Peoples Financial (OTCMKTS:PFBX) Share Price Breaks Above 50 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Peoples Financial Corporation (OTCMKTS:PFBX)’s share price passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $23.92 and traded as high as $24.24. Peoples Financial shares last traded at $24.2045, with a volume of 2,623 shares trading hands.

Peoples Financial Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market cap of $111.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.89 and a beta of 0.18. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.25.

Peoples Financial (OTCMKTS:PFBX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $7.02 million for the quarter. Peoples Financial had a net margin of 11.71% and a return on equity of 4.15%.

Peoples Financial Company Profile

Peoples Financial Corporation is a bank holding company for The Peoples Bank, a community bank headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi. The bank provides personal and business banking services, including deposit accounts, lending, and other financial services. The Peoples Bank serves customers along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast through its local banking network. The company traces its banking roots to 1890, when The Peoples Bank was established.