in interest expense. In comparison to the prior quarter, gross interest income increased by $6.4 million due to an increase in loans and investment securities.

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Preferred Bank remains a 'buy' candidate, offering value despite recent underperformance versus the S&P 500. PFBC demonstrates strong asset quality, solid deposit and loan growth, and robust returns on assets and equity. Shares are attractively priced on earnings, though pricier on book value metrics compared to peers.

Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Preferred Bank (PFBC), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended September 2025.